Lead Engineer - JR108842

Circle Health Group; Bath; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent healthcare provider in Bath is seeking a Lead Engineer for their Maintenance Department. In this full-time role, you will oversee engineering maintenance, manage budgets, and lead a team to ensure high standards in a hospital setting. Ideal candidates will possess relevant engineering qualifications and significant experience in maintenance leadership, along with strong communication skills. This position provides a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Benefits

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Private Healthcare Scheme

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Employer-sponsored training and development

Qualifications

• Proven experience in engineering maintenance, ideally within a hospital environment.
• Experience in team leadership, task allocation, and performance management.
• Comprehensive understanding of health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the safe and effective completion of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM).
• Manage the engineering response to building and equipment faults.
• Provide leadership and line management of engineering operatives.

Skills

Fault-finding

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Education

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

Tools

Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) systems

Job description

Salary: Competitive plus Benefits (depending on level of experience, training and qualification)

Bath Clinic is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

We have an opportunity for a Lead Engineer to join our team of staff in the Maintenance Department. This role will involve overseeing a team of Engineers, Monday-Friday with ad hoc weekends.

This is a Full time role for 37.5 hours a week.

The successful candidate must reside in or near the area, as the position is based at the hospital.

Main duties of the job

The provision of Engineering Maintenance and breakdown support to the hospital.

Management and reporting of R & M budgets, reviewing and commenting as appropriate.

Management of Environment and energy reduction

Provide competent Technical, Health, Safety and Environmental support & assistance to EDs and local Hospital Managers, Project Managers and / or Minor works Managers.

Work with the senior leadership team to develop and implement the management tools necessary to operate their facilities to the required standard.

Liaise with the Regional Engineering Manager and Hospital Operations Manager to support and advise on appropriate engineering issues

Cover your cluster sites to meet on-call requirements.

Attend regional/cluster meetings and training courses when required

Provide support to sites within your cluster when required for Holiday, sickness, Vacancys, and or general support provision

About us

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service

Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions

Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay

Non-contributory life insurance

Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits

Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing

Employee recognition programmes

Industry leading training and development opportunities

and much more!

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work stylesand more.

Were passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

Job responsibilities

WHO ARE WE?

We are Circle Health Group.

We are the number one independent provider of hospital services in this country, with more than 50 hospitals, 6000 specialists and 2 million patient visits each year.

We offer high quality, safe, accessible and affordable healthcare.

We want to be the most innovative and patient focused healthcare organisation.

WHO ARE YOU?

You make sure that standards of patient care are consistently applied and maintained.

You maintain and enhance customer service and satisfaction.

You promote and safeguard the wellbeing and interests of all patients, employees and visitors.

WHAT DO YOU DO?

Maintenance and Operational Delivery

Ensure the safe and effective completion of all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Reactive Maintenance tasks in line with Circle Health Group Standard Operating Procedures.

Manage the engineering response to building and equipment faults, ensuring timely and safe resolution with minimal disruption to hospital services.

Oversee the delivery of EBME maintenance routines to ensure all medical equipment is serviced and safe for use.

Team Leadership and Supervision

Provide day-to-day leadership and line management of engineering operatives within your hospital.

Allocate tasks, monitor performance, and ensure training and competency standards are maintained.

Promote a positive working culture that supports professional development, safety, and service excellence.

Budget and Resource Management

Monitor and report on Reactive and Maintenance (R&M) budgets, identifying any variances and contributing to cost control measures.

Manage site engineering resources effectively, including supporting other sites in your cluster during periods of holiday, sickness, or vacancy.

Support energy efficiency programmes and environmental sustainability initiatives in line with Circle Health Groups environmental strategy.

Compliance and Health & Safety

Provide competent technical, health, safety, and environmental support to hospital leadership, ensuring legal and regulatory compliance.

Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, incidents, and contractor works in accordance with hospital policy.

