Hospital Engineer
Hospital Engineer | Maintenance | Manchester | Private Hospital | Full Time | Permanent | 37.5 hours | Competitive basic salary plus excellent benefits
Spire Manchester Hospital is recruiting for an Engineer to join their fantastic team on a permanent basis. The successful applicant will work as part of the engineering team providing a comprehensive and cost‑effective engineering service within the hospital, maintaining a safe environment for all staff and customers.
Spire Manchester Hospital offers a comprehensive range of specialist treatments in purpose‑built private hospital facilities in Didsbury. Part of the award‑winning Spire healthcare group, we are world‑class experts offering fast access to specialised and personalised healthcare using some of the latest diagnostic and treatment technologies.
Working hours: Monday to Friday, various shifts between 8 am and 8 pm. One out of six weeks includes on‑call duties from 09:30 am to 05:30 pm.
Contract type: Permanent. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, your role will support compliance through planned preventive maintenance and reactive works across the site.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Implement a comprehensive, cost‑effective planned and preventive maintenance programme for all building services, utilising the network Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
- Identify personal training and development requirements for self and team, consistent with the hospital business plan.
- Act as the Engineering Manager’s point of contact for all external contractors providing specialist services to building, building services, and equipment, and manage those contractors whilst on site in line with Spire policy.
- Understand ventilation systems, water, medical gases, and electrical knowledge.
- Undertake maintenance/testing of plant and equipment, ensuring compliance with current HTM recommendations, PPM schedules, and manufacturers’ instructions while keeping all necessary records.
- Receive, review, prioritise, and take action on all maintenance requests from departments, maintaining records of work undertaken on CMMS.
- Provide out‑of‑hours emergency on‑call service.
- Provide in‑house day‑to‑day maintenance service.
- Assist with any fire drills or fire activity.
Who We’re Looking For
- Must hold relevant certificates or be willing to undertake specialist training in specific areas.
- Have experience in building services management with a track record of success.
- Have extensive knowledge of building services.
- Be able to prioritise demands against resources.
- Be able to support hospital compliance with changing legislation.
- It would be advantageous to have served a recognised apprenticeship in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, with a C&G qualification in electrical or mechanical fields, and to have experience of working in a hospital environment or similar settings.
Benefits
- 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays.
- Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options.
- ‘Spire for you’ reward platform – discount and cashback for over 1,000 retailers.
- Free Bupa wellness screening.
- Private medical insurance.
- Life assurance.
- Free on‑site gym.
- Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park.
Our Values
- Driving clinical excellence.
- Doing the right thing.
- Caring is our passion.
- Keeping it simple.
- Delivering on our promises.
- Succeeding and celebrating together.
Closing Date
If we have received sufficient applications, this date may be brought forward so please submit your application as soon as possible.
For us, it’s more than just treating patients; it’s about looking after people.
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