Site Engineer (Technical)

Site Engineer- Technical

Fixed Term 12 months contract

Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary

37.5 hours per week

£51,000 - £60,000 per annum plus serco benefits

Serco are recruiting for a Site Engineer- Technical to join the team based at Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary on a 12-month fixed term basis. This role will be the contract lead on all technical issues and will be responsible for managing and working with internal and external technical specialists to ensure compliance with all relevant technical standards is maintained.

Main accountabilities:

• Responsible together with the Site Engineer (Maintenance) for liaising with NHS customers, High Wood Health and Laing O’Rourke (Building Contractor) to minimise disruption to hospital operations. 
• Work with the Site Engineer (Maintenance) to ensure delivery of all Hard FM maintenance activity and will assume responsibility for the service during periods of absence.
• Be responsible for all aspects of technical compliance and will take on the role of Responsible Person and Authorising Person for the relevant technical disciplines.
• Be responsible for all aspects of Lifecycle and New works activity on site and will liaise with all relevant parties.
• Managing and liaising with NHS, High Wood Health and Laing O’Rourke (Building Contractor) in respect of all defect issues and activity.
• Be conversant with and understand the working of the mechanical, electrical and electronic systems in NHS hospital e.g., lifts, medical gases, boiler plant, air handling/conditioning fire alarm systems, communication systems, control theory, practical and application.
• Lead liaison with the Authorising Engineers around maintaining safe systems of work on appropriate disciplines and all activities associated with all technical audits including close out of audit reports.
• Ability to undertake Responsible Person (RP) and Authorised Person (AP) duties for all disciplines within professional competency.
• In conjunction with the other AP’s, carry out competence assessments for the purposes of appointing ‘Competent Persons’ and issue Standing Instructions.  
• Co-ordinate building surveys and resulting works, agreeing access requirements and arranging insurance inspections.
• Responsible for the planning and costing of low, medium and high value change notices.
• Responsible for delivering project work
• To participate in the On-Call rota.

What you’ll need to do the role:

• The level of knowledge and skills will require several years working in a middle management role as a minimum.
• Educated to a minimum of HNC/HND level in an engineering discipline, with relevant experience and/or trade background working within a maintenance environment.
• Experience in a similar role within a large complex service.
• Commercially astute with an ability to deliver against contractual KPI requirements.
• Be conversant with the workings of the mechanical, electrical and electronic systems used within a Healthcare Environment e.g., lifts, refrigeration, boiler plant air handling/conditioning fire alarm systems, communications systems, control theory, practical and application
• Ability to hold Authorised Person responsibilities relevant to their engineering discipline.
• Direct line management experience of staff is essential.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines in a demanding environment.
• Understanding of customer care and service delivery in a healthcare environment.
• Flexible to enter technical areas of the building – roof space, plant room, confined spaces, boiler house and energy centre

What we offer:

• Up to 6% contributory pension.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Annual leave purchase scheme.
• Access to the Serco benefits portal offering discounts across major high street brands in Retail, Leisure & Hospitality.
• Health and wellbeing support for you and your family, including an Employee Assistance Programme, Health Cash Plans, free flu jabs, and more.
• Comprehensive career development opportunities, including role-specific training, leadership coaching, and formal study to support your growth with Serco.
• A safe, inclusive, and supportive culture.
• A company passionate about diversity and inclusion.

About Serco
At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services.  We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. 

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At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.  For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.
 

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