Head of Technical Assurance and Engineering Excellence
Likely
Sponsorship likelihood
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£71,725 / year
Salary
Above P75 for SOC 2122
£46,800
Going rate
Offer clears by 1.5×
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2122 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 39% sure that is the right code. HM Revenue & Customs is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
We pick the code from the advert's text, so it is our best guess, not the employer's. Each code it could be has its own likelihood:
- Likely 2122 (Mechanical engineers) · 39% match
- Ineligible 1251 (Property, housing and estate managers) · 18% match
- Likely 2129 (Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified) · 14% match
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New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2122 Mechanical engineers Most likely code | £33,400 Clears | £37,400 Clears | £42,100 Clears | £46,800 Clears |
1251 Property, housing and estate managers Also possible | £33,400 Clears | £42,600 Clears | £42,600 Clears | £42,600 Clears |
2129 Engineering professionals not elsewhere classified Also possible | £33,400 Clears | £36,900 Clears | £41,500 Clears | £46,100 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
To learn more or apply before role closure of 11/9/26, click APPLY
60% hybrid working from Cardiff
Job summary
Explore the world of HMRC Estates, where we lead the way in government property transformation. As a key player in one of the UK's largest property programmes, HMRC Estates offers safe, inclusive workplaces and exceptional career development opportunities. Our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, user-friendly services that enable our colleagues to thrive in an environment where they truly belong. Watch the video below to meet some of our team and come and discover a career in your hands at HMRC.
Build a Career in Property with HMRC Estates
Explore the world of HMRC Estates, where we lead the way in government property transformation. As a key player in one of the UK's largest property programmes, HMRC Estates offers safe, inclusive workplaces and exceptional career development opportunities. Our team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, user friendly services that enable our colleagues to thrive in an environment where they truly belong.
Estates & Locations are at the forefront of delivering one of the biggest property programmes in the UK. We are at the leading edge of Government property transformation. The purpose of Estates & Locations is to provide HMRC with an estate which is the right size and shape to meet both the current and future needs of our customers in HMRCs business areas. We are a customer service organisation which exists to offer high quality, easy to use services to enable our colleagues to perform at their best by providing working environments in which they want to work.
The Head of Technical Assurance and Engineering Excellence role sits within the Professional Services and Estates Assurance (PS&EA) team, a centre of excellence responsible for shaping and delivering Estates policy on Building Services Engineering, Assurance and Environmental initiatives. This includes Net Zero strategy, BMS ownership, Smart Buildings development, and the delivery of technically complex projects such as EV charging infrastructure and wider Net Zero programme. You will operate in as part of a highly technical and specialist team setting standards, driving change and assuring key technical interventions to ensure resilience for HMRCs core operational activities.
Job description
The Head of Technical Assurance and Engineering Excellence is a critical leadership role within HMRC Estates & Locations, requiring an accomplished leader with broad and demonstrable technical expertise across Electrical and Mechanical Building Engineering Services, including Electronic Security and Automatic Access Control Systems.
The postholder will lead a specialist team of Building Services Engineers responsible for delivering Technical Assurance and engineering excellence across Major Capital Projects, Minor Capital schemes, Lifecycle Programmes, HMRC Estate’s asset portfolio, FM and Refurbishment works. They will ensure that Technical Scopes of Work and Client Side Employer’s Requirements are developed, applied, and maintained to consistently high standards whilst offering expert advice and oversight to engineering and technical services activities across the estate portfolio.
The Head of Technical Assurance & Engineering Excellence is a key member of the (PS&EA) Senior Leadership Team, with responsibility for supporting the Deputy Director on their key objectives across Estates & Locations, taking by taking ownership for the technical standards, functional alignment and technical assurance. The postholder will represent the team across a range of internal and external forums, contributing to the strategic direction, professional standards, and continuous development of PS&EA.
Person specification
Key responsibilities include:
- Lead a specialist team, ensuring workload is prioritised and delivered to a consistently high standard, often at pace within a major central government environment, fostering a culture of professional development and high performance
- Manage delegated budgets effectively, ensuring resources are used responsibly and in accordance with organisational requirements
- Collaborate with supplier on engineering strategies and interventions and solution development
Essential Criteria:
- Demonstrable experience in leading Building Engineering Services, with:
- Strong knowledge of the design, construction, commissioning, and operational readiness of electrical systems in commercial office environments (including experience with UPS systems, standby generators, and resilience measures)
Further Location Information
Please ensure that you only apply for a location that you are willing and able to work from, as we will only make one offer of employment. Any additional notes included in a ‘Further Location Preferences (optional)’ field within the application form, will not be considered. Please be aware that you cannot change your location preference after submitting your application.
Office closures
For more information on where you might be working, review this information on our locations.
If your location preference is for one of the following sites, it’s important to note that these are not long-term sites for HMRC and we will require you to move to a new building in the future, subject to our location strategy and the applicable employee policies at that time.
These sites are:
- Benton Park View, Newcastle - moving to Pilgrims Quarter, Newcastle
- Lynx House, Portsmouth – moving to an alternative office in Portsmouth
You will be given more information about what this means at the job offer stage.
Leeds Locations
Moves Adjustment Payment will be available for this role, provided the successful applicant is a current HMRC colleague in Bradford and meets the eligibility requirements outlined in the HMRC’s Moves Adjustment Payment guidance.
Memberships
You must be a qualified professional member of a relevant body, e.gs but not restricted to CEng, MCIBSE, CMIOSH, MIAM
Benefits
Alongside your salary of £71,725, HM Revenue and Customs contributes £20,778 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides (opens in a new window).
HMRC operates both Flexible and Hybrid Working policies, allowing you to balance your work and personal commitments. We welcome applications from those who need to work a more flexible arrangement and will agree to requests where possible, considering our operational and customer service needs.
We offer a generous leave allowance, starting at 25 days and increasing by a day for every year of qualifying service up to a maximum of 30 days.
- Pension - We make contributions to our colleagues’ Alpha pension equal to at least 28.97% of their salary.
- Family friendly policies.
- Personal support.
- Coaching and development.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with HM Revenue & Customs, so check their own site for the current details.
Where this offer sits in the market
Mechanical engineers (SOC 2122) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~66k in sample- Offer £71,725
- Middle half £38,896–59,800
- Median £48,516
- Going rate £46,800
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £33,400–42,100
Even the bottom of this range, £71,725, beats the market's 75th percentile. HM Revenue & Customs pays in the top quarter for this occupation.
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. HM Revenue & Customs holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2122 going rate of £46,800. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.