Senior Decontamination Engineering Leader

Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA); Addlestone; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Weybridge laboratory site is seeking a Decontamination Engineering Manager to lead governance and assurance for decontamination systems across the science estate.

Based at Weybridge with up to 5% travel to regional sites, you will develop policies, maintain asset registers, author technical reports, and lead end-to-end life cycle management of autoclaves and washer disinfectors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for decontamination engineering systems.
• Ensure decontamination engineering system risks are captured accurately in the risk register and that actions are tracked to completion in a timely manner.
• Undertake assurance activities including audits and inspections on decontamination engineering systems as part of DgP Technical Services engineering assurance strategy.
• Verify that maintenance and validation activities have been completed to appropriate standards and requirements for all decontamination engineering systems.
• Undertake incident investigations and produce technical investigation reports using well established engineering analysis and methods.
• Develop proposals for continuous improvement and present them to stakeholders for review.
• Ensure decontamination engineering systems are captured accurately in the asset register, including carrying out full equipment walk-downs and documentation management ensuring all technical drawings and OMs are updated, and that information is applicable and available to Defra, projects and FM provider.
• Maintain the repository of decontamination engineering systems design documentation, OMs and other technical information.
• Develop technical specifications for replacement of, and new decontamination engineering systems.
• Work collaboratively with project teams through all project stages, fulfilling the role of senior end user to ensure new decontamination engineering systems are fit for purpose and meet DgP and APHA requirements.
• Develop and deliver training for decontamination engineering system operatives, including engineers and end users.
• Review and authorise requests for change to equipment made by end users and FM service provider.
• Assist with the appropriate identification, procurement, registration and storage of critical spares as needed.
• Data capture and trend analysis for deviations and potential improvements including the collation of Safety Performance indicators, MTBF etc.
• Author technical reports and status of equipment performance for review by the Head of Biocontainment and Process Safety Engineering.
• Author all necessary business cases to support the appropriate investments required for equipment to perform at its optimum.
• Identify necessary training to become proficient in the role.
• Engage with third-party stakeholders, including regulators, as required.
• Lead for governance and assurance of decontamination engineering systems at Weybridge and the regional laboratories ensuring that: + o people engaging with decontamination engineering systems are suitably competent. o equipment is statutory compliant, appropriately maintained and fit for purpose. o Processes for the use, management, maintenance and validation of equipment are robust and effective. o Asset information is accurate, maintained and available.
• Technical subject matter expert for decontamination engineering systems as part of DGP Technical Services, including autoclaves and washer disinfectors in animal disease research and diagnostic laboratories.
• Responsible for all decontamination engineering systems equipment's full life cycle management.
• Maintaining one's own professional development.

Job description

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) Weybridge laboratory site is seeking a Decontamination Engineering Manager to lead governance and assurance for decontamination systems across the science estate.

Based at Weybridge with up to 5% travel to regional sites, you will develop policies, maintain asset registers, author technical reports, and lead end-to-end life cycle management of autoclaves and washer disinfectors.