Hvac Engineering Manager

About the role

At Tesco, we believe in the power of spending more time together, face to face, than apart. During your working week, you can expect to spend 60% of your time in one of our office locations or local sites and the rest remotely. We recognise that life looks a little different for each of us, and we always welcome a conversation about flexible working. Please talk to us throughout your application about how we can support you.

Our engineering team at Tesco delivers first-class engineering solutions to over 4,500 Tesco stores across five countries. We are responsible for setting standards and delivering innovation in the entire Tesco estate, including Retail Stores, Distribution Centres, Tesco Banks, and Offices. It is the skills and knowledge of our people that make us one of the leading retail engineering teams in the world.

You will have full accountability for developing technical standards from both a Tesco and industry perspective.

Working with stakeholders and technical suppliers across the group, you will drive innovative ideas, identify opportunities, and provide technical solutions.

Based out of Head Office at Welwyn Garden City with travel to stores and suppliers.

You will be responsible for

• Identifying opportunities to develop and improve our equipment standards, including HVAC plant, Air Handling Units, controls, and infrastructure, with an emphasis on energy efficiency and low carbon technology.
• Developing the annual business plan for new stores, capital replacements, and Decarbonisation programmes.
• Cross-functional working with internal and external stakeholders to ensure successful delivery of the Group technical standards.
• Reviewing and understanding equipment performance, working with colleagues to identify and explore root cause issues and creating proposals that inform short, medium, and long-term plans.
• Identifying ways to drive continuous improvement within HVAC products, delivering better, simpler, and cheaper solutions.
• Developing productive relationships with industry experts, colleagues, and stakeholders (Retail and Property), energizing and influencing others to achieve great results.
• Bringing technical innovation and new ideas to keep the business up to date.
• Engaging with project teams to identify HVAC equipment solutions for complex sites.

You will need

• A proven track record in HVAC applications with sound theoretical and practical experience of today's technologies across the sector. Experience with commercial and office building systems is preferred.
• An understanding of the latest trends in HVAC equipment and new solutions.
• An appreciation of the day-to-day demands of food retail and a passion for delivering improvements through change.
• Previous experience of project design, delivery, and writing specifications is essential.
• An up-to-date understanding of industry standards and relevant legislation.
• A strong understanding of Health & Safety and how to approach specifications to deliver easy-to-maintain products.
• Good understanding of other building services disciplines.
• A proven track record of working in a team with strong communication and collaboration skills together with a positive can-do attitude.

Skills and Qualifications

• HNC or above in HVAC Design & Technology - Essential
• Mechanical Engineering Degree - Desired
• IEng - Incorporated Engineering accreditation - Desired
• CEng - Chartered Engineer - Desired
• Previous experience of working with industry bodies - Desired

Curious about a career in maintenance at Tesco?

Fantastic! We will be running an online event to share why maintenance looks different here. We’ll be discussing inclusivity, our values, and the recruitment process. Plus, you'll hear career stories from some of the women in our Maintenance team and have a chance to ask your own questions. To register for the event, click here.

Here at Tesco, maintenance looks a little different than you might imagine. We're a close-knit, in-house team who support each other, wherever we are in the country. Since Tesco has the biggest real estate portfolio in the UK, there are numerous opportunities to grow. Most importantly, we welcome everyone and respect and care for each other.

Wherever you join us, you can count on this: your days will be packed with variety, support, and opportunities to develop. Sound good? It does to us too.

What's in it for you

We're all about the little helps. That's why we ensure our Tesco colleague benefits package takes care of you - both in and out of work. Click Here to find out more!

• Annual bonus scheme of up to 20% of base salary
• Holiday starting at 25 days plus a personal day (plus Bank holidays)
• Private medical insurance
• 26 weeks maternity and adoption leave (after 1 year of service) at full pay, followed by 13 weeks of Statutory Maternity Pay or Statutory Adoption Pay; we also offer 6 weeks fully paid paternity leave
• Free 24/7 virtual GP service, Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for you and your family, and free access to a range of experts to support your mental wellbeing

About us

Our vision at Tesco is to become every customer's favourite way to shop, whether they are at home or on the move. Our core purpose is 'Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day'. Serving means more than a transactional relationship with our customers; it means acting as a responsible and sustainable business for all stakeholders, for the communities we are part of, and for the planet.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) at Tesco means that whoever you are and whatever your background, we want you to feel represented and that you can be yourself at work. In short, we're a place where Everyone's Welcome. We're proud to have been accredited as a Disability Confident Leader and we're committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process. For further information on the accessibility support we can offer, please click here.

We're a big business and can offer a range of diverse full-time and part-time working patterns across our many business areas, which means that we can find something that works for you. We work in a blended pattern, combining office and remote working. Our offices will continue to be where we connect, collaborate, and innovate.