Facilities hard services engineering manager

The Facilities Hard Services Engineering Manager within UKHSA is an exciting opportunity for an experienced engineer. The role will report to the Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards (RCE) Facilities Manager. This role is based at the UKHSA Chilton site in Oxfordshire. In this varied and interesting role, you will oversee and support day-to-day management and perform maintenance activities across the three RCE scientific sites (Chilton, Leeds, and Glasgow) ensuring that the facilities operate smoothly to support the organisation rsquo;s public health functions. The post holder will be responsible for maintaining buildings and all related services, managing contracted maintenance provisions, and overseeing planned and ad hoc works as well as capital projects across the three the RCE sites. Your objective will be to ensure timely, cost-effective operations while adhering to relevant UKHSA policy, UK legislation, and health and safety requirements. Location: This role will be based at: Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 0RQ. As the role involves managing three of the RCE sites, you will be required to travel to sites in Leeds and Glasgow. *Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available. * Responsibilities section: The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities and duties: bull; Provide specialist topic support to others for building services, to include electrical systems, management of Legionella etc. bull; Act as project lead for capital and revenue projects within their area and provide occasional building services support to capital project teams outside of the Facilities Section, ensuring health and safety and control of contractors on site. bull; Undertake the role of Deputy Incident Control Officer for the Chilton buildings in the event of an emergency or planned exercise drill, deputising on behalf of the Facilities Manager for the Incident Control Officer in their absence. bull; Topic safety specialist for all RCE estates and building services including responsibility for achieving and maintaining compliance and resolution of safety related issues. Please review the job description for a full list of responsibilities. Essential Criteria: It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of 1000 words that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the essential criteria (for full details of all essential criteria please refer to the attached job description): Essential bull; Qualified to NVQ 3 extended Diploma or above in engineering maintenance or other building services or relevant engineering discipline. bull; Substantial experience in an engineering and maintenance management role that demonstrates an understanding of complex engineering installations, their operation, maintenance, and project management. bull; Experience of conforming to regulatory compliance for key topics such as legionella, fire safety and prevention. bull; Demonstrated experience of leading large scale and specialised contract management and of commissioning specialist engineering systems and initiatives. bull; Experience of identifying, reporting and mitigating a range of risks associated with high hazard sites in either the public or private sector and associated risk-based prioritisation. bull; Excellent interpersonal skills, able to lead teams and build effective working relationships at all levels and between organisations. Desirable bull; Qualified or eligible to join British Institute of Facilities Management (or equivalent) at Associate grade (ABIFM) or above. bull; Qualification in building services topic risk management (e.g. CDM, Legionella Risk). bull; Ability to integrate the project outputs into lsquo;business as usual rsquo; (BAU) ensuring that activities are planned and completed to enable the business to implement the change and realise the benefits. bull; Ability to develop, produce and maintain schedules for activities that take account of dependencies, resource requirements and constraints in order to enable the efficient realisation of benefits. Please review the Job Description for the full criteria. Selection process details: STAGE 1 - APPLICATION SIFT: Your Statement of Suitability should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section). You will also be asked to provide information within the lsquo;Employer/ Activity history rsquo; section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview. STAGE 2 ndash; INTERVIEW This stage will involve an interview in-person at the Chilton location. The Success Profiles framework will be used to assess during your interview. The following behaviours will be used: bull; Seeing the big picture bull; Changing and improving bull; Communicating and Influencing bull; Working together. Expected Timeline: Advert close: 23:55hrs on 18th April 2024 ndash; unfortunately, late applications will not be considered. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. Shortlist: w/c 19th April 2024. Interviews: w/c 7th May 2024. Please note these dates could be subject to change