Your new company
Are you a strong leader with a passion for engineering, operations, and delivering first-class service in a highly technical environment? We are seeking an experienced and driven Service Manager to join our team-someone who thrives in a fast-paced, purpose-driven setting and is ready to play a key role in managing refurbishment and maintenance projects across a secure and complex estate for the MOD.

This is a varied and rewarding position where you will be responsible for ensuring the effective, compliant, and timely delivery of planned and reactive maintenance works, as well as small-scale additional projects. You will play a key role in maintaining buildings that are safe, operational, and fully compliant, using your technical expertise and leadership skills to ensure high standards are consistently met.

Your new role

• Deliver planned and reactive maintenance works in line with contractual and statutory requirements
• Oversee small works and minor projects, ensuring quality, value, and safety standards are achieved.
• Lead and coordinate supply chain partners and operational teams
• Review Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS) and carry out quality inspections
• Ensure all tasks are recorded accurately within CAFM systems
• Maintain compliance with statutory regulations, including Legionella, Asbestos, and Confined Spaces
• Act as a key point of contact for clients and end users, building strong and effective relationships
• Proactively manage issues, risks, and new work requirements
• Support budget management and contribute to forward maintenance planning
• Promote a strong Health & Safety culture and sustainability initiatives
• Potentially hold or work towards an Authorised person or responsible person's responsibilities

What you'll need to succeed

• A confident and capable leader with a proactive and solutions-focused mindset
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence, negotiate, and build relationships
• Proven experience in planned and reactive maintenance environments
• Facilities management or Client Facing role
• Experience managing small construction or engineering projects
• A relevant qualification (HNC or equivalent) in Building, Civil, Electrical, or Mechanical Engineering
• A management-level Health & Safety qualification (e.g. SMSTS)
• Willingness to undertake key site responsibilities (e.g. Legionella or Authorised Person roles)
• Flexibility to participate in an out-of-hours on-call rota
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Excel and Word
• Commitment to continuous professional development

What you'll get in return

• 25 days annual leave
• Private medical cover (single)
• Life assurance (2x annual salary)
• 6% employer-matched pension contribution

What you need to do now

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