Lead Engineer

The Princess Margaret Hospital in Windsor is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

Circle Health Group is proud to be recognised as one of the UK's top 5 best big companies to work for as well as top 5 to work for in the health and social care sector. We have an opportunity for a Lead Engineer to join their team of staff. This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours a week. The role holder will be required to cover a flexible shift pattern.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Experience in managing in an Engineering Maintenance Environment.
• Experience in working under own initiative is required.
• Experience in delegating duties and line managing on site Engineers.
• Current Construction Safety Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card at appropriate level of qualification.
• If electrically qualified, current Electro-technical Certification Scheme (ECS) Card required.
• City & Guilds Part 3, HNC, NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering essential.
• Time served apprenticeship in a Mechanical or Electrical biased discipline desirable.
• Fire safety or Fire Risk Assessment training desirable.
• Understanding of Quality Management, customer satisfaction and the continuous improvement process.
• Qualified in or having a Comprehensive understanding of Health and Safety guidelines and applicable law.
• Clear understanding of Legionella prevention requirements within Hospital buildings.
• Excellent written/verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated high level of organisation & time management skills, particularly in an environment with multiple, and sometimes conflicting priorities.
• Sound fault finding techniques.

Duties of this role include:

• The provision of Engineering Maintenance and breakdown support to the hospital.
• Management and reporting of R & M budgets, reviewing and commenting as appropriate.
• Management of Environment and energy reduction.
• Provide competent Technical, Health, Safety and Environmental support & assistance to ED's and local Hospital Managers, Project Managers and / or Minor works Managers.
• Work with the senior leadership team to develop and implement the management tools necessary to operate their facilities to the required standard.
• Liaise with the Regional Engineering Manager and Hospital Operations Manager to support and advise on appropriate engineering issues.
• Cover your cluster sites to meet on-call requirements.
• Attend regional/cluster meetings and training courses when required.
• Provide support to sites within your cluster when required for Holiday, sickness, vacancies, and or general support provision.
• Produce reports in line with the department's reporting procedure.
• Liaise with all Engineering sub-contractors to ensure work is completed efficiently, effectively and safely and adequate records are retained on your site.
• Line Management responsibility for the Engineering operatives within your hospital.
• Ensure the Engineering Planned Preventative and Reactive Maintenance Routine is completed within the required timeframe as detailed in the Standard operating Procedure manuals.
• Ensure the EBME Maintenance Routine is completed as detailed in the Standard operating Procedure manuals.
• You comply with all relevant mandatory training.

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

• 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service.
• Private Pension Scheme.
• Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions.
• Friends & Family Hospital Discounts.
• Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay.
• Non-contributory life insurance.
• Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits.
• Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing.
• Employee recognition programmes.
• Industry leading training and development opportunities.

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work styles...and more.

Circle Health Group are proud to be a Gold member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and we welcome applications from members of the Armed Forces Community. We are also part of The Valuable 500 and we pride ourselves in being a Disability Confident Employer.

We're passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.