Head of Mechanical Services

  • SJC Partners
  • Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
  • Nov 09, 2026
Full time Engineering

Job Description

Head of Mechanical Services

Salary: £70,000 per annum + Monthly Bonus + Company Car or Car Allowance

Benefits:

  • Monthly performance-related bonus
  • Company car or car allowance and fuel card
  • 25 days' holiday plus bank holidays
  • Company pension and sick pay
  • Company phone and laptop
  • Funded training and professional development
  • Annual salary review

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced Mechanical Services Manager or Head of Mechanical looking for your next senior leadership opportunity?

An established building services and facilities management group is looking for a commercially minded Head of Mechanical Services to lead and grow its mechanical division.

You'll take ownership of a major university estate maintenance contract, lead an established team and play a key role in developing the division's mechanical maintenance and projects portfolio.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Lead and develop mechanical maintenance, projects and administration teams.
  • Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance and mechanical projects.
  • Manage major maintenance contracts, ensuring compliance, quality and client satisfaction.
  • Oversee commercial heating, plumbing, air conditioning and boiler room projects.
  • Manage budgets, profit and loss (P&L), contract pricing and profitability.
  • Build client relationships, identify new business opportunities and drive divisional growth.

What We're Looking For

  • Minimum five years' experience managing multi-site mechanical maintenance contracts.
  • Strong technical knowledge of commercial heating, plumbing, HVAC and air conditioning systems.
  • Proven experience leading teams and managing budgets, contracts and profitability.
  • Knowledge of statutory compliance, SFG20 and CDM regulations.
  • Relevant mechanical qualification or equivalent experience, plus SMSTS.
  • Full UK driving licence.

Experience in facilities management, university estates, CAFM systems or business development would be advantageous.

Interested?

If you're an ambitious mechanical services leader looking for greater responsibility, commercial ownership and the opportunity to grow an established division, we'd love to hear from you.