Mechanical Maintenance Team Lead

Job Title: Mechanical Maintenance Team Lead
Location: Salisbury, Wiltshire
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role Type: Full-time / Permanent
Role ID: SF16777

Be part of the QinetiQ journey. Join us as a Mechanical Maintenance Team Lead at our Boscombe Down site, where you will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and many of the industry's most brilliant minds.

Located on the outskirts of Salisbury and Amesbury in Wiltshire, the site spans over one thousand acres and boasts two operational runways - including the longest military runway in the UK. The airfield and its infrastructure has been operated by QinetiQ on behalf of the Ministry of Defence since 2001. There are extensive facilities to undertake a wide range of test, evaluation, demonstration and consultancy programmes. It is also the home of the world's first test pilot school (ETPS) that provides world class training for flight test professionals of both civilian and military customers.

The Role
As a Mechanical Maintenance Team Lead, you'll coordinate the delivery of property operations in a mechanical discipline in accordance with all legal and regulatory frameworks.

Day-to-day, you'll enable users to continue to occupy and undertake business as usual in a safe and efficient manner. There is also the future opportunity to qualify as an Authorised Person and require the relevant responsibilities and renumeration.

You will also:

• Lead a team in a specific discipline to deliver the requirements of the site within that field whilst managing task types of work to time, cost and quality
• To help deliver the site(s) budget through prioritising work, reconciling conflicting demands, reviewing and revising the timing of work to agreed deadlines
• To deliver a proactive, trained and engaged team ensuring that the QinetiQ principles are embedded within the team
• Ensuring effective facilitation and co-ordination of third party contractors on sites
• Advising on management and supervision of maintenance of buildings
• Lead on distinct elements as set out by the Property Operations Manager e.g. audits, risk register

This role is full time with a hybrid working arrangement. The standard working hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 16:30.

Essential experience of the Mechanical Maintenance Team Lead:

• Experience leading a team
• Understanding health & safety and environmental legislation
• Sound experience with dealing in subcontractor services (scope, cost and delivery). Ensuring delivery of VFM and QHSE standards
• Understanding of the principles of contract management and experience of procurement of suppliers including the following areas: Service Delivery Management, Relationship Management and Contract Administration
• Knowledge of all relevant UK Regulatory Bodies, Local Authorities and associated legislation

Qualifications for the Mechanical Maintenance Team Lead:

• Must have a valid driving licence

Please note that all applicants must be eligible for SC clearance, as a minimum.

Our Benefits:

• Generous holiday allowance
• Health Benefits
• Pension scheme, with life assurance
• Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
• Holiday Trading is a benefit that allows most employees to buy up to 5 days' additional leave
• We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant
• Payroll Giving and Volunteering - helping charities and local community

Our volunteering programme enables our people to use their professional skills to make a positive difference in our local communities, for example STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) ambassador days in schools. We support a number of charities that are important to our people, including those which help the defence community.

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