Ensure compliance with statutory testing, fire safety protocols, Legionella prevention, and infection control standards.

Contractor and Stakeholder Management

Liaise with sub-contractors and external service providers to ensure maintenance tasks are completed efficiently, safely, and to the required quality.

Work collaboratively with Executive Directors, Hospital Managers, Project Managers, and Regional Engineering Managers to address operational and capital works needs.

Attend regional and cluster meetings and training to support continued professional development and service alignment.

Reporting and Continuous Improvement

Produce and submit engineering reports in line with departmental schedules, providing updates on site status, compliance, and performance.

Support service audits and contribute to quality improvement initiatives across engineering and estates services.

Assist in the implementation of systems, tools, and processes to enhance the delivery of engineering services across the hospital estate.

WHAT DO YOU HAVE?

City & Guilds Part 3, HNC, or NVQ Level 4 (or equivalent) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.

CSCS card or ECS card (if electrically qualified) at the appropriate level.

Proven experience in engineering maintenance, ideally within a hospital or similar critical services environment.

Experience in team leadership, task allocation, and performance management.

Comprehensive understanding of health and safety legislation, including risk management, fire safety, and Legionella prevention.

Strong fault-finding, organisational, and communication skills.

Time-served apprenticeship in a relevant engineering discipline.

Fire Safety or Fire Risk Assessment training.

Experience managing sub-contractors and minor works.

Understanding of energy management systems or environmental reporting.

Familiarity with Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) systems.

WHAT SORT OF PERSON ARE YOU?

You are a great communicator with different people at different levels.

You are an excellent judge and decision maker.

You are a highly effective problem solver.

You are proactive and driven to succeed.

You are punctual, committed and reliable.

You are flexible and adaptable.

You are committed to lifelong learning.

WHAT ELSE?

This is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity. This is not exhaustive and may change due to future changes and developments.

You have to maintain your knowledge and conduct your duties responsibly with the guidance of the Health & Safety at Work Act.

You treat all patient information as confidential and would only breach confidence if you felt that a patient or member of staff was at risk of harm.

Health & Safety / Confidentiality

You must maintain knowledge of Health and Safety at Work Act. Ensuring appropriate measures are taken in respect of Health and Safety for staff, visitors and contractors

In the course of their duties employees will have access to confidential material about patients, members of staff and Circle Health Group. On no account must information relating to identifiable patients be divulged to anyone other than authorised persons, for example, medical, nursing or other professional staff, as appropriate, who are concerned directly with the care, diagnosis and/or treatment of the patient. Similarly, no information of a personal or confidential nature concerning individual members of staff should be divulged to anyone without the proper authority. Failure to observe these rules will be regarded as serious misconduct, which could result in disciplinary action being taken including dismissal.

This job description is intended as an outline of the general areas of activity. This job description is not an exhaustive document and may be subject to alteration in the light of future changes and developments.

Opportunities with Circle Health Group

Circle Health Group is committed to creating a diverse workforce offering inclusive opportunities for all our colleagues. Our definition of diversity goes beyond the established characteristics protected by the Equality Act, as we strive to attract candidates with diverse experiences, backgrounds, identities or expressions, skills, work stylesand more.

Were passionate about creating an environment where our people can thrive, grow and develop professionally and personally. Our principles and values guide our colleagues to be selfless, compassionate, committed, collaborative, brave, agile, tenacious and creative and are at the core of our purpose and culture.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• City & Guilds Part 3, HNC, or NVQ Level 4 (or equivalent) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• CSCS card or ECS card (if electrically qualified) at the appropriate level.

Experience

• Proven experience in engineering maintenance, ideally within a hospital or similar critical services environment.
• Experience in team leadership, task allocation, and performance management.
• Comprehensive understanding of health and safety legislation, including risk management, fire safety, and Legionella prevention.
• Strong fault-finding, organisational, and communication skills.

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.

Depending on experience+ Benefits & Rewards