Chief Engineer
The Harley Street Clinic, London
Full time, 40 hours per week Monday – Friday. On call required, 1 in 4 weeks
Permanent

Salary: Up to £53,000 dependent on experience

We’re looking for a Chief Engineer to join our Estates team based at The Harley Street Clinic. This role is vital in ensuring a first class building maintenance service within the hospital and satellite sites, covering reactive, project and scheduled maintenance work.

Above all else, we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life. It’s this guiding vision that influences everything we do at HCA UK. From the CEO to the colleagues on the floor we all have a part to play in delivering exceptional care to our patients. Other’s may think this is just a role in our Estates team, but to us, you’ll be part of a wider team with a unique sense of purpose, one that helps improve lives on a daily basis.

What you’ll do:

• To develop and implement a planned prevention programme of maintenance
• To respond to unplanned and emergency maintenance requests, prioritising workloads for an efficient and effective service
• To manage a team of engineers, both electrical and fabric, facilitating excellent teamwork
• Risk assessment, advising the management on legislative and preventive actions
• To identify and cost materials, with responsibility for low cost ordering
• To provide teaching and guidance to junior staff
• To provide technical guidance and advice to hospital departments/staff
• To advise Estates Manager on deficiencies in system and contribute to strategic planning of replacement/repair
• Produce specifications for projects

What you’ll bring:

• Qualified in relevant discipline e.g. City & Guilds/NVQ in Electrical
• Extensive engineering experience within a busy organisation is essential.
• Management experience essential
• Good general knowledge and understanding of all disciplines within building services
• Health and Safety, COSHH, Lifting and Handling, Fire regulations and Water Management
• Supervisory, leadership and team management experience
• Excellent communication skills

Why HCA UK?

Originally founded over 50 years ago by Dr Thomas Frist, HCA has gone on to become one of the world’s leading healthcare providers. In the UK, we’re one of the largest providers of privately funded healthcare and have invested over £500 million in the latest treatments, technology, techniques, medication and facilities. Being part of a large multisite, established healthcare group we can offer you unrivalled opportunities for career progression through internal and external courses, as well as working conditions that prioritise both your mental and physical wellbeing.

By caring for our employees, we empower them to provide exceptional care for our patients. That’s why we offer a host of flexible benefits that reflect the invaluable contribution they make every day. You’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other.

Our mission is simple, above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.