Hospital Engineer

Spire Healthcare Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading private healthcare provider in Southampton is seeking a Hospital Engineer to provide comprehensive engineering services. The role involves implementing maintenance programs, managing contractors, and ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Ideal candidates will have building services management experience, relevant certifications, and strong electrical and mechanical knowledge. This position offers a competitive salary, generous annual leave, and a comprehensive benefits package, including private medical insurance and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

35 days annual leave

Employer and employee contributory pension

'Spire for you' reward platform

Free Bupa wellness screening

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Qualifications

• Must hold relevant certificates or be willing to undertake specialist training.
• Experience in building services management with a track record of success.
• Knowledge of compliance with changing legislation.

Responsibilities

• Implement a planned and preventative maintenance programme for all building services.
• Manage external contractors on site according to policy.
• Provide out of hours emergency on-call service.

Skills

Building services management

Electrical knowledge

Mechanical knowledge

Prioritization skills

Education

C&G Qualification in Electrical/Mechanical field

Job description

Hospital Engineer | Spire Southampton | Permanent |Full-time-37.5 hours per week | Hampshire

Spire Southampton Hospital is recruiting for an Engineer to join their fantastic team on a permanent basis. The successful applicant will work as part of the engineering team providing a comprehensive and cost-effective engineering service within the hospital. Maintaining a safe environment for all staff and customers.

Spire Southampton Hospital offers world‑class care, and is part of one of the UK's most respected private hospital groups. With a full multidisciplinary medical team, you can get fast access to expert healthcare, from consultations and diagnosis to personalised treatments and as much aftercare as you clinically need.

Duties and responsibilities:

• To implement a comprehensive, cost effective, planned and preventative maintenance programme for all building services, utilising the network Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• To identify personal training and development requirements, for self and team, consistent with the hospital business plan.
• To assist the Engineering Manager as point of contact for all external contractors providing specialist services to building / building services / equipment and manage those contractors whilst on site in line with Spire policy.
• To understand ventilation systems, water, medical gases and electrical knowledge.
• To undertake maintenance/testing of plant / equipment, ensuring compliance with current HTM recommendations / PPM Schedules and manufacturers instruction keeping all necessary records
• To receive and review prioritise and take action on all maintenance requests from departments and maintain records of work undertaken on CMMS.
• To provide out of hours emergency on‑call service.
• To provide in‑house day to day maintenance service
• To assist with any fire drills or fire activity

Who we’re looking for:

• Must hold relevant certificates or be willing to undertake specialist training in specific areas
• Have experience in building services management with a track record of success
• Have extensive knowledge of building services
• Be able to prioritise demands against resources
• Be able to support hospital compliance with changing legislation
• It would be advantageous to have served a recognised apprenticeship in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering with C&G Qualification in electrical or Mechanical field and have experience of working in a hospital environment, or similar settings

Working Hours:

Full‑time 37.5 hours Monday‑Friday 9am-5pm

Contract Type:

Permanent

We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• 'Spire for you' reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Succeeding and celebrating together

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Closing Date:

If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.