Equans is looking for a Senior Shift Engineer (Mechanical) working on our Leeds Oncology contract in Leeds. This permanent full‑time role follows a 4‑on, 4‑off shift pattern: 4 day shifts (06:00‑18:00), 4 off, 4 night shifts (18:00‑06:00), etc. Competitive salary and benefits package is offered.
General Overview
Work alongside a dynamic maintenance team to deliver the required services, ensuring the hospital is maintained to the highest standard.
Provide a customer‑facing, highly responsive maintenance service to the Leeds Oncology Wing.
Undertake a wide range of reactive and planned maintenance tasks and carry them out to a very high standard.
Provide technical guidance, assistance and information to other members of the maintenance team.
Carry out training to be able to provide Authorised Person duties.
Work with a high level of multi‑skilling and flexibility.
Manage a small shift team consisting of Maintenance Craftsman and Maintenance Assistants.
Responsibilities
- Lead the shift team and provide support to working colleagues.
- Carry out maintenance, repairs, testing and inspection of building, mechanical and electrical services, associated systems, plant and equipment in accordance with relevant standards and operational procedures.
- Participate in a rotating shift pattern to provide a 24/7/365 service.
- Provide cover for absent colleagues as appropriate to maintain the service.
- Carry out duties in accordance with safe working practices within statutory, NHS, Trust and Company guidelines.
- Maintain, service and repair a wide range of building services, including heating and domestic water services; general electrical services such as lighting and power; air handling units; low‑voltage electrical distribution system and switchgear; emergency standby generating plant; fire alarm systems and emergency lighting; electrical control systems.
- Have awareness of operational procedures and safe working practices of major items of plant and systems as described above.
- Maintain records and complete service reports as appropriate; provide regular reports on progress to line manager.
- On occasion carry out installation work involved in minor upgrading and adaptation works.
- Assist other skilled trades in carrying out maintenance, repairs, testing, inspection and installation work.
- Undertake training to maintain and develop skills in line with requirements of the service.
- Act as Competent or Authorised Person as directed and appointed.
- Liaise and undertake duties at other healthcare projects as directed.
- Undertake overtime as required to maintain the service.
- Carry out any other duties as required commensurate with grade.
Qualifications
Qualified time‑served engineer with minimum 3 years post‑apprenticeship experience required. Healthcare experience desirable but not essential. Cross‑trade experience advantageous.
Benefits
- Annual leave: 24 days, increasing to 25 after 1 year’s service (plus public holidays).
- Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary.
- Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers.
- Gym membership discounts.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Holiday purchase scheme.
- 2 corporate social responsibility days per year.
- Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes.
- Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme.
- Access to growing employee networks including WiE (Women in EQUANS), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network), and Disability Network.
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and access to a mental wellbeing app.
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