Senior Facilities Engineer

The Senior Facilities Engineer will be responsible for coordinating and supporting the safe operation and repair of all Mechanical and Electrical equipment, facilities, and fabric equipment across two sites but not limited to general responsive maintenance tasks, and new installations.

The Senior Facilities Engineer will report to the engineering manager on site. The role will entail a hands-on approach, managing a small team, coordinating, selecting, managing contractors on site, and supporting planned and adhoc projects.

Ensuring high levels of safety awareness and implementing a Permit to work system for high-risk activities and control of contractors.

Provide leadership and mentoring to the facilities engineer and engineering apprentice ensuring all tasks are carried in a safe, quality, and timely manner.

Schedule and control Planned, Preventive and Reactive Maintenance works with site staff and contractors in conjunction with site operations to ensure minimum disruption.

The position will be mainly days regular, however shift work and out of hours work will be expected as and when required.

To ensure that the company’s vision, values and policies and procedures are adhered to at all times.

• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety standards and industry codes.
• Ensure compliance with company Health and Safety policies.
• Ensure statutory Health and Safety tasks are complete.
• Maintaining a record of all documentation including risk assessments, safe systems of work, permit to work authorisation, PM tasks and Change control.
• Completion and review of Risk Assessments and SSOW’s
• Management, coordinating and supporting of projects within the engineering and operational departments.
• Monitoring the condition of services and facilities via the Building Management System across two sites.
• Monitoring, reviewing and reducing energy usage across both sites.
• Implementing repair and modification work to site facilities and equipment, including electrical installation work, emergency lighting, Air Handling, HVAC, domestic hot and cold-water, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems
• Identify and order spare parts and replacement parts as required.
• Ensure they adhere to all company requirements for Clean Room maintenance activities and medical industry regulations.
• Manage and control of budgets.
• Manage and liaising with external contractors.
• Any other tasks as required by the department manager

• Time served with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Qualified to a minimum of ONC level in engineering maintenance, Electrical/Mechanical or similar related subject.
• NEBOSH Certified or IOSH Managing Safety.
• Demonstrable evidence of previous project management.
• Supervisory and mentoring experience.
• Experience with Building Management Systems.
• Experience of fault finding electrical and control systems.
• Knowledge of developing and implementing PPM system.
• Proactive approach and ability to work within a team.
• Confident in problem solving leading to decision making.
• Self-motivated and able to motivate others.
• Able to work to tight deadlines and under pressure.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent planning and delegation skills.
• CAD experience (Desirable).
• IT literate.