Mechanical Engineer: Sponsorship Available

London Ambulance Service NHS Trust

Job Summary

To advise the Building Services Manager on building service issues affecting the planning and implementation of the Trust-Wide Estates strategy.

To prepare and develop annual programmes for building services maintenance and capital projects.

Investigate market trends for procurement and building services management and implement work practice/polices.

Ensure continuous supply of plant and utilities to essential LAS Services, in consultation with IM&T managers.

Develop, maintain and supervise Engineering Standards and Corporate Maintenance Polices. Develop and maintain Estates asset register database. Produce orders for minor Estates maintenance.

To project manage all Estates major engineering projects, liaising with all consultants, preparing briefs and monitoring budgets.

Develop/compile Business Cases in conjunction with operational managers, incorporating operational data/statistics.

Monitor total engineering of the Estate to ensure compliance with Health and Safety requirements.

Main duties of the job

To assist the Building Services Manager with all building services matters.

To deputise in absence of the Building Services Manager.

To arrange planned and adhoc repairs and maintenance of building, mechanical and electrical works ensuring satisfactory completion.

To prepare annual schedules of condition in order to develop long term maintenance plans.

Maintain up to date knowledge of new legislation covering building mechanical and electrical services including but not limited to fire safety, building regulations, electrical regulations, CIBSE, Health and Safety.

Project manage major M&E maintenance works ensuring effective liaison with local operational managers to minimise operational disruption and ensure continuity of service.

Ensure critical areas served by Mechanical and Electrical services including Building Management Systems, are maintained in good working order.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Accreditations, Education

Essential

  • Degree in Building Services engineering or equivalent.
  • Qualified Chartered Engineer or membership of equivalent professional association or equivalent experience
  • Extensive post-qualification training and experience in Estates, Facilities and complex project management in the Private or Public sector.

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive experience of managing mechanical and electrical plant to critical services.
  • Estate, Facilities and Project Management experience either within the public or private sector
  • Have held financial delegation.
  • Experience in implementing, developing and operating safe systems of work.

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Preparing and writing budget.
  • Construction Design and Management Regulations
  • Knowledge/understanding of statutory and local requirements including electrical regulations, planning permissions, conservation area applications etc
  • Specialist knowledge of all building services installations

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 17 March 2025

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