Technical Director

Technical Director

Location: South (Milton Keynes / London / Leicester)

Salary: Up to £100K depending on experience

Benefits: Car Allowance, Bonus, Pensiom, Holidays, and many more

Lead one of the UK's most complex engineering portfolios

This is a rare opportunity to take full technical ownership of a high-profile, mission critical financial services account, spanning data centres, head office campuses, and a national retail estate. This is a business critical leadership role, shaping engineering strategy, driving operational resilience, and influencing long term client outcomes.

The Role

Reporting to the Account Director, you will lead a senior engineering leadership team responsible for delivering safe, compliant, and high performing engineering services across a complex estate. You will act as the single point of technical authority, Responsible Person, and Duty Holder.

Technical Leadership & Engineering Delivery

• Act as the single point of accountability and escalation for all engineering services
• Lead delivery across a diverse, multi site portfolio
• Ensure resilience, uptime, and service continuity across mission critical environments
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement

Statutory Compliance, Safety & Governance

• Accountable for end to end delivery, governance, and assurance of statutory compliance
• Act as Responsible Person and Duty Holder
• Lead governance of HV/LV systems, Safe Systems of Work, and permit to work controls
• Maintain a safe, audit ready, and fully compliant operating environment

Commercial & Financial Accountability

• Manage engineering cost base, budgets, and margin performance
• Deliver cost efficiency and contract performance improvements
• Support forecasting and capital planning

Operations & People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop senior engineering teams
• Drive consistency in processes, systems, and reporting
• Build succession and capability across the organisation

Asset Strategy & Lifecycle Management

• Own asset strategy aligned to ISO55001 principles
• Align asset condition, risk, and investment planning
• Drive asset performance and whole life cost efficiency

Technology, Data & Innovation

• Lead engineering systems and data led decision making
• Champion digital innovation and emerging technologies

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build strong, trusted relationships with senior stakeholders
• Deliver against KPIs, SLAs, and contractual obligations

To be successful you will have:

• Proven senior engineering leadership experience
• Background in critical environments such as data centres or financial services
• Experience as Duty Holder / Responsible Person / Principal Engineer
• Strong expertise in HV/LV systems and electrical safety governance
• Strong commercial acumen and contract management experience

Qualifications

• Degree (or equivalent) in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering
• Chartered or Registered Engineer (preferred)