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Are you an experienced Head of Maintenance, Estates Manager, or Hard FM professional looking for an opportunity to lead engineering and maintenance operations across a large, technically complex estate? We're recruiting for a Head of Maintenance to oversee the operational delivery of Hard Facilities Management services across a major higher education campus in South London. Supporting a diverse estate that includes teaching facilities, laboratories, offices and residential buildings, you'll lead outsourced engineering services, drive operational performance, and ensure statutory compliance across a critical environment connected to the wider healthcare estate. This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation where you'll influence maintenance strategy, improve service delivery, and play a key role in the ongoing development of a complex estate. The Role As Head of Maintenance, you will: Lead the delivery of planned and reactive maintenance across a complex multi-building estate, ensuring operational excellence and statutory compliance. Manage outsourced Hard FM contracts, monitoring KPIs, SLAs, budgets, and contractor performance to deliver high-quality engineering services. Provide technical leadership across building services, including HVAC, electrical, mechanical, water hygiene, fire safety, BMS, and statutory compliance. Drive continuous improvement through asset performance analysis, lifecycle planning, and maintenance strategy. Lead and develop technical teams while building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, contractors, and service partners. You To be successful in this Head of Maintenance role, you'll bring: Significant experience managing maintenance operations across large, technically complex estates within healthcare, higher education, life sciences, NHS, or similar environments. Strong knowledge of Hard FM, statutory compliance, building services engineering, and maintenance contract management. Experience managing outsourced engineering providers, budgets, KPIs, SLAs, and operational performance. Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence at all levels. A degree or professional qualification in Building Services Engineering, Engineering, Building Surveying, Estates Management, or a related discipline. What's in it for you? Join an organisation committed to investing in its people, estate, and long-term sustainability. Salary of £63,606 - £65,509. 30 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and additional Christmas closure days. Generous pension scheme and comprehensive employee benefits. Opportunity to lead maintenance across a complex, technically challenging estate. Excellent career development within a collaborative Estates & Facilities leadership team. Apply Now! If you're an experienced Head of Maintenance, Estates Manager, Head of Estates, Engineering Manager, Hard FM Manager, or Building Services Manager, we'd love to hear from you. To apply for this Head of Maintenance position, click 'Apply Now' and send your CV to Tom McClay. Interviews are taking place now, so apply today to join an organisation where you can make a lasting impact across a large, technically complex estate.

Design Manager Location: Malvern Salary: 60,000 - 80,000 + Car Allowance + Benefits A leading regional main contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Design Manager to join their growing team based in Malvern. This is an excellent opportunity to join a well-established contractor with a strong pipeline of work across the Midlands and South West. The business delivers projects across education, healthcare, residential and leisure sectors, with project values ranging from 250k to 30m. The Role Managing design across multiple projects from pre-construction through to completion and handover Coordinating consultants, subcontractors, clients and internal project teams Chairing design team meetings and driving design progress Managing design programmes and information release schedules Reviewing designs for buildability, compliance and value engineering opportunities Ensuring compliance with Building Regulations, planning requirements and CDM regulations Supporting BIM processes and managing project documentation through the Common Data Environment Working closely with operational and commercial teams to support successful project delivery Providing technical guidance and solutions throughout the project lifecycle Requirements Previous experience as a Design Manager within the construction industry Experience working for a main contractor preferred Strong understanding of design management processes across pre-construction and delivery phases Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and coordinate design teams effectively Knowledge of Building Regulations, CDM and construction methodologies Construction-related qualification in Architecture, Engineering, Construction Management or similar Excellent communication and organisational skills What's on Offer Competitive salary and car allowance Private healthcare and benefits package Long-term career progression opportunities Secure pipeline of projects across multiple sectors Supportive and collaborative working environment Opportunity to join a highly respected contractor with an excellent reputation for staff development and retention If you are an experienced Design Manager looking for your next challenge with a forward-thinking contractor, we would like to hear from you. For more information or to apply, please contact Emma Saunders-Waller at Thorn Baker Construction on (phone number removed)