Chief Engineer

Chief Engineer

Location:  SW London Type: Full time, 40 hours per week (Monday – Friday, 0800 – 1630). Flexibility is required to cover gaps and pre-arranged weekend and out of hours essential worksContract: PermanentSalary: Competitive salary per annum + excellent benefits

We’re looking for a Chief Engineer to join our Estates team. This role is vital in ensuring a first-class building maintenance service within the hospital and satellite sites, covering reactive, project, and scheduled maintenance work.

Above all else, we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life. It’s this guiding vision that influences everything we do. From the CEO to the colleagues on the floor, we all have a part to play in delivering exceptional care to our patients. Others may think this is just a role in our Estates team, but to us, you’ll be part of a wider team with a unique sense of purpose, one that helps improve lives on a daily basis.

What you’ll do:

• Manage and ensure a safe working environment is maintained at all times and adhere to company policies and procedures.
• Oversee the day-to-day operation of the department, ensuring all areas are covered in times of absence, annual leave, sickness, etc., delegating tasks where necessary.
• Manage and coordinate PPM services from external providers, keeping the relevant departments informed and ensuring that disruption to patients and the business is minimized.
• Manage and carry out PPMs and daily checks of allocated plant areas, ensuring the areas are well-maintained and tidy at all times.
• Work on and manage planned preventive maintenance schedules, in line with departmental goals and objectives, maintaining accurate records and documentation at all times while liaising with your line manager.
• Respond to and complete incoming works logged on the internal computerized maintenance management system, prioritizing your workload, and responding quickly to emergencies. Assess jobs and devise a plan of action to complete them.
• Place call-outs with external service providers.
• Manage departmental stock control - identify and source materials, raising and placing purchase orders on the internal requisition system.

What you’ll bring:

• Qualified in a relevant discipline, e.g., City & Guilds/NVQ in Electrical, Plumbing, or M&E building services.
• Extensive engineering experience within a hospital or similar organization is essential.
• Management experience is desirable.
• Good general knowledge and understanding of all disciplines within building services.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety, COSHH, Lifting and Handling, Fire regulations, and Water Management.
• Supervisory, leadership, and team management experience.
• Excellent communication skills
• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with the option to buy or sell leave to suit you.
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals.
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service.
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme.
• Group Life Assurance from day one.
• Critical illness cover.
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay.
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities.
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection, and lifestyle benefits to suit you.
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers.