Job Description

Description and requirements
Skanska, one of the world's largest development and construction companies, dates back 135 years and had a 2021 revenue of around 12.5 billion. We have 3,300 experts in the UK alone, could joining us be your next career move?
Our Building Services division provides complete Facilities Management of properties throughout the UK, providing mechanical and electrical engineering support, cleaning, catering and grounds maintenance on a planned and reactive basis, using technological solutions to manage our teams in the most efficient ways.
We are looking for a Engineering Manager to join the team on our Kent County Council project based in West Malling, Kent.
The purpose of the role will be to Manage and delivery of the in-house Engineer contract compliance, ensuring the achievement of contractual requirements, health and safety . Building the satisfaction of internal and external customers, as well as managing client and customer stakeholders
What you'll do:

• Lead and develop management direct reports as well as wider team(s).
• Lead and manage a safe, environmentally, compliant, efficient team
• Participate in developing, maintaining, and executing a Health, Safety, Environment and sustainability project action plan
• Fully understand the contract operationally and commercially and attend client meetings on a regular basis
• Ensure that all technical reports arising from PPM, statutory and technical audits are reviewed for quality assurance
• Ensure all Statutory and routine inspections are undertaken in accordance with the Skanska policy and legislation
• Accurately report progress each month, including key activities linked to compliance and H&S.
• Develop a positive working relationship with each stakeholder / customer
• Create a culture of care in line with Skanska values through effective leadership, development, and management of their team.
• Create a culture of customer care managing both the relationship, and expectations of external key stakeholder's e.g. the client, Skanska Building Services Leadership Team and Skanska UK by working with and reporting regularly to the Operations Manager on progress, key activities and expenditure against budget.
• Assist with commercial fleet requirements and associated FORS audits

We're looking for:

• Proven client and stakeholder relationship builder
• An experienced Supervisor background with at least 5 years' experience in managing teams, facilities management service delivery across multiple sites
• Practiced leader, operationally excellence
• Technical qualification, Electrical qualifications preferred to City and Guilds or similar
• LV AP qualifications preferred or suitable training to be completed
• Proven experience in service delivery, compliance, implementing quality assurance measures for service delivery and monitor KPI's
• Develop conflict-resolution programs and lead by example
• Problem-solving with expertise to supervise daily business operations.

Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
Flexible working
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
More information about the role
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:
Closing date
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.
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