Technical Manager

  • Ref:
    106573
  • Posaddress2
    Weathersfield
  • Location:
    Braintree
  • Employment:
    Full time
  • Role Classification:
    1

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Pankaj Chaudhary

pankaj.chaudhary@mitie.com

+44 116 261 5017

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The Technical Manager is responsible for leading and managing all technical compliance, engineering assurance, statutory compliance, lifecycle technical governance, and asset management activities across a healthcare PFI estate across Dudley Group of Hospitals including Russells Hall, Corbett and Guest hospitals.

The role ensures that all hard FM services are delivered safely, compliantly, and in accordance with contractual obligations, NHS requirements, HTMs, HBNs, Building Regulations, Health & Safety legislation, and PFI Project Agreement requirements. The Technical Manager acts as the principal technical authority for engineering matters, supporting operational teams whilst maintaining assurance that critical building systems remain safe, reliable, available, and compliant.

The postholder will provide expert technical leadership across electrical, mechanical, water hygiene, ventilation, medical gases, fire safety systems, building fabric, energy infrastructure, and specialist healthcare engineering systems.


Key Responsibilities

Technical Compliance & Assurance

  • Lead the technical compliance framework across the estate ensuring all statutory inspections, testing, maintenance and certification activities are completed.
  • Maintain compliance with:
    • Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs)
    • Health Building Notes (HBNs)
    • Building Regulations
    • Electricity at Work Regulations
    • Pressure Systems Safety Regulations
    • Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment Regulations (LOLER)
    • Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER)
    • Control of Legionella (ACoP L8)
    • Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order
    • Gas Safety Regulations
    • Building Safety Act requirements where applicable.
  • Undertake compliance audits and assurance reviews.
  • Develop compliance dashboards and reporting mechanisms.
  • Manage technical risk registers and ensure corrective actions are implemented.

Authorised Person & Engineering Assurance

  • Act as Responsible Person and/or maintain responsibility for specialist Authorised Persons.
  • Coordinate and oversee Authorised Persons for:
    • Electrical Systems 
    • Medical Gas Systems 
    • Water Safety 
    • Ventilation Systems 
    • Decontamination Equipment
    • Fire Safety Systems
  • Ensure implementation of Safe Systems of Work and Permit to Work processes.
  • Monitor adherence to healthcare technical standards and engineering governance procedures.

Asset Management & Lifecycle

  • Lead technical asset management strategies.
  • Maintain asset registers and engineering records.
  • Review condition surveys and develop capital replacement plans.
  • Support lifecycle planning in accordance with Project Agreement obligations.
  • Identify technical and operational risks associated with ageing infrastructure.
  • Provide recommendations for investment, replacement and refurbishment programmes.

Hard FM Service Management

  • Provide technical support to operational maintenance teams.
  • Ensure Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes remain compliant and effective.
  • Review trends in equipment failures and service interruptions.
  • Support achievement of contractual KPIs and performance standards.
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives across engineering services.
  • Review technical performance of subcontractors and specialist suppliers.

Healthcare Engineering Compliance

  • Ensure compliance with NHS healthcare engineering guidance.
  • Maintain governance arrangements for critical engineering systems supporting clinical services.
  • Support resilience planning and business continuity arrangements.
  • Lead investigations into technical incidents, engineering failures and statutory breaches.
  • Ensure engineering documentation remains current and auditable.

Projects and Technical Change

  • Provide technical oversight on capital projects and lifecycle works.
  • Review specifications, designs and technical submissions.
  • Ensure projects comply with:
    • HTMs
    • HBNs
    • NHS standards
    • Building Regulations
    • CDM Regulations
    • PFI Contract requirements.
  • Support commissioning, validation and handover processes.

Contract Management

  • Monitor performance of specialist engineering contractors.
  • Review technical reports and compliance documentation.
  • Ensure subcontractors maintain appropriate competence, accreditation and statutory obligations.
  • Participate in contract review meetings and governance forums.

Audit and Governance

  • Lead internal and external compliance audits.
  • Prepare for and support:
    • NHS inspections
    • Independent certification audits
    • PFI monitoring reviews
    • Health and Safety audits
    • Fire Authority inspections
    • CQC inspections.
  • Produce technical reports for senior management and client representatives.

Health, Safety and Risk Management

  • Promote a positive safety culture throughout the estate.
  • Ensure compliance with company and NHS health and safety procedures.
  • Lead investigations into near misses, incidents and engineering failures.
  • Develop mitigation plans for critical infrastructure risks.
  • Support emergency response and incident management arrangements.

Financial Responsibilities

  • Manage compliance-related budgets.
  • Support lifecycle planning and financial forecasting.
  • Develop business cases for technical improvements and asset replacement.
  • Review quotations, variations and technical procurement submissions.
  • Drive efficiencies without compromising safety or compliance.


Person Specification

Essential Qualifications

  • Degree or HNC/HND in Building Services Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
  • Recognised professional engineering qualification.
  • AP qualification(s) or significant experience supporting AP functions.
  • IOSH Managing Safely minimum.
  • Evidence of continual professional development.

Desirable Qualifications

  • Chartered Engineer (CEng) status.
  • IWFM Level 5 or above.
  • NEBOSH General Certificate.
  • Project Management qualification (PRINCE2/APM).
  • Healthcare Engineering Specialist training.

Essential Experience

  • Significant experience managing technical compliance within a healthcare environment.
  • Experience working within a PFI or PPP environment.
  • Strong knowledge of NHS HTMs and healthcare engineering standards.
  • Experience managing statutory compliance programmes.
  • Experience leading multidisciplinary engineering teams.
  • Experience managing subcontractors and specialist service providers.
  • Experience of lifecycle and asset management planning.
  • Experience supporting CQC inspections and regulatory audits.

Knowledge Requirements

  • Healthcare engineering governance.
  • Building Safety and Fire Safety legislation.
  • SFG20 maintenance standards.
  • CDM Regulations.
  • Water Safety and Legionella management.
  • Energy management and sustainability.
  • Asset management principles and lifecycle planning.
  • PFI contract mechanisms and performance regimes.

Key Competencies

  • Technical leadership
  • Compliance management
  • Strategic asset planning
  • Risk management
  • Analytical problem solving
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Contract management
  • Report writing and presentation skills
  • Decision making under pressure
  • Team leadership and development
  • Continuous improvement mindset

Performance Measures

  • Statutory compliance performance: 100%
  • Completion of planned maintenance within contractual targets
  • Reduction in compliance-related risks
  • Successful audit and inspection outcomes
  • Achievement of contractual KPIs
  • Engineering system availability
  • Lifecycle programme delivery
  • Budget adherence
  • Health and safety performance
  • Client satisfaction scores

 

Mitie is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups, including children and adults at risk, and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a Standard criminal record check and satisfactory references. All colleagues are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Mitie is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children or vulnerable adults.

 

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we'll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days' holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there's a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

Since 1987, Mitie's 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK's leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Join our Mitie Team.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Pankaj Chaudhary at pankaj.chaudhary@mitie.com.

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

Join our Mitie Team.

Together our diversity makes us stronger.

 

Looking to move roles but not leaving the Mitie family?

Why not share your experience with others about life at Mitie?

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