Assistant Engineer

Medical Protection Society; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A key health services provider in Leeds is seeking an Assistant Engineer to provide technical support for workspace engineering and maintenance. This full-time role involves managing subcontractors, ensuring compliance, and contributing to project delivery. The ideal candidate will have experience in operations support with a focus on Health and Safety. Competitive salary of £30,000 plus benefits included.

Qualifications

• Experience in operations support with a focus on Health and Safety management.
• Ability to manage workload proactively.
• Knowledge of Statutory compliance.

Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact for contractors.
• Contribute to the improvement of contractor performance.
• Assist in management reporting and removing bottlenecks.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Proactive workload management

Experience with facilities management systems

Understanding of Health and Safety

Education

Electrical or Air Conditioning qualification

Job description

Overview

Assistant Engineer

Contract: Permanent(Full-time)

Location: Leeds

Salary: £30,000 + depending on experience

Reporting to the Engineering Manager the Facilities Assistant Engineer provides technical support for MPS workspaces, ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant delivery of engineering and maintenance works through effective coordination and management of subcontractors on-site.

The Assistant Engineer supports the planning, monitoring, and documentation of works, contributing to the smooth delivery of projects and BAU operational activities.

Main Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact for contractors, communicating scope, safety requirements, and deliverables and support planning, including scheduling works, tracking progress, and managing documentation.
• Review and verify contractor documentation including RAMS (Risk Assessments & Method Statements), progress reports, and completion records.
• Contribute to continual improvement of contractor performance and engineering procedures.
• Feedback, monitor and identify ongoing supplier performance to ensure best value to MPS from a costs and value perspective and opportunities to optimise costs
• Seek opportunities to continuously improve ways of working and contribute to team, department and divisional continuous improvement projects aimed to drive operational efficiency.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and subcontractors taking a collaborative approach to ways of working and problem solving.
• Take personal accountability for own training, skill , performance and comply with all governance, policy standards and processes.
• Contribute to an environment where all colleagues recognise the importance of adherence to policies and procedures, risk identification and management.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of management reporting and actively identify and remove bottle necks to improve efficiency/costs

Ideal Candidate

• Experience of working in an in operations support/office administration with a focus on Health and Safety management in the workplace
• Organised, with strong attention to detail to spot errors that could cause rework / reputational damage.
• Proactive management of workload to pre-empt requirements from internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience using facilities management systems
• A good understanding of Health and Safety and CDM regulations
• Knowledge and application of Statutory compliance
• Electrical and/or Air con qualification

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Closing Date: 16/10/2025

Assistant Engineer