Engineering Manager

As Engineering Manager, you will report directly into the Head of Site Engineering and Security, and you will be responsible for maintenance and plant managers at the Porton Down UKHSA site.

The postholder will provide senior technical advice to support the mechanical and electrical labour force in their daily operations. Additionally, the Engineering Manager is expected to contribute to the wider EEF team to inform future engineering strategy and decision-making.

This role will require full UK security clearance and you will need to have resided in the UK for the past 5 years. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed.

Location

This role will be based on-site at Porton Down, Salisbury, SP4 0JG.

*Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available. *

Working Pattern - Full Time

Responsibilities section:

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities, and duties:

• Manage a programme of planned preventive maintenance and repairs.
• Manage the response to reactive maintenance work in accordance with procedure and service levels.
• Maintain safety and compliance in the delivery of maintenance and engineering services and ensure health and safety requirements are clearly communicated and diligently applied.
• Develop risk assessments and method statements as required.
• Constantly assess risk through a process of recording and escalation.
• Conduct competency assessments to ensure Authorised Person[s] supplied by the hard services contractor comply with legislation.
• Support the Head of Site Engineering and Security in managing repairs ensuring site rules and protocols are complied with, assuring quality of work is an acceptable standard, and accepting operational responsibility from the contractor.
• Implement and maintain a level of infrastructure resilience and incident planning to ensure critical service and business continuity is adequately supported.
• Collate information and data and provide periodic performance reports to the Head of Site Engineering and Security.
• Develop, lead, and motivate a managerial and supervisory team, and ensure consistent and optimum performance of their duties.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Required Criteria:

It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of up to 1500 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

• Degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, or an equivalent qualification in the same or similar qualification in Mechanics or another subject relevant to the role (NVQ /C&G or HNC/ONC)
• Relevant experience in a similar supervisory/support role
• Substantial experience within a senior estates engineering and maintenance management role along with detailed and current understanding of complex maintenance and engineering installations, their operation and maintenance and associated health and safety requirements.
• Experience in preparing engineering technical documentation including diagnostic reports, SOPs, management reports, risk assessments and method statements, and incident reports.
• Demonstrated experience of commissioning engineering systems, witness testing and commissioning, snagging, and handover/ acceptance of new assets from main contractor to the client.
• Interpersonal skills, able to build effective working relationships at all levels and between organisations, building coalitions of the willing and able.

Desirable

• Experience in an engineering operational role in a regulatory industry with particular experience of regulatory audits to ensure compliance.
• Experience of successfully leading a variety of major specialist engineering initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience of contract management.
• Organisational skills and ability to scan the horizon, anticipating future challenges and mitigating actions.