London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Mechanical Engineer

The closing date is 17 June 2025

Job summary

To assist the Building Services Manager with all building services matters.

To deputise in absence of the Building Services Manager.

To arrange planned and adhoc repairs and maintenance of building, mechanical and electrical works ensuring satisfactory completion.

To prepare annual schedules of condition in order to develop long term maintenance plans.

Maintain up to date knowledge of new legislation covering building mechanical and electrical services including but not limited to fire safety, building regulations, electrical regulations, CIBSE, Health and Safety.

Project manage major M&E maintenance works ensuring effective liaison with local operational managers to minimise operational disruption and ensure continuity of service.

Ensure critical areas served by Mechanical and Electrical services including Building Management Systems, are maintained in good working order.

To ensure a regular program of maintenance and repair to all buildings and stations is maintained.

Main duties of the job

To advise the Building Services Manager on building service issues affecting the planning and implementation of the Trust-Wide Estates strategy.

To prepare and develop annual programmes for building services maintenance and capital projects.

Investigate market trends for procurement and building services management and implement work practice/polices.

Ensure continuous supply of plant and utilities to essential LAS Services, in consultation with IM&T managers.

Develop, maintain and supervise Engineering Standards and Corporate Maintenance Polices.

Develop and maintain Estates asset register database.

To project manage all Estates major engineering capital schemes, liaising with all consultants, preparing briefs and monitoring budgets.

Develop/compile Business Cases in conjunction with operational managers, incorporating operational data/statistics.

Monitor total engineering of the Estate to ensure compliance with Health and Safety requirements.

Develop and maintain protocols of good engineering practice and professional expertise for the Head of Estates & Facilities, Managers and Officers.

To develop/monitor Quality Assurance and Benchmark Standards to ensure commitment to the pursuit of value for money.

To supervise and monitor all contractors in relation to maintenance of building services within the estate.

About us

Our vision is to deliver outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed for everyone in London, 24/7, 365 days a year. Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and is centred upon three missions focused on:

  • Our care- delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed.
  • Our organisation- being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for.
  • Our London- using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital.

To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future.

Details

Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year Per annum inclusive of Outer HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

308-CORP-3040

Job locations

Rainham Essex

Unit 7 Segro Industrial park

Rainham

RM13 8HY


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details of the job description and main responsibilities, please see attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details of the job description and main responsibilities, please see attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Building Services engineering or equivalent
  • Hold Gas Registration in the UK
  • Qualified Chartered Engineer or membership of equivalent professional association or equivalent experience
  • Extensive post-qualification training and experience in Estates, Facilities and complex project management in the Private or Public sector
  • Hold a full car driving licence
  • Membership of appropriate profession institute

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience of managing mechanical and electrical plant to critical services
  • Estate, Facilities and Project Management experience either within the public or private sector
  • Have held financial delegation
  • Experience in implementing, developing and operating safe systems of work
  • Experienced in the procurement and maintenance of plant and equipment
  • Working in Partnership with external organisations
  • Experience with appointing external consultants

Knowledge

Essential

  • Preparing and writing budget
  • Construction Design and Management Regulations
  • Knowledge/understanding of statutory and local requirements including electrical regulations, planning permissions, conservation area applications etc
  • Building Services requirements for Health Care premises (HTM's)
  • Gas and Mechanical Services regulations
  • Specialist knowledge of all building services installations
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Building Services engineering or equivalent
  • Hold Gas Registration in the UK
  • Qualified Chartered Engineer or membership of equivalent professional association or equivalent experience
  • Extensive post-qualification training and experience in Estates, Facilities and complex project management in the Private or Public sector
  • Hold a full car driving licence
  • Membership of appropriate profession institute

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience of managing mechanical and electrical plant to critical services
  • Estate, Facilities and Project Management experience either within the public or private sector
  • Have held financial delegation
  • Experience in implementing, developing and operating safe systems of work
  • Experienced in the procurement and maintenance of plant and equipment
  • Working in Partnership with external organisations
  • Experience with appointing external consultants

Knowledge

Essential

  • Preparing and writing budget
  • Construction Design and Management Regulations
  • Knowledge/understanding of statutory and local requirements including electrical regulations, planning permissions, conservation area applications etc
  • Building Services requirements for Health Care premises (HTM's)
  • Gas and Mechanical Services regulations
  • Specialist knowledge of all building services installations

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Rainham Essex

Unit 7 Segro Industrial park

Rainham

RM13 8HY


Employer's website

https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Address

Rainham Essex

Unit 7 Segro Industrial park

Rainham

RM13 8HY


Employer's website

https://www.londonambulance.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Building Services Manager

James Dunne

James.dunne4@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

09 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year Per annum inclusive of Outer HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

308-CORP-3040

Job locations

Rainham Essex

Unit 7 Segro Industrial park

Rainham

RM13 8HY


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