UK Corporate Regions Engineering Lead
| Posting date: | 07 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 June 2026 |
| Location: | London, UK |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ISS Facilities Services |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 154705 |
Summary
UK Corporate Regions Engineering Lead
Location: London, E14 5HP
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking a UK Corporate Regions Engineering Lead to provide operational leadership for Hard FM services across a major banking client’s corporate estate.
This role is accountable for the safe, compliant, and high-performing delivery of engineering services across a defined UK region.
Job Description
The successful candidate will operate as part of the UK Region Account Senior Leadership Team, acting as the senior technical authority within the region and ensuring effective stakeholder engagement, contract performance, and continuous service improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Provide operational leadership for Hard FM services across the regional corporate portfolio for a major banking client.
Lead and manage regional engineering managers and project staff (5 in total), ensuring strong performance, engagement, and accountability.
Act as the regional Technical Lead and primary point of contact for the client, including senior reporting and contractual review meetings.
Deliver all planned, reactive, and corrective maintenance activities, maintaining critical building availability in line with contract requirements.
Ensure regional compliance with contract SLAs and KPIs, including completion of all M&E and building fabric work orders.
Use management information to support operational, investment, and strategic decision-making.
Own regional engineering supply chain performance, driving efficiencies and identifying opportunities to enhance self-delivery capability.
Provide leadership for Critical Environment Operations, succession planning, team development, and continuous improvement, supporting financial and service performance objectives.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Senior technical leader with experience managing multi-site, regional or national engineering operations within banking environments and/or data centres.
Credible and confident professional with the ambition and capability to progress into a future Director-level role.
Mechanical or Electrical engineering background, with strong working knowledge of M&E systems in complex facilities.
Proven experience in critical engineering within data centres, critical facilities, or other high-availability environments.
Qualified in Building Services, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
Able to challenge design, operational, and investment decisions with authority and professionalism.
Strong communicator, effective at influencing senior stakeholders and technical specialists.
Committed to developing teams, succession planning, and driving continuous improvement.
Additional Information
This role covers the client’s Corporate South region, with an ideal base in London.
Regular regional travel is required to support site operations and stakeholder engagement.
Typical attendance expectations include:
London: 2-3 days per week
Northampton: once per week
Gloucester: approximately once every 1-2 weeks
Travel patterns reflect current role requirements and may vary depending on operational needs.
A full UK driving licence is essential to support regional travel requirements.
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger,
#aplacetobeyou,
#facilitiesmanagement
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
Location: London, E14 5HP
Hours of work: 40
Contract Type: Permanent
We are seeking a UK Corporate Regions Engineering Lead to provide operational leadership for Hard FM services across a major banking client’s corporate estate.
This role is accountable for the safe, compliant, and high-performing delivery of engineering services across a defined UK region.
Job Description
The successful candidate will operate as part of the UK Region Account Senior Leadership Team, acting as the senior technical authority within the region and ensuring effective stakeholder engagement, contract performance, and continuous service improvement.
Key Responsibilities
Provide operational leadership for Hard FM services across the regional corporate portfolio for a major banking client.
Lead and manage regional engineering managers and project staff (5 in total), ensuring strong performance, engagement, and accountability.
Act as the regional Technical Lead and primary point of contact for the client, including senior reporting and contractual review meetings.
Deliver all planned, reactive, and corrective maintenance activities, maintaining critical building availability in line with contract requirements.
Ensure regional compliance with contract SLAs and KPIs, including completion of all M&E and building fabric work orders.
Use management information to support operational, investment, and strategic decision-making.
Own regional engineering supply chain performance, driving efficiencies and identifying opportunities to enhance self-delivery capability.
Provide leadership for Critical Environment Operations, succession planning, team development, and continuous improvement, supporting financial and service performance objectives.
Professional and Personal Competencies/Qualifications
Senior technical leader with experience managing multi-site, regional or national engineering operations within banking environments and/or data centres.
Credible and confident professional with the ambition and capability to progress into a future Director-level role.
Mechanical or Electrical engineering background, with strong working knowledge of M&E systems in complex facilities.
Proven experience in critical engineering within data centres, critical facilities, or other high-availability environments.
Qualified in Building Services, Electrical, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline.
Able to challenge design, operational, and investment decisions with authority and professionalism.
Strong communicator, effective at influencing senior stakeholders and technical specialists.
Committed to developing teams, succession planning, and driving continuous improvement.
Additional Information
This role covers the client’s Corporate South region, with an ideal base in London.
Regular regional travel is required to support site operations and stakeholder engagement.
Typical attendance expectations include:
London: 2-3 days per week
Northampton: once per week
Gloucester: approximately once every 1-2 weeks
Travel patterns reflect current role requirements and may vary depending on operational needs.
A full UK driving licence is essential to support regional travel requirements.
The Company
ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience.
Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it’s hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people.
We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger,
#aplacetobeyou,
#facilitiesmanagement
ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.
ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.
We are proud to be a Gold Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) award holder and a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, recognising our commitment to supporting veterans, reservists, and military families. Through our Joint Forces Programme, we provide mentoring and support to members of the Armed Forces community and their spouses as they transition into civilian careers.
We are a Disability Confident Committed (Level 2) employer, proudly supporting and promoting inclusive hiring practices in line with the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme.
Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.
If you have any further queries regarding this role, please contact the Resourcing Team by emailing resourcing.team@uk.issworld.com
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