Head of Engineering - NHS Venn Group’s specialist Estates & Facilities team is recruiting for a Head of Engineering on behalf of a large NHS organisation. This senior leadership role offers an excellent opportunity to provide strategic and operational leadership across a complex healthcare estate, ensuring engineering services remain safe, compliant and fully supportive of frontline patient care. The Role You will be responsible for: Leading Mechanical, Electrical and Building Services engineering teams across the estate Ensuring compliance with statutory legislation, HTMs, HBNs, British Standards and Trust policies Overseeing planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance and engineering service delivery Managing critical infrastructure including electrical systems, medical gases, ventilation, water safety, pressure systems and fire systems Providing engineering expertise for capital projects, refurbishments, infrastructure upgrades and commissioning activities Leading engineering safety, permit-to-work systems, risk assessments and incident management Managing engineering risk registers, business continuity arrangements and resilience planning Monitoring engineering performance, compliance, maintenance backlogs and asset condition Managing budgets, expenditure and cost improvement programmes Leading and developing engineering managers, technical teams and specialist contractors About You Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Engineering or Building Services Professional membership with CIBSE, IET, IMechE or similar Significant Estates or Engineering Management experience, ideally within healthcare Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical services and statutory compliance Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, contractors and budgets Understanding of engineering governance and Authorised Person responsibilities Proven experience in asset management, capital projects and service improvement Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills Strong leadership, judgement and problem-solving abilities Commitment to safety, compliance and patient care
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