Mechanical Engineer
- London
- £35,964 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Carries out the responsibilities of an authorised person for:
- Ventilation Systems
- PSSR / Steam
- Confined Spaces
- Medical Gas
- When working on call have delegated responsibility for all Trust engineering assets
- Works with complex workings of all mechanical/electrical building services plant and equipment located in NHS buildings
- Responsible for calibrating and maintaining highly specialist equipment associated with standby emergency generators and large industrial boiler plant, programmable logic controllers and other computerised building control systems
- Install, service, test, diagnose and repair mechanical/electrical plant and equipment
- Implements interruptions of engineering services in close liaison with both engineering and clinical managers
- Carries out planned preventative and reactive maintenance on all of the Trust asset and engineering systems
- The duty holder (authorised person) takes responsibility for the engineering services on site whilst on duty
- Deputises for the Team Manager in their absence
- Responsible for the personnel management when deputising for the team manager
- Recognised full apprenticeship in relevant trade / NVQ level 3 / BTEC national certificate or equivalent training
- Substantial experience working within this trade
- Certified person (CP) in HVAC or associated trade
- Asbestos awareness training
- Experience with operating theatre air handling units / isolation rooms and pharmacy suits
- Able to read validation reports and act on their findings
- Experience of working on a broad range of plant and services. Including air / water / gas / steam and oil. Heating and cooling systems
- HPHW / LPHW / CW and steam condense
- PPm works
- Has the skills to work in a highly pressurised situation such as Power failure / gas failure / mechanical or service failure