Job Overview
Equans is looking for a Project Manager (Mechanical) to join our team in Wakefield on a permanent full‑time basis (37.5 hours per week). Competitive salary, bonus and benefits package offered.
Key Responsibilities
Health, Safety & Compliance
* Ensure strict adherence to site safety, NHS infection control standards, and associated Safe Systems of Work processes.
* Compile and review RAMS, ensuring they meet clinical and PFI requirements.
* Support audits, compliance inspections, and technical reviews.
PFI & Contractual Compliance
* Ensure all projects comply with PFI contract requirements, output specifications, and performance indicators.
* Work collaboratively with SPV/ProjectCo, NHS Trust stakeholders, and external partners to achieve contractual approvals.
* Produce workstream programmes, phasing plans, and containment strategies for high‑risk areas (theatres, ICU, isolation suites).
* Plan and deliver mechanical projects in live clinical environments, ensuring minimal disruption to patient services.
* Manage HTM‑compliant design, installation, testing, and commissioning of HVAC, medical gases, domestic water, ventilation AHUs, heating, CHW, plant replacement, etc.
* Ensure all works meet HTMs, HBNs, CIBSE guidance, and other relevant healthcare standards.
Technical Leadership
* Provide engineering guidance on complex mechanical systems common in hospital environments.
* Review designs, validate engineering solutions, and challenge non‑compliant proposals. Ensure accurate O&M documentation, commissioning results, and asset data updates for CAFM systems.
* Drive innovation in efficiency, sustainability, and long‑term asset performance.
Benefits
* 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
* Life Cover equivalent to 2x the annual salary
* Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
* Gym membership discounts
* Cycle to work scheme
* Holiday purchase scheme
* 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
* Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes
* Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
* Access to our growing employee networks: AccessAbility, Encompass, RISE, WOMEN TOGETHER, Working Parents, and Young Professionals
* 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
* Veterans and Reservists Network (VaR)
Qualifications
* Experience managing mechanical projects in healthcare, PFI, or similarly critical environments.
* Knowledge of mechanical systems in hospitals: domestic water, ventilation, heating, CHW, medical gases, etc.
* Understanding of HTMs, HBNs, NHS policies, CDM Regulations, and statutory compliance.
* Experience with works in live clinical or acute hospital settings.
* Strong stakeholder management, including SPV/NHS relationships.
* Ability to produce technical reports, risk assessments, and project documentation.
Desirable
* Previous PFI project experience.
* Infection control principles (ICRA), water safety, and ventilation validation knowledge.
* Lifecycle planning and PFI asset management experience.
* Experience with CAFM systems (Maximo, Concept, Planet FM).
Eligibility & EEO
We encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.
For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check.
Equality & Diversity Statement
Equans is committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. Diversity and inclusion are at the core of what we do. If you join Equans, you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.
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