Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water)

NWSSP Legal & Risk Services

Cardiff

Hybrid

GBP 60,000 - 90,000

Full time

16 hours ago

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Job summary

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Specialist Estate Services (NWSSP-SES) based in Cardiff is seeking a Chartered Engineer to lead mechanical building services and water systems advisory for the NHS in Wales.

The Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water) will discharge the duties of Authorising Engineer (Water) and develop relevant policies, advising NHS Wales Health Boards and Trusts across Wales. Travel across the Principality is required.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree with honours in engineering or technology.
Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent to Master of Engineering level.
Extensive knowledge of mechanical engineering standards and guidance.

Responsibilities

Provide expert advice on water systems to NHS Wales.
Discharge duties of Authorising Engineer (Water) per WHTM 04-01/00.
Advise on a broad range of hospital mechanical engineering issues.
Develop policies and strategies for all-Wales mechanical engineering.
Support NHS Wales Health Boards and Trusts in policy development.
Travel across Wales is required.

Skills

Senior level engineering

Water systems

IT literacy

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree with honours in engineering or technology

Chartered Engineer (CEng) or equivalent to MEng level

Job description

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Experience

Essential criteria

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Applicants are invited to apply in Welsh. Any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

Job Overview

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Specialist Estate Services (NWSSP-SES) based in Cardiff is an organisation committed to championing modern, sustainable high quality healthcare environments. We achieve this by providing professional and technical estates related advice and support to the NHS in Wales and the Department for Health and Social Care at the Welsh Government (WG).

In this role you will provide advice and support to NHS Wales and WG on all matters associated with healthcare building services mechanical engineering systems.

To meet this challenge, you will need to be a Chartered Engineer registered with a mechanical or building services institution, with senior level experience in mechanical building services engineering.

Your high level of IT literacy must be complemented by good communication, team-working and presentation skills. The post will be based in Cardiff or alternative NWSSP office (to be agreed). Travel across the Principality will be required.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water) is the principal source of advice and guidance for the NHS in Wales on water systems, providing expert specialist and professional advice within this field.

A core duty of the Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water) is to discharge the duties of the Authorising Engineer (Water) as defined in Welsh Health Technical Memorandum (WHTM) 04-01 and 00, for the NHS in Wales. This is an independent position accepting professional responsibility for the assessment of Responsible Persons (Water) at each Health Board (HB) and Trust.

In addition the Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water) will provide advice, guidance and support on a broad range of specialist hospital mechanical engineering issues and conduct technical investigations when required into engineering systems for the NHS in Wales.

As Authorising Engineer (Water) the Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water) develops mechanical engineering related policies and strategies on an all Wales basis and gives advice and guidance to NHS Wales Health Boards and Trusts for the development of local policies and strategies.

Working for our organisation

At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/

NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Bachelors degree with honours in engineering or technology.
Be a Chartered Engineer (CEng) in an appropriate discipline or have sufficient engineering knowledge, experience and understanding equivalent to Master of Engineering (MEng) in order to register at CEng level in line with Engineering Council UK (ECUK).
Is required to have extensive technical knowledge of specialist mechanical engineering including standards and guidance.

Desirable criteria

An appropriate management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Must have sufficient knowledge and experience working at a senior level in complex engineering and control systems including water safety to be credible as the as the Authorising Engineer (Water) and to provide authoritative advice to managed staff.

Desirable criteria

Experience of working for the NHS on healthcare engineering systems.

Skills and Attributes

Essential criteria

A thorough understanding of highly complex mechanical engineering and domestic water systems.
The ability to co-ordinate the activity of a team
High levels of IT/Computer skills

Desirable criteria

Experience of giving presentations on technical issues

We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities.

If you are short listed for interview you will be contacted by email using the email address with which you registered. Please ensure that you check your email account regularly.

Prior consideration for this vacancy will be given to staff awaiting redeployment. We therefore reserve the right to withdraw this advert at any stage.

When applying for this post it is essential that you read the Job Description and Person Specification (where available) and demonstrate how your skills, knowledge and experience meet the requirements of the person specification. Only candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

Welsh language skills are desirable

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