Maintenance Manager

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Job summary

A leading mental health services provider is seeking a Maintenance Manager to oversee facilities management at their hospital. You will ensure compliance with safety regulations, manage external contractors, and support emergency planning efforts. The ideal candidate has experience in facilities management, excellent communication skills, and a valid driving licence. The role offers strong career progression opportunities and various employee perks.

Benefits

Strong career progression opportunities

Expert supervision & support

Pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount saving

Qualifications

• Experienced in the management of Facilities and services.
• Willing to travel & hold a full valid driving licence.
• Able to communicate at all levels & record detailed, accurate maintenance information.
• Experienced in the management of teams.

Responsibilities

• Effectively manage the performance of external contractors.
• Support the Hospital Manager with information for statutory returns.
• Prepare briefs and environmental reports for training stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with legal duties under relevant acts.
• Support planning for incidents and emergencies in the Hospital.
• Manage the facilities function within agreed budgets.

Skills

Management of Facilities and services

Communication skills

Team management

Full valid driving licence

Job description

Cygnet have been providing a national network of high quality specialist mental health services for more than 30 years.

With us, you’ll work in a vibrant, supportive culture tailored to help you thrive.

As a Maintenance Manager, you’ll help provide a safe & healthy environment for our patients & service users.

And you’ll have the chance to progress in a caring setting that makes a real difference to people’s lives.

At Cygnet, our perks go way beyond pension schemes and excellent professional development.

You’ll also enjoy shopping, travel and leisure discounts – as well as a range of healthcare and financial benefits – to support you to be happy both in and out of work.

So if you’re passionate about what you do, we want to hear from you!

Your Day-to-Day...

You’ll be working Monday – Friday from 8:00am – 5:00pm (40 hours per week) alongside being part of an on-call rota in a hospital that provides a wide range of inpatient mental health services for both men & women. Including specialist deaf services and emergency admission services.

• Effectively manage the performance of the external contractors providing hard and soft facilities management services (Including Planned preventative maintenance, small works & capital projects, security, pest control, grounds and garden maintenance, window cleaning, waste management) to Cygnet Hospital Ealing.
• To support the Hospital Manager with collation of information for all statutory returns such as Controls assurance standards and H&S risk assessment audits.
• Prepare briefs, specification of works, environmental reports and local operational manuals to ensure adequate training for stakeholders in the operation of the building.
• Ensure compliance with the Company’s legal duties under Construction & Design Management Act 1994, Fire precautions Act, Health and Safety at work act, RIDDOR, COSHH, Water regulations, Workplaces (health and safety and welfare) regulations 1992, Control of asbestos regulations, Electricity at work, Lifts and other
• The post holder will support the Hospital manger in his/ her role as lead Emergency planning liaison officer in the development and co-ordination of all aspects of major incident and emergency planning for the Hospital. The post holder will also facilitate and support the Company’s response to major incidents and emergencies.
• Ensure that the facilities function is managed within agreed delegated budgets, ensuring efficient and effective systems and procedures to enable close monitoring.

You are...

• Experienced in the management of Facilities and services
• Willing to travel & hold a full valid driving licence
• Able to communicate at all levels & record detailed, accurate maintenance information
• Experienced in the management of teams.

Why Cygnet? We’ll offer you…

• Strong career progression opportunities
• Expert supervision & support
• Pension scheme
• “Cycle to work” scheme & employee discount saving

Please note: successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

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