Hard Services M&E Manager
| Posting date: | 14 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,565 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 August 2025 |
| Location: | South East London, London, SE4 1UT |
| Company: | NCG |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | NCG0000588_1752488043 |
Summary
Hard Services M&E Manager
ROLE DESCRIPTION
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a Hard Services (M&E) Manager with a mechanical bias at Lewisham & Southwark Colleges. This critical role involves overseeing the day-to-day mechanical and electrical maintenance operations across the College estate, ensuring that our facilities remain fit for purpose and compliant with all statutory and legislative requirements. You will play a vital part in supporting the College's mission to provide outstanding teaching and learning in a safe and welcoming environment for students, staff, and visitors.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintenance Oversight: Manage the mechanical and electrical maintenance operations, including HVAC systems, AHUs and boilers, cooling towers, boiler house equipment, plant rooms collaborating with the M&E maintenance team, helpdesk, and academic staff to ensure a well-maintained environment.
- Water Hygiene Management: Contribute to the Water Safety Group and lead the delivery of an effective water management scheme.
- Building Management Systems: Act as the primary contact for the management and operation of building management systems across the colleges.
- Project Management: Serve as the M&E project manager for minor building fabric capital projects, including defining project briefs, monitoring progress, and ensuring adherence to budgets and timelines.
- Contractor Management: Oversee the appointment and management of contractors, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations.
- Financial Management: Manage budgets effectively, preparing reports for the Head of Estates regarding equipment and infrastructure status and associated risks.
- Customer Service: Foster a customer-first ethos within operational activities and maintain effective relationships with internal and external clients.
- Compliance and Best Practice: Ensure compliance with UK legislation and implement best practices in property maintenance and energy management.
- Ad hoc: In addition to planned maintenance, you will also be expected to carry out a range of reactive and ad-hoc tasks in response to day-to-day operational needs across the estate.
Ideal Candidate:
The successful candidate will have:
- A minimum of 2 years' experience in building fabric maintenance or a similar role.
- Strong knowledge of HVAC systems, boilers, and their maintenance.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
- Proven experience in managing budgets and preparing cost estimates.
- Experience with building management systems (BMS) and computerised systems for maintenance management.
- Knowledge of health and safety laws and procedures relevant to the mechanical and electrical disciplines.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
NCG is a great place to work, with a whole host of benefits such as:
- Generous Annual Leave
- Flexible Working
- Student Discount
- Government Pension Schemes
- Cycle to Work
- Employee Assistance Programme
For more information, please see our website - Our Benefits
NCG VALUES
Our values are not just about what we do, but also how we do things. Shaped by our colleagues, customers and learners, they set the standard of how we should behave, how we work together and give us the opportunity to make the right decisions based on the values we all share.
- Being both inclusive and diverse
- Trusting and respecting our communities
- Taking ownership whilst working collaboratively
- Inspiring excellence and curiosity
For further detail about our Values and Strategy, please visit our website - Values and Strategy
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