Engineer

Spire Healthcare, Cardiff | Hospital Electrical Engineer | Private Hospital | Full Time | Permanent | 37.5 hours | Free On‑Site Parking Spire Cardiff Hospital is looking for a qualified Hospital Electrical Engineer to join our dedicated team on a permanent basis. In this key role, you'll contribute to delivering a safe, efficient, and cost‑effective engineering service that supports both our colleagues and our patients. Working closely with the Engineering Manager and wider team, you'll help ensure full compliance across the hospital through planned preventative maintenance and timely reactive work, keeping our facilities running smoothly and safely at all times. Duties and responsibilities:

• To implement a comprehensive, cost effective, planned and preventative maintenance programme for all building services, utilising the network Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• To identify personal training and development requirements, for self and team, consistent with the hospital business plan.
• To assist the Engineering Manager as point of contact for all external contractors providing specialist services to building / building services / equipment and manage those contractors whilst on site in line with Spire policy.
• To understand ventilation systems, water, medical gases and electrical knowledge.
• To undertake maintenance/testing of plant / equipment, ensuring compliance with current HTM recommendations / PPM Schedules and manufactures instruction keeping all necessary records
• To receive and review prioritise and take action on all maintenance requests from departments and maintain records of work undertaken on CMMS.
• To provide out of hours emergency on-call service.
• To provide in-house day to day maintenance service
• To 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 C&G Qualification in electrical or Mechanical field and have experience of working in a hospital environment, or similar settings

Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 16:00, Saturday or Sunday as and when required. On call 1 out of 4, on call hours are Monday to Sunday 24hrs Contract Type: Permanent Benefits We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 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 1000 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 We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart. For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alison Roberts Closing Date: If we have received sufficient applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy without further notice, so please submit your application as soon as possible