# Lead Engineer

**Company**: The Beardwood Hospital
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: Up to £46,000.00 per year
**Category**: Facilities & Maintenance
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

We are seeking a Lead Engineer to join our team at The Beardwood Hospital, part of Circle Health Group. This is a full-time role for 37.5 hours a week, with a flexible shift pattern.

The successful candidate will provide engineering maintenance and breakdown support to the hospital, manage and report on R&M budgets, and provide technical, health, safety, and environmental support to various stakeholders.

Key responsibilities include:

- Providing engineering maintenance and breakdown support to the hospital

- Managing and reporting on R&M budgets

- Managing environment and energy reduction initiatives

- Providing technical, health, safety, and environmental support to ED's, local Hospital Managers, Project Managers, and Minor Works Managers

- Working with the senior leadership team to develop and implement management tools

- Liaising with the Regional Engineering Manager and Hospital Operations Manager on engineering issues

- Covering cluster sites to meet on-call requirements

- Attending regional/cluster meetings and training courses when required

- Providing support to sites within the cluster when required

To be considered for this role, you should have:

- City & Guilds Part 3, HNC, or NVQ Level 4 (or equivalent) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

- CSCS card or ECS card (if electrically qualified) at the appropriate level

- Proven experience in engineering maintenance, ideally within a hospital or similar critical services environment

- Experience in team leadership, task allocation, and performance management

- Comprehensive understanding of health and safety legislation, including risk management, fire safety, and Legionella prevention

- Strong fault-finding, organisational, and communication skills

In terms of benefits, we offer:

- 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

## Skills

### Required
- Mechanical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Health and Safety Legislation
- Risk Management
- Fire Safety
- Legionella Prevention
- Team Leadership
- Task Allocation
- Performance Management

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