Full job descriptionHead of Engineering - NHS
Venn Group’s specialist Estates & Facilities team is recruiting for a Head of Engineering on behalf of a large NHS organisation. This senior leadership role offers an excellent opportunity to provide strategic and operational leadership across a complex healthcare estate, ensuring engineering services remain safe, compliant and fully supportive of frontline patient care.
The Role
You will be responsible for:
*Leading Mechanical, Electrical and Building Services engineering teams across the estate
*Ensuring compliance with statutory legislation, HTMs, HBNs, British Standards and Trust policies
*Overseeing planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance and engineering service delivery
*Managing critical infrastructure including electrical systems, medical gases, ventilation, water safety, pressure systems and fire systems
*Providing engineering expertise for capital projects, refurbishments, infrastructure upgrades and commissioning activities
*Leading engineering safety, permit-to-work systems, risk assessments and incident management
*Managing engineering risk registers, business continuity arrangements and resilience planning
*Monitoring engineering performance, compliance, maintenance backlogs and asset condition
*Managing budgets, expenditure and cost improvement programmes
*Leading and developing engineering managers, technical teams and specialist contractors
About You
*Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Engineering or Building Services
*Professional membership with CIBSE, IET, IMechE or similar
*Significant Estates or Engineering Management experience, ideally within healthcare
*Strong knowledge of mechanical and electrical services and statutory compliance
*Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, contractors and budgets
*Understanding of engineering governance and Authorised Person responsibilities
*Proven experience in asset management, capital projects and service improvement
*Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills
*Strong leadership, judgement and problem-solving abilities
*Commitment to safety, compliance and patient care
Key Details
*Pay: £47.33 per hour via an umbrella company
*Location: Slough
*Contract: 6 months
*Start: ASAP
Why Consider This Role?
*Opportunity to lead engineering services across a complex healthcare estate
*Influence critical infrastructure supporting patient care
*Lead strategic investment and engineering improvement programmes
*Work closely with senior stakeholders across the organisation
*Play a key role in compliance, resilience and sustainability initiatives
Apply
To discuss this opportunity, contact Liz Levett-Millett at Venn Group or apply online.