**Job Title:** Maintenance Manager / Engineering Officer
Maintain the buildings, plant, electrical and mechanical systems to ensure they comply with fire alarm, emergency lighting, passive fire prevention, and fire fighting equipment standards and best practice.
Ensure compliance with health and safety legislation for maintenance staff and contract staff.
Eliminate, control, and minimise risks associated with the buildings, plant, equipment, and grounds to patients, staff, and members of the public using the property.
Arrange specific safety training and maintain training records for maintenance and contract staff.
Update safety statements and risk assessments annually in relation to maintenance department operations.
Perform Project Supervisor Construction Stage (PSCS) and Project Supervisor Development Design Stage (PSDS) roles as required.
Ensure external contractors comply with agreed health and safety procedures, including method statements and risk assessments.
Provide light, heat, power, and sanitary services as needed.
Manage buildings in an energy-efficient manner, monitoring and reporting on water consumption and waste disposal.
Renew effluent discharge licenses, arrange for discharge samples, and monitor electricity, gas, oil, water, wastewater, and telephone services.
Manage minor capital works programs, supervise external contractors, and schedule service contracts.
Operate and maintain controls systems for electrical and mechanical services, including building management systems.
Create and implement a preventative maintenance program for building, mechanical, and electrical services.
Manage staff, materials, equipment, finances, and contractors within the Technical Services and Maintenance Department.
Develop technical specifications for tenders as required.
Requirements:
* Trade-qualified in Mechanical or Electrical or Diploma/Degree in Engineering.
* Demonstrate good knowledge of construction, environment, and building technology, mechanical and electrical services, including their installations, building maintenance, maintenance management issues, practice, and procedures.
* Demonstrate knowledge of current regulations regarding building, fire, electrical, and gas installations.
* Demonstrate significant knowledge of Building Management Systems.
* Demonstrate evidence of project management skills encompassing all streams of work appropriate with key responsibilities.
* Demonstrate evidence of experience and ability to perform hands-on maintenance repair work on equipment with tools if required.
* Demonstrate the ability to read and interpret architects/engineers drawings, specifications, and technical directions.
* Demonstrate the ability to develop and write technical engineering reports.
* Demonstrate the ability to design and implement structured policies and systems for the management of service and maintenance of equipment and systems.
* Demonstrate knowledge and experience of managing budgets; including the ability to adhere to deadlines within budgetary levels.