Saks Global Facilities Engineer

About Saks Global

A luxury goods employer operating at the intersection of artisanal craft and global retail. The organisation combines exacting product standards with high-touch customer and store environments, requiring a facilities function that preserves brand presentation while ensuring technical resilience across boutiques, ateliers and corporate sites.

Role & Responsibilities

• Operate and maintain building services (HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire safety and MEP systems) across boutiques, offices and production sites to ensure continuous, brand-appropriate environments.
• Manage preventive and corrective maintenance programmes, including work-order prioritisation, SLA management and lifecycle planning for critical assets.
• Supervise external contractors and specialist vendors, control subcontractor performance, ensure contractual compliance and approve shop drawings and technical proposals.
• Oversee Building Management Systems (BMS), monitor performance, implement energy-efficiency initiatives and coordinate commissioning and decommissioning activities.
• Coordinate CAPEX and OPEX projects: scope technical works, produce cost estimates, support procurement and manage on-site execution to budget and deadline.
• Ensure compliance with local building codes, statutory inspections, health & safety regulations and fire-safety requirements; prepare technical documentation and regulatory submissions.
• Support new store openings, refits and pop-up activations by providing technical oversight, site inspections and handover documentation.
• Respond to facilities-related incidents and emergencies, lead root-cause analysis and implement corrective actions to mitigate recurrence.
• Maintain accurate asset registers, maintenance records and technical drawings; prepare regular reports for senior management on facility performance and spend.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Building Services Engineering, Facilities Management or equivalent technical discipline.
• Professional engineering accreditation or chartership preferred (where applicable) and demonstrable knowledge of local building codes and safety legislation.
• Proven ability to manage contractors, tender processes and capital projects in a multi-site retail or production environment.
• Strong technical literacy in MEP systems, HVAC refrigeration cycles, electrical distribution and fire-safety installations.
• Excellent organisational skills, attention to detail and the ability to interface with both technical teams and senior non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Experience

Typically 5+ years of progressively responsible experience in facilities, building services or M&E engineering roles, preferably within luxury retail, hospitality or light manufacturing environments; experience managing multi-site portfolios and capital projects is expected.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering, Facilities Management or closely related field.

Workplace

Culture

The employer values precision, discretion and stewardship of the brand environment. Teams operate in a highly collaborative, project-driven setting where technical excellence supports customer-facing spaces and artisanal production alike. Practical problem-solving, a service mindset and respect for brand presentation are central to daily work.

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