Mechanical Engineering Manager

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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Are you a qualified Mechanical Technician with significant relevant practical and management experience? Join our Estates Engineering Team and play a pivotal role keeping our Trust's critical services running 24/7. You'll be managing Planned Preventative Maintenance, emergency breakdowns and installations across multiple sites covering the on call service on a rota basis

What You'll Bring

Qualified mechanical engineer with extensive practical experience
Thorough knowledge and understanding of technical data, specifications and issues relating to a wide range of Estates plant, equipment and systems
Practical experience working on a broad range of estates plant and systems
Proven ability to manage an estates engineering team
Technical knowledge of specifications, drawings and manuals
Flexibility to travel across multiple Trust sites in your own/ Trust vehicle
Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise under pressure
Commitment to health, safety and high-quality workmanship
Team member with shared goals of improvement, development and excellence.

What We Offer

Competitive salary with shift and on-call allowances
Ongoing professional development
Training opportunities
A supportive, collaborative team environment
The chance to make a real difference to patient care by keeping essential services operational.

Main duties of the job

What You'll Do

• Operate on a day shift and on call rota you will be actively responding to breakdowns and job requests.
• Manage the team to provide Planned Preventative Maintenance and fault-finding on generators, fire alarms, lighting and power, distribution boards, boilers, air-handling units, chiller plant, medical gas systems, calorifiers and hot & cold-water networks
• Assess, diagnose and provide solutions to complex faults on Healthcare Building Services
• Evaluate and respond effectively to emergency situations, prioritising safety for patients, staff and the public
• Conduct and document your own risk assessments for medium and high-risk tasks
• Ensure strict compliance with Trust policies, statutory standards and health & safety legislation
• Liaise with the Senior Management team in response to emergency situations including Estates participation in the Trust's Major Incident and Business Continuity Plan

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting Management role using your unique qualities? Then we want to hear from you.

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• An approved apprenticeship in mechanical engineering. ONC Mech + relevant practical experience Or HNC Mech + practical relevant experience Or equivalent technical qualification + relevant experience.

Job related experience

Essential criteria

• Recent practical working experience of Electrical plant
• Experience of working within a building services team.
• Previous supervisory position.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of: Health Technical Memorandums

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Estates Mechanical Manager (PDF, 528.3KB)
• Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
• AFC Pay Poster 25/26 (PDF, 32.3KB)
• Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
• Applicant MS Teams Checklist (PDF, 560.5KB)
• Trust marketing brochure (PDF, 2.1MB)
• General Statements - AFC - V5.1 (PDF, 424.6KB)