Senior Maintenance Manager in Swansea

Salary: £47,241 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

The job holder will prepare technical specifications to support commercial procurement and project delivery, drive sustainable engineering solutions, and optimise electrical or mechanical asset lifecycles through effective maintenance planning. They will liaise with stakeholders to manage risks, contribute to FMP and ARP, lead teams, oversee audits, ensure compliance, support projects, chair meetings, and manage budgets to deliver efficient, safe, and reliable estate operations and continuous improvement across services and promote innovation through professional knowledge sharing.

Key Responsibilities

• Reporting against H&S, Compliance – Statutory and contractual, Budget, Performance, risks, dependencies, and mitigating actions.
• Provide effective management relating to the estate day to day matters affecting the efficient running of the Agency’s sites.
• Provide estates and property knowledge to EMG SMT with a pipeline of electrical environmental, decarbonisation, improvements, and projects to help develop future Estates Strategy.
• Manage the Hard services supplier regarding all Mechanical & Electrical Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance works including projects and life-cycle replacement.

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About you

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Experience of leading teams and suppliers, managing stakeholder relationships, and communicating clearly through reporting, issue resolution, and meetings.
• Strong electrical/mechanical expertise applied to maintenance, compliance, asset and budget management, delivering efficient and high-performing estate operations.
• Demonstrable experience of effective management of day to day estates matters affecting the efficient operations of a large estate.

Licences

• A Full UK Driving Licence.

Qualifications

• Recognised ONC or HNC qualification in either Mechanical or Electrical engineering or demonstrable electrical or mechanical experience at a similar level.