Decontamination Engineering Manager in Surrey

Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for decontamination engineering systems. Ensure decontamination engineering system risks are captured accurately in the risk register and that actions are tracked to completion in a timely manner. Undertake assurance activities including audits and inspections on decontamination engineering systems as part of DgP Technical Services engineering assurance strategy. Verify that maintenance and validation activities have been completed to appropriate standards and requirements for all decontamination engineering systems. Undertake incident investigations and produce technical investigation reports using well established engineering analysis and methods. Develop proposals for continuous improvement and present them to stakeholders for review. Ensure decontamination engineering systems are captured accurately in the asset register, including carrying out full equipment walk-downs and documentation management ensuring all technical drawings and O the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA). APHA use a wide range of specialist facilities as part of its aims to safeguard animal and plant health for the benefit of people, the environment and the economy. These specialist facilities include biocontainment laboratories across the UK with the main laboratory campus being located at Weybridge. The Defra Weybridge site is the largest facility in terms of size and complexity across the Defra network and is currently going through a process of major investment (over £1b) and redevelopment in order to enhance its scientific capability. The site is at the forefront of research and diagnostic testing for animal and zoonotic diseases and leads on disease outbreak response for Defra. The DgP Technical Services team at Weybridge fulfil the role of Intelligent Client Function (ICF) for FM services across DgP's Science Estate. The DEM reports to the Head of Biocontainment and Process Safety Engineering as part of the Engineering function within the DgP Technical Services team. The role is based at the Defra Weybridge laboratory site and will require some travel to the regional sites up to 5% of the time, including overnight travel. Decontamination engineering systems include autoclaves and washer disinfectors, for example, which vary in design and function. In the DGP science estate, the autoclave cycles are predominantly used for the sterilisation of waste, which is then disposed of via the onsite incinerator. Other functions include the sterilisation of media, equipment and tools used in the scientific research and diagnostic procedures. Leading on governance and assurance on decontamination engineering systems, the DESM works collaboratively with the contracted FM service provider, end users and wider stakeholders to ensure decontamination engineering system services are fit for purpose across the science estate. #J-18808-Ljbffr