Savills
Lead Engineer - Oxford North
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7 days ago
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent, Freelance / Contract
Location:
Oxford, UK
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
14 October 2026
What they need
Purpose of the Role
The Lead Engineer is responsible for ensuring efficient delivery of the M&E services role at site with a focus on compliance and high levels of service.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensure that the contract is operated in accordance with the company’s Health and Safety Procedures, Processes, Contract KPI’s and work instructions.
- Ensure labour provision is managed effectively including timesheets, holiday and sickness planning of all engineering resource and labour allocation for PPM and Reactive tasks.
- Oversee engineering staff/ temp staff and sub-contractor inductions.
- Ensure all PPM and reactive work is planned and signed off in line with Savills M&E Services SLA, through the site CAFM system, with follow on tasks reported and managed, as required
- Liaise with clients and contractors to oversee schedules of the maintenance works, ensuring contractual obligations are met and works are planned in line with statutory and regular maintenance dates.
- Support staff engagement, training and on-going systems awareness including company requirements (tool box talks etc)
- Ensure the permit system is managed effectively either direct or through appointed AP's.
- Ensure site files including statutory documents are controlled, ready and presentable at all times.
- Support preparation of monthly reports, as required.
- Management of Health & Safety processes and actions around resolving any issues.
- Be responsible for producing emergency procedures that may be required, ensuring all statutory requirements are undertaken, which minimise disruption to site occupiers.
- Ensure all records are kept in accordance with the appropriate standards, filing system (hard and electronic formats) in line with company and contract KPI’s.
- Ensure all contract works have been completed in accordance with contract and client requirements & specification, ensuring all appropriate documentation has been received, before sign off.
- Ensure tools remain calibrated at all times .
- Ensure Plantrooms standards are maintained at all times.
- Ensure site staff under your control have the correct uniform and presentation in line with Savills M&E Services standards
- Ensure that all work carried out under contracted agreements is done so in a timely manner, delivered safely and within agreed financial limits. This includes contractor performance management meetings at an agreed frequency.
- Monitor the contracts day to day performance and escalate any problems to the line manger as appropriate.
- Establish and maintain a positive working relationship with the client and contract team leading to strong client retention.
Skills, Knowledge and Experience
- Team player
- Effective communicator
- Qualified technical & professional competence
- Customer centric mindset
- Ability to manage others effectively
- H&S and statutory compliance driven
- Experience in similar role and level
- Record of continuous development
- Good written and spoken communication skills
- Ability to solve complex technical challenges
- Flexibility in working hours, being able to work overtime & weekends
Working Hours - 0800-1700hrs
Salary - £60k
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