Technical Services Manager
20 hours ago
Leicester
Technical Services Manager We’re proud to be partnering with a leading property management company to recruit a Technical Services Manager for one of the East Midlands’ flagship retail and leisure destinations. This is a pivotal opportunity for a hands-on technical professional to take ownership of all hard services, compliance, and engineering functions at a high-performing, customer-focused shopping centre. The opportunity: • Lead all technical and M&E operations across a large, complex retail asset, • Manage statutory compliance, maintenance, energy performance, and life cycle planning, • Oversee a mix of internal and outsourced maintenance teams and service partners, • Support multi-million-pound refurbishment and landlord projects (£500k-£4m+), • Act as the site lead for health and safety, risk management, and building systems (BMS/CAFM), • Collaborate closely with the Head of Operations, the client, and senior stakeholders to deliver service excellence and operational innovation We’re looking for someone who: • Holds a relevant engineering qualification (ONC/HNC or equivalent), • Brings proven experience managing hard services and technical compliance within a large, customer-facing environment (retail, leisure, airports, or commercial estates), • Is confident managing contractors, budgets, and technical projects, • Possesses strong leadership qualities with the ability to motivate teams and drive high standards, • Ideally holds NEBOSH or IOSH certification and understands energy and ESG best practice Why this role: You’ll join a supportive, high-performing property management team that takes pride in maintaining one of the region’s leading retail environments. With significant investment into the asset and ongoing improvement projects, this is a chance to make a visible impact while shaping the site’s long-term technical strategy. Salary: £50,000 to £60,000 (potential flexibility for an exceptional candidate) Contract: Full-time, 40 hours per week (5 in 7, including occasional weekends on a duty rota) If you’re a technically minded, commercially astute professional looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you. For a confidential conversation, please contact or apply to this advert.