Maintenance Team Supervisor (BMS)


Company:	Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary:	£34 to £35 an hour
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	City of London, WC2R 0RN
Job type:	Temporary
Posting date:	9 Nov 2026
Closing date:	9 Dec 2026

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Summary

Maintenance Team Supervisor - BMS BiasLocation: London Central

4 month temp (potential to go perm)

£35/hour (Umbrella)

START DATE: 04/01/2027 (Interviews running through December)

An excellent opportunity has arisen for an experienced Maintenance Team Supervisor to join the Estates and Facilities team within a prestigious cultural and educational environment.This is a hands-on supervisory position with a strong Building Management System (BMS) bias, responsible for leading a multi-skilled maintenance team and ensuring planned, and reactive maintenance is delivered safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

The Role

You will take day-to-day responsibility for maintenance operations across the estate, including:

Supervising and coordinating multi-skilled Electrical, Mechanical and Fabric Maintenance Operatives.

Managing planned preventative and reactive maintenance, allocating workloads and ensuring agreed service standards are achieved.

Acting as the operational lead for the BMS, responding to alarms, system faults and performance trends.

Monitoring HVAC plant and building services through the BMS and analytics software to optimise performance, energy efficiency and environmental conditions.

Working with specialist BMS contractors on maintenance, faults, software upgrades and remedial works.

Ensuring environmental conditions within galleries and conservation areas remain within agreed parameters to help protect collections and heritage assets.

Coordinating reactive works through the Elogs CAFM system and supervising PPM across electrical, mechanical and fabric services.

Undertaking hands-on fault finding, diagnostics and maintenance where required.

Supervising contractors and ensuring compliance with RAMS, permits to work, health and safety requirements and statutory maintenance obligations.

Supporting maintenance planning, asset management, statutory record keeping, audits and monthly performance reporting.

Supporting emergency response arrangements and major incidents when required.

Essential Requirements

To be considered, you should have:

A Level 3 qualification, or equivalent experience, in Building Services, Facilities Management, Engineering, Maintenance Management or a related discipline.

Practical experience using and monitoring Building Management Systems within a commercial, public sector, healthcare, education or similar estate.

Experience responding to BMS alarms, investigating faults and coordinating corrective action.

Previous experience supervising staff, contractors or multidisciplinary maintenance teams.

Experience coordinating PPM and reactive maintenance within occupied buildings.

Working knowledge of CAFM systems and SFG20 PPM requirements.

Good understanding of health and safety legislation and safe working practices relating to electrical, mechanical and plumbing maintenance.

Knowledge or awareness of Electricity at Work Regulations 1989, BS 7671, ACOP L8, HSG274, legionella controls, gas safety, LOLER, PUWER, COSHH and WEEE.

Understanding of risk assessments, permit-to-work systems and safe isolation procedures.

Strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to prioritise competing workloads.

Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office and CAFM systems.

Desirable

Experience with BMS platforms such as Trend, Tridium, Siemens Desigo, Schneider EcoStruxure or Honeywell would be particularly advantageous. Experience within higher education, cultural organisations or listed/heritage buildings is also desirable. Additional desirable qualifications include CSCS, IOSH Working Safely, First Aid, IPAF, PASMA and relevant health and safety training.

Package & Benefits

£35/hour

Overtime above the 35-hour rota paid at time and a half.

Rostered Bank Holiday and Institute Closure Day working paid at double time.

Minimum four hours at time and a half for emergency call-outs.

Staff discounts, gallery/museum access, season ticket and bicycle loans, eye care vouchers and Employee Assistance Programme.

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