Head Of Electrical Engineering

Head Of Electrical Engineering

The University of Manchester Facilities Maintenance and Compliance Unit are seeking to appoint an experienced and visionary Head of Electrical Engineering to play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety, resilience, and strategic development of our electrical infrastructure.

This is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic professional who is passionate about operational excellence, innovation, sustainable engineering and delivering high‑quality services that support a world‑class academic environment.

About the Role

As the Head of Electrical Engineering, you will provide strategic and technical leadership for all electrical engineering activities across our extensive estate. You will be responsible for setting standards, shaping policy, and ensuring compliance across our HV and LV networks, whilst leading a team of skilled engineers and inspectors.

You will also directly influence campus‑wide initiatives, including the implementation of our Zero‑Carbon Masterplan, long‑term maintenance planning, and design governance for new development projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for electrical engineering design, operation, and maintenance activities.
• Maintain and develop standards, policies, specifications and safe systems of work for electrical infrastructure.
• Oversee compliance of all HV/LV systems, ensuring statutory and regulatory requirements are met.
• Lead a team of electrical engineers and inspectors, fostering a culture of excellence and professional development.
• Commission and interpret electrical condition surveys to shape long‑term investment planning.
• Offer technical expertise for new construction and refurbishment projects.
• Support performance monitoring, KPIs, and continuous improvement across the service.
• Manage delegated budgets and contribute to strategic planning within the Estates & Facilities Directorate.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the University and external bodies.
• Deputise for senior colleagues when required.

Working Here

You will join a highly skilled Facilities Maintenance & Compliance team, reporting to the Deputy Associate Director. You will lead a talented group including Senior Electrical Engineer, Electrical Engineers, and Inspectors, contributing to strategic decision‑making and service development across the Directorate.

As one of the leading Universities our employees enjoy exclusive access to excellent benefits and schemes including:

• Generous annual leave allowance, including Christmas/New Year closure.
• Pension scheme membership to provide benefits for you and your family.
• Well-being programme with counselling, fitness and leading sports facilities.
• Learning and development opportunities.
• Season ticket loans for public transport.
• Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Workplace nursery scheme.
• Staff recognition schemes.
• Staff discounts on a range of products and services including travel and high street savings.

In fact, there are so many benefits available you can see more of them by clicking HERE

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applicants from all sections of the community regardless of age, sex, gender (or gender identity), ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation and transgender status. All appointments are made on merit.

Our university is positive about flexible working – you can find out more here

Hybrid working arrangements may be considered.

Please be aware that due to the number of applications we are unfortunately not able to provide individual feedback on your application.

Please note that we are unable to respond to enquiries, accept CVs or applications from Recruitment Agencies.

Any recruitment enquiries from recruitment agencies should be directed to people.talent@manchester.ac.uk

Any CV's submitted by a recruitment agency will be considered a gift.

Enquiries about the vacancy, shortlisting and interviews:

Name: FMC Operational Services

Email: FMCOperationalServices@manchester.ac.uk

General enquiries:

Email: recruitmentservices.people@manchester.ac.uk

Technical support:

https://jobseekersupport.jobtrain.co.uk/support/home

This vacancy will close for applications at midnight on the closing date.

Please see the link below for the Further Particulars document which contains the person specification criteria.