Engineering Manager

As a Trust we are investing in the Estates Engineering infrastructure primarily in our mechanical & electrical engineering systems to provide the foundation for the Trust to achieve significant carbon reductions through the introduction of new renewable technologies.

The role of the Engineering Manager is to provide subject matter expertise to lead the Estates Maintenance Team in the delivery of Planned and Reactive maintenance works.

This is a pivotal role which oversees the implementation of the Trust's pre-planned maintenance program and delivers daily reactive and remedial works. As a key member of the engineering team, the post holder ensures the resilience of the estates engineering services, minimizes downtime, and upholds compliance with statutory regulations and HTM guidelines., Serve as the primary liaison point with the Estates Maintenance Manager to implement engineering services for the estate's directorate.

Manage service contracts and ensure delivery to agreed standards.

Perform various day-to-day tasks, including overseeing routine, reactive, and remedial maintenance, managing minor works and projects, conducting risk management updates, health and safety inspections, audits, improvement actions, and attending internal governance meetings and stakeholder meetings.

Participate in out-of-hours duty manager rota and support engineering activities during scheduled tests and shutdowns.

Northampton General Hospital is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey. All of our divisions are committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire., We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across the University Hospitals of Northamptonshire and help to unleash everyone's full potential. As an organisation, we value how we communicate and promote our vacancies to all communities.

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The Hospital Group encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups, especially those from BAME, Disabled and LGBTQ+ backgrounds as these are underrepresented in our hospitals.

We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds.This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals.