Mechanical Maintenance Team Leader in Portsmouth

Are you an experienced Mechanical Team Leader, Mechanical Supervisor or Maintenance Team Leader looking for your next challenge?

Do you enjoy leading engineering teams while remaining hands‑on with mechanical maintenance, ensuring compliance and delivering exceptional service?

We’re supporting a leading facilities management and engineering organisation who are looking to recruit a Mechanical Team Leader to join their team based in Portsmouth.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work within one of the UK's most unique and secure engineering environments, supporting critical infrastructure and leading a team of skilled engineers.

What's the role all about?

As the Mechanical Team Leader, you’ll be responsible for leading the day‑to‑day delivery of planned, reactive and statutory mechanical maintenance across a large and complex site.

You’ll manage a team of engineers, providing technical guidance, ensuring work is completed safely and efficiently, while maintaining compliance with statutory and contractual requirements.

This is a hands‑on leadership role where you’ll balance people management with technical support, helping to deliver high standards of maintenance, customer service and operational performance.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop a team of Mechanical Engineers
• Provide technical support and attend maintenance activities alongside your team where required
• Plan and coordinate planned, reactive and remedial maintenance works
• Ensure all statutory and regulatory maintenance is completed in line with compliance requirements
• Carry out quality assurance inspections and spot checks to ensure work meets company standards
• Monitor KPIs and service delivery performance, taking corrective action where required
• Schedule labour, materials and resources to maximise operational efficiency
• Liaise with internal stakeholders, contractors and customers to coordinate maintenance activities
• Support mechanical maintenance across critical infrastructure, waterfront services and operational facilities
• Promote safe systems of work and ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation
• Ensure all maintenance documentation is completed accurately using CAFM systems
• Drive continuous improvement across engineering operations

What you'll need

To succeed in this role, you’ll bring:

• Previous experience in a Mechanical Team Leader, Mechanical Supervisor or Maintenance Supervisor role
• Strong mechanical maintenance background within Facilities Management, Building Services, Defence, Industrial or Heavy Engineering
• Experience leading engineering teams and driving performance
• Knowledge of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance
• Experience using Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) systems
• Good understanding of statutory compliance and safe systems of work
• Strong organisational, planning and communication skills

Desirable

• IOSH or NEBOSH qualification
• Experience working within highly regulated or secure environments
• Mechanical engineering qualification or apprenticeship
• Experience managing KPI‑driven maintenance contracts
• Previous experience within Defence, Maritime or Critical Infrastructure environments

About you

You’re a natural leader who enjoys supporting your team while maintaining high standards of engineering excellence.

You’ll be:

• A strong people manager
• Hands‑on and technically competent
• Organised and proactive
• Customer focused