Lead Engineer - Stansted

️ We're Hiring: Lead Engineer 📍 Location: Stansted, East of England 🕓 Shift Pattern: 4 on / 4 off (Days & Nights) 🏗️ Employer: Leading FM Provider | Aviation Environment We are recruiting a Lead Engineer to join the engineering team on a prestigious aviation contract at Stansted. This is a high-responsibility, permanent position ideal for an experienced engineer looking to step up into a leadership role within a dynamic, fast-paced, and high-visibility airport environment. 🔧 What You'll Be Doing: ✔️ Team Leadership: Lead and manage a team of multi-skilled engineers, ensuring effective coordination and smooth operation across all engineering disciplines. ✔️ Strategic Maintenance Planning: Oversee and schedule planned preventative and reactive maintenance for critical systems, ensuring the airport's operations run without interruption. ✔️ Problem Solving & Troubleshooting: Take ownership of complex breakdowns and lead technical problem-solving efforts to ensure minimal downtime. ✔️ Health & Safety Compliance: Ensure strict adherence to health, safety, and environmental regulations while working in a high-traffic, high-stakes environment. ✔️ Operational Efficiency: Monitor the performance of engineering systems, proactively identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements, cost reductions, and enhanced performance. ✔️ Stakeholder Liaison: Serve as a point of contact between the engineering team, management, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless operations. ✔️ Training & Development: Mentor and develop junior engineers, providing ongoing training and support to enhance team capability and performance. ✔️ Reporting & Documentation: Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, incident reports, and compliance audits, ensuring full documentation for regulatory bodies. 👷 What We're Looking For: * Qualified Engineer (electrical or mechanical bias) with substantial experience in facilities or building maintenance, ideally in an aviation or critical environment. * Proven leadership experience, with the ability to manage, inspire, and develop a team of engineers. * Strong background in maintaining complex electrical, mechanical, and HVAC systems in a fast-paced, high-demand environment. * Solid understanding of health, safety, and compliance standards in critical environments (experience in aviation or similar environments is a plus). * Exceptional problem-solving skills and the ability to troubleshoot under pressure. * Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities in a fast-paced setting. * Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels. 💼 What's on Offer: 💷 £46,000 per annum salary (depending on experience) 🕓 4 on / 4 off shift pattern (2 days, 2 nights) ✈️ Secure, long-term role on a major aviation contract 📈 Career Development: Training, development, and a supportive team culture with opportunities for progression. 🏆 Prestigious Work Environment: Work in a critical, high-visibility environment with a leading FM provider in the aviation sector. If you're an experienced engineer with leadership aspirations, ready to take on a high-responsibility role in an exciting and challenging environment, we'd love to hear from you! RG Setsquare is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy