Engineering Manager

The retirement of our current Engineering Manager has created an exciting and challenging opportunity for a forward-thinking individual to step into this high-profile role on a substantive basis. You will be joining an excellent, dynamic team that takes pride in delivering outstanding results.

As the senior mechanical engineer within the Trust, you will be responsible for a wide portfolio of mechanical engineering systems-ensuring they are safe, reliable, and maintained on time and within financial and statutory limits.

Key responsibilities include:

• Providing professional advice to the Trust, contractors, and consultants on all aspects of mechanical engineering systems, plant, and equipment.
• Working with Authorising Engineers and senior Trust leaders to maintain and update policies and procedures in line with best practice and statutory legislation.
• Acting as a senior Approved/Responsible Person across the mechanical engineering field.
• Ensuring engineering maintenance, including contract work, meets appropriate standards and specifications.
• Managing engineering maintenance staff effectively.

This is a high-pressure, rewarding role for someone ready to make a significant impact.

Main duties of the job

The role also includes control of on-site incineration processes, ensuring compliance with environmental controls and reporting mechanisms. You will be responsible for managing Water, Gas, and Steam services across the Trust, driving efficiency and cost saving initiatives for each utility. Please note, participation in an on call rota for out of hours support is required.

Essential Skills and Qualifications:

• Strong computer skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office and effective use of the Planet Enterprise system.
• Familiarity with other Estates software packages is desirable.
• Extensive experience in mechanical systems and managing an operational department.
• A relevant Degree or equivalent professional qualification or experience.
• Membership of a professional engineering institution would be advantageous.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description/Person Specification for a full detail of role and main responsibilities.

Person Specification Application Form

• Degree or equivalent knowledge and experience in an engineering related discipline
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent + specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate courses and experience to master's equivalent level.
• Previous experience in the Health Service

Application form and Interview

• Knowledge of staff management and personnel policies and procedures
• Developed technical knowledge of engineering services and practices
• Knowledge of technical standards e.g. HTM, Building Regulations, BS, EN&ISO Standards and Health and Safety Standards

Interview

• Ability to undertake long term maintenance planning, short term project planning, emergency, contingency planning for critical services
• Ability to plan and prioritise works & schedules to meet agreed targets and deadlines
• Availability for on call duties with a current full valid driving licence
• Excellent interpersonal and oral communications skills with the ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation both verbally and in written format. Ability to communicate with members of the public where necessary (verbal and written
• Overall Interview

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.