Hospital Facilities Lead Engineer – Maintenance & Growth

Circle Health Group; Blackburn; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday per year + bank

Private Pension Scheme

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Family Friendly policies

Non-contributory life insurance

Staff engagement hub and wellbeing

Extensive training and development

Job summary

The Beardwood Hospital is part of Circle Health Group and has an opportunity for a Lead Engineer to join the Maintenance Department. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week with a flexible shift pattern and a salary of up to £46,000 per year.

Responsibilities include engineering maintenance, budget management, and risk and safety oversight across the hospital and cluster sites. The role requires engineering qualifications, leadership experience and a strong safety mindset.

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Part 3, HNC or NVQ Level 4 in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• CSCS or ECS card at the appropriate level if electrically qualified.
• Experience in engineering maintenance, ideally in a hospital or critical services.
• Experience in team leadership, task allocation and performance management.
• Strong health and safety knowledge including risk management and Legionella prevention.

Responsibilities

• Provide Engineering Maintenance and breakdown support to the hospital.
• Manage and report on maintenance budgets; review and comment as needed.
• Manage environment and energy reduction initiatives.
• Offer Technical, Health, Safety and Environmental support to EDs and Hospital Managers.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to implement facilities management tools.
• Liaise with Regional Engineering Manager and Hospital Operations Manager.
• Cover cluster sites to meet on-call requirements.
• Attend regional/cluster meetings and training courses as required.
• Provide support to sites in your cluster for holidays, sickness or vacancies.

Skills

Team leadership

Fault finding

Communication skills

Education

City & Guilds Part 3 / HNC / NVQ Level 4 in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Job description

The Beardwood Hospital is part of Circle Health Group and has an opportunity for a Lead Engineer to join the Maintenance Department. This full-time role is 37.5 hours per week with a flexible shift pattern and a salary of up to £46,000 per year.

Responsibilities include engineering maintenance, budget management, and risk and safety oversight across the hospital and cluster sites. The role requires engineering qualifications, leadership experience and a strong safety mindset.