Mechanical Engineering Manager

Job description:

Working Pattern: Full Time – 35 hours per week

We have an exciting opportunity within Engineering & Maintenance for someone with a proven track record of leading and developing infrastructure and statutory mechanical maintenance services, to ensure the compliance of a vibrant University estate which offers a world-class, unique experience to those who learn, work and visit here.

The team is seeking a highly motivated Mechanical Engineering Manager with a solid understanding of building systems, infrastructure, excellent communication skills, and project management experience.

You will be in a campus wide role, responsible for providing the maintenance needs of the estate, identifying areas of improvement, supporting a team of maintenance managers and technicians, and managing the integration of capital and major refurbishment works to ensure a compliant resilient estate.

You need to be self-motivated and have the ability to inspire high performance in others, as well as demonstrating effective working independently and as part of the delivery team. In addition to skills in writing technical specifications, managing contractors and creative problem solving, the role will require you to have a good understanding of large scale infrastructure and building services.

Our estate provides an exciting environment in which to work. From heritage buildings with listed status, to state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing research premises, the scope of this job presents a remarkable opportunity to the right candidate. As a Mechanical Engineering Manager, you will have the opportunity to deliver maintenance services within these unique facilities across a world top 100 university, supporting our ambitious strategies.

The Engineering & Maintenance team is embarking on a period of transformation, seeking the most efficient and cost effective combinations of services and organisation to ensure the provision of proactive, high quality, high value services to the University.

We’d like you to hold a degree in an engineering discipline or significant experience in a relevant field, and associate membership of a professional body such as IET, CIBSE, IMECHE or the willingness to work towards accreditation.

The University of Sheffield is a remarkable place to work. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Their diverse backgrounds, abilities and beliefs make Sheffield a world-class university.

We offer a fantastic range of benefits including a highly competitive annual leave entitlement (with the ability to purchase more), a generous pensions scheme, flexible working opportunities, a commitment to your development and wellbeing, a wide range of retail discounts, and much more.

Find out more at www.sheffield.ac.uk/benefits and join us to become part of something special.

We build teams of people from different heritages and lifestyles from across the world, whose talent and contributions complement each other to greatest effect. We believe diversity in all its forms delivers greater impact through research, teaching and student experience.

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