Mechanical & Electrical Engineering Manager

Job Description

Mechanical & Electrical Engineering ManagerRoyal Berkshire Hospital - Reading RG1 5ANBand 8a £29.33/hr - 37.5 hours per week - Monday to Friday 08.00-16.00 with some flexibility depending upon deadlines.Are you a highly experienced Mechanical & Electrical manager, with around 10 years experience in this industry and have a desire to help your local NHS Trust with your knowledge and expertise in their continued redevelopment of one of thelargest General Hospitals in EnglandIf so, then Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust wants to hear from you right away.The M&E Manager will be the building services engineering technical expert, overseeing implementation of the estates pre-planned maintenance program of work, reactive, remedial works services as well as minor project work. The post holderis responsible for ensuring statutory, legislative and HTM compliance of engineering services at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and continuous quality improvement of estates support services. This will be achieved under direction by the Head of Engineeringby managing a team of sub-contracted specialist service providers, to provide an environment that enables an excellent clinical service and assurance of compliance.Key responsibilities of the role

• To provide technical expertise, support, and guidance to ensure resilience of the estates engineering services, timely resolution of defects and non-conformance and emergency responses. Effective implementation will ensure minimal downtime or loss of clinicalservices, reflected in assurance reports.
• Hold responsibility for providing a safe and compliant estates infrastructure within their assigned areas, ensuring statutory and planned preventative maintenance has been completed by service providers within SLA and agreed KPIs.
• Working with the Building Manager the M&E Manager will be the primary stakeholder liaison point for the estates directorate to implement the estates service.
• Management of budgets and producing reports to comply with Trust requirements.
• The day-to-day work will vary and is likely to include but will not be limited to:
• Working alongside the Building Manager acting as a gateway to assigned estates area (block estates management) to ensure all estates related activities adhere to Trust policy, procedures, and codes of practice.
• Oversee the safe and timely implementation of routine, reactive and remedial maintenance activities.
• Oversee the safe and timely implementation minor works, projects and building shutdowns.
• Undertake risk management (DATIX) updates, Health and Safety and compliance inspections and reports.
• Audits and improvement actions implementation.
• Attend internal governance meetings, stakeholder meetings with clinical colleagues and the wider Trust.
• Authorised Person duties for HTMs where qualified and appointed.
• Out-of-hours duty manager rota participation.
• Attend out-of-hours to support engineering activities monthly generator tests, annual black building tests, water services shutdowns etc.

Experience and qualifications

• Educated to HNC/HND level or equivalent experience along with post qualification experience/specialist knowledge of managing building structures/engineering services.
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as CIBSE, IWFM, IHEEM IET, IMechE, Energy Institute etc. or actively progressing registered chartered status.
• Practical experience of working in an engineering/ estate maintenance management role.
• Hold full UK driving licence.
• Successful record of accomplishment at an operational and management level and/or experience in a complex environment.
• Demonstrate effective management of contracts and externally contracted teams.
• Specialist knowledge in the fields of performance management, contract monitoring and audit in a building service environment.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrable high competence in technical compliance standards management and resolution of contractual compliance matters.
• Experience building and maintaining effective working relationships, both internal and external to the Trust, (oral, written, electronic).
• Demonstrates interpretation and presentation of complex, sensitive or contentious information in an objective manner across a variety of stakeholder groups (engineers, clinicians, managers, etc).
• Demonstrable competence in commercial management and resolution of commercial matters.
• Manage the available resources to provide a priority-based estates service, 24-hours per day. The service provided must be flexible, responsive, and high-quality. This may include proposing new ways of working.
• Participate in a 24/7 management on-call rota.
• Experience of working in an NHS or healthcare environment - desirable but not essential.
• Good understanding of Hospital policies and procedures and operational activities - desirable but not essential.

In return for your hard work, commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits:

• Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!
• First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England
• Dedicated consultants
• Flexible working options
• Free DBS and free training
• Build holiday allowance.
• Support when you need it - 24/7 365 days
• Stakeholder pension scheme