IT & Software

Engineering Lead

Mitie Group

Northampton · Northamptonshire · United Kingdom

Overview

In this Engineering Lead role, you will support the Engineering Manager in delivering engineering services across the estate, providing hands-on supervision of engineers and contractors. You will ensure safe, compliant and efficient maintenance, while maintaining quality and customer service. You’ll help drive a safety- and quality-focused culture and act as the first escalation point for day-to-day engineering issues. This is a chance to shape critical facilities services within a leading FM organisation.

Pay / Benefits
  • career development and training opportunities
  • market-leading benefits package
  • lifestyle and wellbeing support
Responsibilities
  • Support the Engineering Manager with day-to-day management of engineering services across the administration office portfolio
  • Coordinate planned preventive maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities ensuring safety, compliance and technical standards
  • Provide hands-on supervision and technical support to engineers, suppliers and subcontractors
  • Monitor defects, remedial works and statutory maintenance activities, ensuring actions are completed and evidenced
  • Promote a positive engineering culture focused on safety, compliance, ownership, quality and customer service; act as first escalation point for issues
Key requirements
  • Recognised electrical, mechanical or building services engineering background with relevant engineering qualifications and trade experience
  • Previous experience supervising engineers, contractors or maintenance teams in a building maintenance environment
  • Strong understanding of planned/reactive maintenance, statutory compliance, health and safety requirements, RAMS, permits and safe systems of work
  • Experience managing specialist engineering suppliers and contractors and coordinating multiple priorities
  • Competent in CAFM and maintenance management systems with strong communication and organisational skills
  • strong communication
  • excellent organisational skills
  • ability to coordinate multiple priorities
  • CAFM
  • maintenance management systems
  • RAMS

Reference: WJ-747_31171933 · Posted 01 Nov 2026

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