Mechanical Estates Officer Full Time

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Facilities & Estates are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified, enthusiastic and adaptable manager to lead and manage Mechanical Engineering teams across the sites of Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust (BSUH). The sites are situated in Brighton and Haywards Heath

For this permanent post, we are looking for someone who:

• Is a team player with demonstrable and proven experience in successfully leading and managing a team of staff

• Is experienced in management of maintenance as it applies to electrical services within a hospital or similar complex environment

• Has excellent theoretical and practical mechanical engineering skills and an ability to solve complex problems in a dynamic fast moving environment.

• Has good written and verbal communication skills; the job requires you to interact with hospital staff and contractors across a wide range of clinical and non clinical disciplines.

• Takes responsibility for the interpretation of technical standards, regulations, and codes of practice relevant to hospital mechanical services (in accordance with relevant legislation) to ensure that our buildings are safe and available at all times for their intended use

• Will undertake the role of Lead Authorised Person for electrical engineering and as an Authorised Person for medical gases

Engineering maintenance is core to this role and as the holder of a management role you will be responsible for managing reactive and preventative maintenance processes/ procedures for a wide range of electrical services such as lighting, power and distribution; electrical generators; uninterruptible power supplies; and fire alarm systems. You will ensure that all appropriate maintenance procedures and processes are implemented and adhered to by our in-house staff and specialist contractors.

The role requires a broad, in-depth knowledge of mechanical and electrical engineering systems, related legislation, standards (particularly the HTM series of documents), and safe systems of work. Therefore a degree level qualification (or equivalent) in an Mechanical Engineering related area is preferred, but consideration will be given to applicants who have a good level of knowledge and experience relevant to the post, where this experience is underpinned by proven success.

Participation in an emergency on-call rota system is essential.

• Posts in the Trust are subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Criminal Records Bureau to check for any previous criminal spent and unspent convictions, reprimands, and cautions.

• Appointment to this role will commence at the lowest salary point unless confirmed otherwise by HR Employment Services (Recruitment, Administration & Terms and Conditions)

• We may also use this advert to build our Bank staff. If you are unsuccessful at interview for a substantive role but meet the BSUH standards you may be offered a bank post.

• If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 23 October 2017

For further details / informal visits contact:

Neville Clark, Deputy Director of Facilities and Estates (Hard FM), Tel: 01273 696955 Ext: 4946

Please ensure that you have read the Job Description in full before applying and that referees provided are your Line Managers over the last 3 years.

It is also important that any gaps in your employment history during this period are accounted for.

The Trust welcomes applications from everyone, especially those from underrepresented groups. There are a number of initiatives to support staff members from diverse backgrounds including:

• Belief Initiatives and Support
• Charity/ Volunteering
• Diversity &Inclusion Training
• Disability Support
• Early Careers Initiatives
• Ex- Armed forces Initiatives
• Home working/ Flexible working Initiatives
• Employee Assistance Programme
• General Accessibility
• Staff Network Groups

If you need more information, or help with the application process, please see the HR Mission Statement (to the right) or contact the HR Employment Services Team on 01444 448692 or 01444 448616.

All staff members have a responsibility to treat colleagues, patients and clients with respect and to ensure that work environments remain secure, inclusive and mutually supportive.

Applications for Tier 2 sponsorship are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, however under the Residence Labour Market Test non-EEA candidates may not be appointed if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available. For further information please visit UK Border Agency website.

Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals ensures equity of access and the delivery of our services through the provision of interpreter services, facilities for the disabled and sensitivity for towards ethnic, cultural and religious differences and needs

Please note we are a Smoke Free Trust. Smoking is not permitted on any of the Premises, grounds or in any Trust owned vehicle.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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