Senior Engineer

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role encompasses a wide range of responsibilities aimed at ensuring the smooth operation and maintenance of the estate. Here's an expanded breakdown of some of the management tasks and duties:

Implementing Preventive Maintenance Program (PPM): Develop and oversee a comprehensive PPM program aimed at reducing downtime and equipment failures. This involves scheduling regular inspections, maintenance, and servicing of all critical equipment and systems within the estate.

Developing Compliance program: Setting out all estates compliance requirements in a compliance register and on the CAFM system. Identifying where contract services are needed and procuring in line with policy.

Leadership and Team Management: Provide effective leadership to the site team, ensuring they understand and adhere to safe working procedures and the trust's policies and procedures. Motivate and empower team members to perform their duties efficiently and effectively.

Task Delegation and Supervision: Delegate tasks to team members based on their skills and abilities, ensuring tasks are completed in a timely and safe manner. Provide supervision and support as needed to ensure quality and compliance with standards.

Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities to improve the estate's operations, efficiency, and safety. Implement changes or initiatives aimed at enhancing processes, reducing costs, and increasing overall effectiveness.

Record Keeping and Documentation: Maintain detailed records of completed tasks, including maintenance activities, inspections, repairs, and all other relevant information. Ensure all documentation is accurate, up-to-date, and easily accessible on our software (CATI)for reference or audit purposes.

Financial Management: Manage budgets effectively, ensuring resources are allocated appropriately to meet operational needs. Conduct regular price checks and cost evaluations to ensure the trust receives value for money in all expenditures.

Projects: Work closely with our project manager to oversee and coordinate maintenance, upgrades, or renovation projects within the estate. This entails planning, budgeting, scheduling, and overseeing project completion to ensure they meet deadlines, stay within budget, and adhere to quality standards.

Asset Management: Create and maintain an asset register, cataloguing all equipment, machinery, and facilities within the estate. Develop strategies for optimizing assets, extending asset life cycles, and minimizing risks associated with asset management.

Site Surveys and Inspections: Conduct regular site surveys and inspections to assess the condition of buildings, facilities, and infrastructure. Identify any maintenance or repair needs, safety hazards, or compliance issues, and take appropriate actions to address them.

Performance Reviews and Feedback: Conduct performance reviews and provide constructive feedback to team members to support their professional development and growth. Recognize and reward exceptional performance while addressing any areas needing improvement.

Managing Contractors and Arranging Quotes: Coordinate and manage external contractors and service providers involved in maintenance, repairs, and renovations within the estate. This includes sourcing reputable contractors, negotiating contracts, and ensuring compliance with contractual agreements, health and safety regulations, and quality standards. Solicit quotes from various contractors and suppliers for maintenance, repair, and renovation projects, ensuring alignment with project requirements and budget constraints

Health & Safety Management: Ensure all aspects of the maintenance activates are done so in-line with HSE guidance and legal requirements including the use of ppe, permit to work system and risk & method statements.

By effectively managing these tasks and duties, you'll play a critical role in ensuring the safety, compliance, and operational efficiency of the Children's Trust estate.

Professionalism

Takes action and raises concerns.

Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust.

Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times.

Committed to demonstrating the organisations values and behaviours at all times.

Health and Safety

Adheres to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles, and regulations to perform your role and comply with The Childrens Trust policies and procedures.

Provide evidence of all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post.

Adhere to manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training.

Promotes the health and safety of others.

Uses the incident reporting and risk assessment system (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed.

Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk within the work environment.

Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience

Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems.

Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary.

Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience.

Remains organised and focused when under pressure.

Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback.

Motivates self and other.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Commitment to the vision and values of The Childrens Trust.
• Flexible and can do attitude to competing commitments in workload.
• Highly motivated and reliable.
• Ability to cope working in a demanding environment.

Qualifications

Essential

• A relevant Degree related to Construction/ building industry or relevant experience
• Pool plant qualification.
• A valid UK driving licence.

Desirable

• NEBOSH or IOSH qualification.
• Legionella awareness qualification.
• 2 trade relevant qualifications such as City & Guilds and NVQ.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to read, understand and work to schematic and layout diagrams.
• Ability to use multiple CAFM (computer aided facilities management).
• Organised and process driven.
• Good communication skills.
• Able to work to firm deadlines.
• Flexible and able to adapt to various challenges and sensitive situations.
• Attention to detail & impeccable record keeping.
• Results driven and committed to achieving goals.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of managing and developing PPM, reactive and remedial maintenance schedules and work activities
• Experience of developing compliance strategy
• Experience of using, updating and amending CAFM systems
• Experience with medical gas
• Electrical installation/safe isolation experience
• Experience with closed water systems
• Previous experience working in a FM environment
• Asbestos awareness training
• Experience in a similar setting.
• Managing & prioritising own workload, including prioritisation of works around business need.
• Working safely and effectively following safe systems of work.
• Project management with CDM understanding
• Experience in a similar role managing a team
• Building services management experience
• Experience of working to SFG20

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Children's Trust

Address

The Childrens Trust

Tadworth Court

Tadworth

Surrey

KT20 5RU

Employer's website

https://www.thechildrenstrust.org.uk/jobs (Opens in a new tab)