Head of Engineering

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, a leading cancer centre, is seeking an experienced professional to join the Estates Team. You will take ownership of engineering infrastructure across the London Estate, driving improvements and ensuring maintenance aligns with Trust policies and clinical needs.

You will provide high-level engineering leadership to estates staff and collaborate with senior management to deliver safe, compliant facilities that support patient care and research activities.

Qualifications

• The job posting does not list specific skills, tools, or education requirements.

Responsibilities

• Operational management of engineering infrastructure and services across the entire London Estate.
• Ensures engineering maintenance, including contract work, complies with Trust policies and clinical needs.
• Provides expert engineering leadership and technical management to estates staff and senior management.
• Undertakes Authorised Person responsibilities for specified plant and systems and manages safe systems.
• Provides strategic direction and operational advice to ensure effective delivery of engineering services and maintenance.

Job description

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe with a reputation for high quality patient care, research, development and education. The Projects and Estates Department plays an instrumental role within the Trust by managing critical infrastructure, maintenance, and projects across its entire estate which directly impacts on frontline clinical care, cutting edge global research, infection prevention and control and energy efficiency.

We have a position within our Estates Department, which provides excellent opportunities to drive improvements in our buildings and infrastructure and manage the delivery of Estates services. We are seeking someone who will find fulfilment from the role knowing that they will be making a real a difference to patients, staff and cancer outcomes on a daily basis and are motivated committed to lifelong learning.

We are looking for a committed, highly self-motivated, to join the Estates Team and to take ownership to actively embrace the responsibilities of this post as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification.

• Responsible for the operational management of engineering infrastructure and services across the entire London Estate,
• Has overall responsibility for ensuring that engineering maintenance, including contract work, is carried out to appropriate standards and specifications compliant with Trust policies and clinical needs
• Provides expert specialist and professional engineering expertise to other estates staff, directors, senior management of the organisation; may advise external agencies
• Undertakes Authorised Person responsibilities in relation to specified engineering plant, building services /elements and systems / infrastructure and manages safe systems.
• Providing high level professional engineering leadership and technical management, oversight, strategic direction and operational advice ensuring the optimum delivery of engineering services, projects /works and maintenance

The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is a world-leading cancer centre. Our role is to offer our patients the best cancer care available anywhere in the world, and to continue to make a global contribution to finding better ways of diagnosing and treating cancer. We employ over 4,500 staff in a diverse range of careers including nursing, medical, science, radiography, pharmacy, occupational therapy, finance and administrative services. We have two hospitals – one in Chelsea, London, and one in Sutton, Surrey – as well as a Medical Daycare Unit in Kingston Hospital.

At The Royal Marsden, we deal with cancer every day, so we understand how valuable life is. When people entrust their lives to us, they have the right to demand the very best. That's why the pursuit of excellence lies at the heart of everything we do.

At the heart of the hospital is our dedicated team. We offer a stimulating and dynamic working environment, a wide range of staff benefits, learning and development opportunities and clear career pathways. There are opportunities to work flexibly across a range of areas and specialities and we welcome flexible working requests from point of hire to support employees work life balance. We are looking for employees who aspire to excellence, share our values and can play a crucial role in our on-going achievements.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Laura Jaldin Job title: Business Manager Email address: [e-mail]