Estates Officer - Electrical and Controls

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, conscientious and dedicated Estates Officer (Electrical & Controls) to join a team of specialist engineering managers responsible for ensuring that all electrical & controls maintenance and installation activities, including contract works is reviewed and completed to an appropriate standard throughout. The role will require the post holder to undertake the role of Authorised Person (AP) as defined within Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 00 for multiple engineering services and will work towards ensuring that CHoICE meets its statutory, mandatory and best practice commitments to its existing partners.

As part of the role, the successfully appointed engineer will undertake the responsibility to work closely with technical and non-technical colleagues as part of providing a specialist electrical & controls input and management oversight. As part of this, the individual will be required to have suitable management skills and experience to ensure that all resources are managed in the most efficient manner whilst ensuring that changes in regulations, guidance and policies are reviewed and implemented accordingly.

The role will also require the participation in the current on-call rota and undertake overtime when the service needs dictate for which appropriate payments will be made.

All applicants must have a positive, friendly and co-operative manner whilst being prepared to be flexible to meet the service needs of a large Acute NHS Trust. Key elements of role will require the applicant to use his/her own initiative and experience when undertaking a range of highly complex problem solving scenarios to ensure that a satisfactory and sufficient decision making process is completed to ensure that service impact is minimised where possible and all statutory and mandatory obligations are achieved.

The successful applicants will need to have significant specialist electrical engineering knowledge underpinned through theory and practical experience. Professional knowledge, training and/or experience should be demonstrable to degree level or equivalent within a suitably related engineering discipline with further specialist training and/or experience to masters equivalent level. Please note, although previous trade experience as an electrician or similar is typically beneficial it is not consider an essential element to the role.

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City Hospitals Independent Commercial Enterprises Ltd (CHoICE - trading since 2014) is a wholly owned subsidiary company of South Tyneside & Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust (STSFT). Based at Sunderland Royal Hospital, providing a full range of Facilities Management, Procurement and Outpatient Pharmacy services. We employ around 650 staff in a wide range of functions, ranging from cleaners, porters, engineers, procurement specialists and pharmacists.

Commitment, Care and Compassion- our Team contribute to the overall hospital environment, providing safe, secure and comfortable facilities for access by patients, staff and visitors. CHoICE is an exciting place to work that will provide you with an opportunity to grow and develop. Many of our staff work flexibly, including part-time and we are committed to offering flexible approaches to work where possible. We provide a range of benefits including Fitness Centre (SRH), cycle to work scheme and access to a Childcare Co-ordinator to help staff with childcare arrangements.