Lead Engineer - Central London
CV-LibraryCity of London, LondonpermanentPosted: 18 March 2026
Apply NowWe're Hiring: Lead Engineer - Hospital Environment (Central London) 🏥
Are you a senior mechanical engineer ready to step into a leadership role where your work genuinely makes a difference every single day?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large hospital site in Central London, leading a dedicated engineering team in a critical healthcare environment.
🔧 The Role
As Lead Engineer, you'll take ownership of mechanical building services that are vital to hospital operations. You'll lead from the front-mentoring engineers, ensuring compliance, and maintaining the reliability of complex systems that patients and staff rely on 24/7.
⚙️ Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage the site's internal engineering team
- Oversee planned and reactive maintenance of mechanical systems
- Fault-find and repair heating, cooling, and associated plant
- Ensure exceptional standards of safety, compliance, and documentation
- Coordinate contractors and liaise closely with hospital stakeholders
- Develop team capability through training and strong day-to-day leadership
👤 What We're Looking For
- Mechanically apprenticeship trained (or equivalent) with clear qualifications
- Proven experience in a complex mechanical engineering environment
- Strong knowledge of heating and cooling systems
- Experience with steam systems and BMS (highly advantageous)
- Demonstrated leadership of internal engineering teams
- Professional, reliable, and confident working independently
💼 What's on Offer
💷 £50,000 salary
🕘 Monday-Friday, day shifts only
🔒 Permanent, secure role in a hospital environment
👥 Genuine leadership responsibility with scope to shape and develop a team
🛠 Work on complex, critical mechanical systems that truly matter
This role is ideal for an experienced mechanical engineer looking to step up, lead people, and work in a purpose-driven environment.
RG Setsquare is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy
Are you a senior mechanical engineer ready to step into a leadership role where your work genuinely makes a difference every single day?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a large hospital site in Central London, leading a dedicated engineering team in a critical healthcare environment.
🔧 The Role
As Lead Engineer, you'll take ownership of mechanical building services that are vital to hospital operations. You'll lead from the front-mentoring engineers, ensuring compliance, and maintaining the reliability of complex systems that patients and staff rely on 24/7.
⚙️ Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage the site's internal engineering team
- Oversee planned and reactive maintenance of mechanical systems
- Fault-find and repair heating, cooling, and associated plant
- Ensure exceptional standards of safety, compliance, and documentation
- Coordinate contractors and liaise closely with hospital stakeholders
- Develop team capability through training and strong day-to-day leadership
👤 What We're Looking For
- Mechanically apprenticeship trained (or equivalent) with clear qualifications
- Proven experience in a complex mechanical engineering environment
- Strong knowledge of heating and cooling systems
- Experience with steam systems and BMS (highly advantageous)
- Demonstrated leadership of internal engineering teams
- Professional, reliable, and confident working independently
💼 What's on Offer
💷 £50,000 salary
🕘 Monday-Friday, day shifts only
🔒 Permanent, secure role in a hospital environment
👥 Genuine leadership responsibility with scope to shape and develop a team
🛠 Work on complex, critical mechanical systems that truly matter
This role is ideal for an experienced mechanical engineer looking to step up, lead people, and work in a purpose-driven environment.
RG Setsquare is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy