We are recruiting an Infrastructure Director / Principal Engineer for a highly regarded, specialist M&E and building services organisation.
This is a senior technical leadership position with overall responsibility for the strategy, resilience, lifecycle and performance of critical M&E infrastructure across a major facility.
The business is engineering-led, growing and well established within the commercial property and building services market. It combines traditional engineering expertise with modern building technology, data and energy-management solutions, and offers considerably more autonomy than many larger corporate FM organisations.
The Opportunity
You will act as the senior technical authority , taking end-to-end responsibility for the site's engineering infrastructure and its long-term development.
This will include:
- Leading the M&E infrastructure and asset lifecycle strategy
- Taking technical ownership of critical electrical, mechanical, HVAC, water, controls and building services systems
- Ensuring engineering resilience, availability and operational continuity
- Identifying infrastructure risks, capacity issues, asset obsolescence and future investment requirements
- Developing long-term CAPEX, plant replacement and infrastructure upgrade programmes
- Leading technical input into major engineering projects, refurbishments and plant replacement
- Reviewing engineering designs, specifications and proposed technical solutions
- Overseeing installation, commissioning, testing and handover of major works
- Providing technical leadership on statutory compliance, engineering governance and safe systems of work
- Leading investigations into major engineering failures and root-cause analysis
- Managing and challenging consultants, contractors and specialist supply-chain partners
- Controlling operational and capital engineering budgets
- Driving energy-efficiency, sustainability and carbon-reduction initiatives
- Using asset and building-performance data to improve reliability and engineering performance
- Advising senior stakeholders on technical risk, investment priorities and infrastructure strategy
What We Are Looking For
We are interested in speaking with senior engineering professionals from M&E, Building Services, Critical Infrastructure, Facilities Management, Commercial Property or complex engineering environments .
You are likely to have held a position such as:
Engineering Director, Technical Director, Infrastructure Director, Principal Engineer, Head of Engineering, Head of Technical Services, Engineering Manager or Senior Technical Manager.
You should be able to demonstrate:
- Significant senior-level experience within M&E or Building Services Engineering
- Strong technical knowledge across electrical and/or mechanical infrastructure
- Experience managing complex or business-critical engineering environments
- Excellent understanding of asset lifecycle, infrastructure resilience and CAPEX planning
- Experience delivering major plant replacement or engineering upgrade programmes
- Strong knowledge of engineering compliance, statutory requirements and safe systems of work
- The technical credibility to challenge consultants, contractors and engineering teams
- Experience managing substantial budgets
- Strong commercial and stakeholder-management skills
- The ability to translate complex engineering issues into clear recommendations for senior leadership
A relevant engineering qualification is expected, with Chartered Engineer status advantageous but not essential .
Why Consider This Opportunity?
This is not a role where you simply inherit an engineering operation and maintain the status quo.
You will have genuine influence over how the infrastructure is operated, invested in and developed , with the authority to shape long-term engineering strategy.
The employer is technically focused, operationally driven and continues to invest in its people, engineering capability, technology and building performance.
For somebody coming from a large FM provider, consultancy, major estate or critical engineering environment, it offers the opportunity to move into a business where technical expertise has genuine influence and senior engineers are given the autonomy to make decisions.
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Infrastructure Director / Principal Engineer in London employer: HVAC Recruitment Limited
As a leading UK Facilities Management provider, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic and inclusive work culture that empowers our employees to excel. With a strong focus on professional development, we offer numerous growth opportunities and a competitive benefits package, all while working in the beautiful and diverse landscapes of Scotland. Join us to make a meaningful impact in critical environments such as Healthcare and Education, where your leadership will drive operational excellence and service innovation.
