Technical Manager

WELCOME TO LINAKER

For 30 years Linaker has specialised in the creation and maintenance of tailor-made business environments.  Having shaped work spaces for a wide range of businesses across the country, Linaker’s heritage lies in our ability to design and regulate unique spaces that truly work.

Linaker was founded upon three core values: trust, reliability and care. We are not just a service provider, rather an essential part of our clients’ architecture and, ultimately, an extension of your business, a part of one team.

The last couple of years has seen Linaker grow exponentially and the technical team have been instrumental in this growth.  With big plans for 2024 we’re now looking for an exceptional Technical Manager to join this stellar team and help drive the business forward.

ABOUT

THE ROLE

As the Technical Manager you will provide technical leadership, management and development to the whole of the Linaker engineering team to ensure operational and compliance standard are exceeded.  You will develop and oversee delivery of HV/LV maintenance and emergency recovery strategies.  You will support the engineering team and our clients in the technical review of proposed works against industry best practice and site standards.

Additionally, you will manage, review and be the focal point our Safe Systems of Work and Safety Rules & Procedures.  You will also be the subject matter expert and author of site-specific SOPs and EOPs where required and become the Company Authorising Engineer for both Electrical and Mechanical Services.

Ultimately, you will provide technical support to the wider business as directed by the Director of Operations.

WHAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR

· The leadership in all technical aspects of service delivery and empowering the engineering team to deliver a market leading standard of Mechanical and Electrical maintenance engineering.

· Responsible for monitoring compliance against Linaker’s Mechanical and Electrical Safety Rules.

· Ensure that Engineering Risks are identified, logged, reviewed, and mitigated in a consistent manner.

· Ensure areas of individual and team development are recognised and incorporated into a suitable action plan.

· Provide technical support, including peer review, advice, guidance and incident investigation to the contract delivery team and client team. This includes but is not limited to:

o   Review of Additional Works Proposals

o   Approval of SOPs/EOPs

o   Review and produce switching schedules were required

o   Maintain the Contract Authorised Persons register against the contract requirements

o   Site point of control for internal training program including the management of site-based/mobile apprentice(s)

o   Management of the maintenance programme for HV and LV assets including: HV and LV Shutdown activities

o   Reviewing and proposing updates to the programme in accordance with legislative requirements and building operational needs

o   Sample audit of planned maintenance tasks undertaken by the onsite/mobile engineering team

o   Plan and oversee works to integrate occupier systems to Landlords installations (i.e. Tap-off installations and Mechanical Connections)

o   Undertake audits of the on-site/mobile teams to ensure compliance with Linaker and site standards

o   Technical innovations within the business and in support of our clients

o   Lead training initiatives ensuring practical application and real-world problem solving beyond classroom learning.

o   Ensure that all technical operations adhere to Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality regulations, and policies, aiming to exceed industry standards when possible.

o   Work towards and achieve Authorised Engineer (AE) status if not already qualified

· To support the procurement team with onboarding and oversee vendor management, ensuring key vendor relationships deliver quality, value and are technically competent and qualified to be retained.

· Responsible for creating and updating company policy documents, ensuring they reflect organisational standards and best practices.

· Responsible for creating and updating company policy documents, ensuring they reflect organisational standards and best…