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Lead Engineer
37.5 Hours & Permanent

Salary: Competitive plus Benefits

Circle Health Group is proud to be recognised as one of the UK’s top 5 best big companies to work for as well as top 5 to work for in the health and social care sector.

The Meriden Hospital in Coventry is part of Circle Health Group, Britain's leading provider of independent healthcare with a nationwide network of hospitals & clinics, performing more complex surgery than any other private healthcare provider in the country.

We have an opportunity for a Lead Engineer to join our team of staff in the Maintenance Department.

This is a Full time role for 37.5 hours a week.

The successful candidate must live in or around the Coventry area as you will be required to be based at the hospital.

Applicants should meet the following criteria:

* Experience in managing in an Engineering Maintenance Environment. Experience in working under own initiative is required.

* Experience in delegating duties and line managing on site Engineers

* Current Construction Safety Certification Scheme (CSCS) Card at appropriate level of qualification. If electrically qualified, current Electro-technical Certification Scheme (ECS) Card required

* City& Guilds Part 3, HNC, NVQ Level 4 or equivalent in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering essential.

* Time served apprenticeship in a Mechanical or Electrical biased discipline desirable

* Fire safety or Fire Risk Assessment training desirable

* Understanding of Quality Management, customer satisfaction and the continuous improvement process

* Qualified in or having a Comprehensive understanding of Health and Safety guidelines and applicable law

Duties of this role include:

* The provision of Engineering Maintenance and breakdown support to the hospital.

* Management and reporting of R & M budgets, reviewing and commenting as appropriate.

* Management of Environment and energy reduction

* Provide competent Technical, Health, Safety and Environmental support & assistance to ED’s and local Hospital Managers, Project Managers and / or Minor works Managers.

* Work with the senior leadership team to develop and implement the management tools necessary to operate their facilities to the required standard.

* Liaise with the Regional Engineering Manager and Hospital Operations Manager to support and advise on appropriate engineering issues

* Cover your cluster sites to meet on-call requirements.

* Attend regional/cluster meetings and training courses when required

* Provide support to sites within your cluster when required for Holiday, sickness, Vacancy’s, and or general support provision

Salary & Benefits

Circle Health Group is committed to offering competitive starting salaries and access to a wide range of employee benefits, including:

* 25 days holiday per year + bank holidays, increasing to 30 days with service

* Private Pension Scheme

* Private Healthcare Scheme for treatment at our hospitals, covering pre-existing medical conditions

* Friends & Family Hospital Discounts

* Family Friendly policies, including enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption pay

* Non-contributory life insurance

* Staff engagement hub with access to discounts and extensive rewards and voluntary benefits

* Access to resources, tools and services to support your wellbeing

* Employee recognition programmes

* Industry leading training and development opportunities

…and much more