An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Engineer to join our Estates Team. This role will report into the Senior Estates Manager.
Staff benefits include shuttle bus and more… Read more below.
Role Requirements
Reporting to the Senior Estates Manager, the Senior Engineer will have a crucial role in managing the day-to-day operations of the maintenance team including planned, reactive, and compliance work activities.
* Implementing Preventive Maintenance Program (PPM): Develop and oversee a comprehensive PPM program aimed at reducing downtime and equipment failures. This involves scheduling regular inspections, maintenance, and servicing of all critical equipment and systems within the estate.
* Developing Compliance Program: Setting out all estates compliance requirements in a compliance register and on the CAFM system. Identifying where contract services are needed and procuring in line with policy.
* Leadership and Team Management: Provide effective leadership to the site team, ensuring they understand and adhere to safe working procedures and the trust's policies and procedures. Motivate and empower team members to perform their duties efficiently and effectively.
* Task Delegation and Supervision: Delegate tasks to team members based on their skills and abilities, ensuring tasks are completed in a timely and safe manner. Provide supervision and support as needed to ensure quality and compliance with standards.
* Record Keeping and Documentation: Maintain detailed records of completed tasks, including maintenance activities, inspections, repairs, and all other relevant information. Ensure all documentation is accurate, up-to-date, and easily accessible on our software (CATI) for reference or audit purposes.
* Projects: Work closely with our project manager to oversee and coordinate maintenance, upgrades, or renovation projects within the estate. This entails planning, budgeting, scheduling, and overseeing project completion to ensure they meet deadlines, stay within budget, and adhere to quality standards.
Terms and Conditions
PLEASE NOTE: The Children's Trust Application Form MUST be completed and submitted for your application to be considered. As part of the shortlisting process, gaps in employment will be examined and further explored during the interview process.
Strictly no agencies, please.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail.
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including Zest; our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms, and time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking, a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
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