Estates Team Leader

Integrated Care System; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

An integrated care organization in Harrogate seeks an Authorised Person to supervise staff and manage engineering services, ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. The ideal candidate will have extensive supervisory experience, ideally holding an HNC in Building Services, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, and a strong interpersonal skill set. Responsibilities include overseeing maintenance of medical gas systems, electrical systems, and ensuring service efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintaining complicated electrical/mechanical equipment (4+ years).
• Willingness to work towards HNC qualification if not already obtained.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and manage staff and contractors maintaining engineering services.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety and statutory requirements.
• Serve as Authorised Person for various engineering systems.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Health & Safety knowledge

IT literacy

Education

Recognised trade apprenticeship or NVQ

HNC in Building Services, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

The post holder will form part of a multi-disciplinary estates team providing direct supervision and management of directly employed staff and specialist contractors.

The role will require the successful candidate to undertake the role of Authorised Person (AP) for a range of engineering services as defined within Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 00. This is to be determined by the Compliance and Mechanical Services Manager and Head of Operational Estates based on the requirements of the service. The post holder will also have key operational responsibilities for ensuring engineering services are maintained to all current statutory, mandatory and best practice requirements including full alignment with Health Technical Memorandum (HTM).

The successful candidate will be required to have substantial supervisory experience and or a willingness to undertake further training to ensure that external contractors and directly employed staff are managed in an efficient and effective manner and that all required staff timekeeping, work request completion, resources and materials, absence, appraisals, team briefs, tool box talks, health and safety and other key deliverables are a fundamental part of delivering the estates service.

Main duties of the job

The following highlights the main responsibilities of the role which includes maintenance, installation, commissioning and testing of a wide range of engineering services:

• Carry out the role of Authorised Person (AP) for a range of engineering systems
• MGPS (Medical Gas Piped Systems)
• Lifts
• LV Electrical systems
• Water Systems
• Ventilation systems
• Participate in the Trade On Call Rota
• Automatic, Active and Passive Fire Protection
• Support service delivery in the absence of technicians

About us

Harrogate Integrated Facilities (HIF) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of Harrogate and District Foundation Trust (HDFT). HIF supplies services to the hospital and community services with respect to Maintenance, Sterile Services, Portering, Catering, Equipment Library, Linen and Sewing Room, Security, Car Parking, General Office, Front Desk, Reception, Waste Management, Courier Services, Security Services and Domestics.

Our mission is to be an exceptional provider of integrated facilities for the benefit of our communities, our staff and our partners.

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application.
• Please also be aware that the company does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details or contact Jacob Snelson via email [e-mail].

Person Specification

Education

• Served a recognised and registered trade apprenticeship or equivalent NVQ and/or relevant experience within the relevant field.
• HNC (Building Services, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering) or willingness to work towards the qualification in the next 2 years

Experience

• 4 years post apprenticeship experience in service/testing/maintaining complicated electrical/mechanical equipment

Skills

• High degree of interpersonal skills
• Good working knowledge of H&S
• I.T. literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office

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.

Compliance & Mechanical Services Manager

£38,682 to £46,580 a yearper annum pro rata