Senior Maintenance Engineer

Description

Kitt designs and operates workspace for the world's most vibrant brands. From managing the design and build, to creating an elevated ongoing experience, we create spaces that are worth leaving home for.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and hands-on to lead a Senior Maintenance Engineer team in delivering high-quality maintenance services across multiple sites. This is a leadership role for someone who thrives both on the tools and in coordinating teams- setting the standard for performance, efficiency and delivery.

You’ll be responsible for overseeing daily operations, optimising schedules, supporting the engineers, and ensuring all jobs are completed to an exceptional standard. 

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the Maintenance Manager to supervise and support a team of mobile maintenance engineers
• Remain hands-on, assisting with complex repairs and technical challenges
• Manage and optimise daily schedules using CMMS and scheduling software
• Ensure all work meets high-quality, safety, and compliance standards
• Act as the escalation point for technical issues and client concerns
• Monitor team KPIs and drive performance improvements
• Conduct regular audits of work quality, reporting, and vehicle standards
• Proactively and quickly adjust workloads and routes to respond to emergencies
• Maintain accurate job records, reports, and system updates

Must-Have Skills & Experience

• Minimum 5+ years’ experience as a Maintenance Engineer (hands-on)
• Proven experience leading or supervising a mobile/field-based team
• Strong working knowledge of CMMS and scheduling systems
• Excellent problem-solving and decision-making skills under pressure
• Strong communication skills, including handling client escalations
• A proactive, “lead from the front” mindset with high personal standards
• Physically capable and willing to remain actively involved in field work
  

Why Kitt? 

The world of work has shifted forever. As people everywhere prioritise purpose over their paychecks, company culture has been thrown into the spotlight. But the problem is, too many companies are showing up to work in bland, cookie-cutter offices. We’re leading this change.

Real company culture can only be built in-person, in the real world – and for it to be authentic it needs its very own, personalised space. That’s why we create offices as unique as the brands and the people who work there. We’re long-term culture partners to our clients long after they've signed the lease and chosen the paint colours. 

Interview Process

• Video call with the Maintenance Manager 
• 1st round interview led by Maintenance Manager and Head of Operations
• Final interview with Founder
  

We’ll Kitt you out 

• Generous stock option scheme (ask us what this means if you’re not sure)
• Starting salary of £46,000- £54,500 (experience dependent) 
• 28 days holidays a year plus Bank Holidays
• Parental leave: up to 12 weeks paid parental leave for the primary caregiver
• Pregnancy loss support leave
• Regular socials. We love a good party.
• Octopus MoneyCoach
• Workplace Nursery Benefit
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season Ticket Loans
• WellHub and Dr Care Anywhere to support your mental and physical health and wellbeing

We believe the world is transformed when people come together to do extraordinary things. We harness the power of diverse perspectives and experiences, fostering collaboration and innovation to achieve extraordinary results that make a positive impact. With the same set of equitable interview questions for all candidates and hiring teams which encompass diversity, we prioritise creating an inclusive environment. For more information, please contact View email address on uk.workus.org