Lead Engineer
Private Healthcare Environment – London
Permanent | 37.5 Hours Per Week
Salary: £49,000 - £55,000 per annum
(Dependent on experience, training, and qualifications)
The Role
An established private healthcare provider with a network of acute and specialist facilities is seeking an experienced Lead Engineer to join its Operations team at a flagship London site.
This is a Monday–Friday role, working core business hours with paid on-call participation. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining critical building services and medical-support infrastructure while providing day-to-day leadership to on-site engineering teams.
This is a full-time, permanent position (37.5 hours per week), requiring flexibility to support operational requirements across multiple locations within the region.
Key Responsibilities
Ensure the safe, compliant, and effective delivery of all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Reactive Maintenance activities in line with internal procedures and statutory requirements
Lead the engineering response to building services and equipment faults, ensuring timely resolution with minimal disruption to clinical services
Oversee the delivery of EBME maintenance routines, ensuring medical equipment remains safe, compliant, and fit for use
Provide day-to-day leadership and line management of site-based engineering personnel
Allocate workloads, monitor performance, and ensure engineers maintain appropriate training and competency levels
Foster a positive, safety-focused working culture that supports continuous improvement and professional development
Monitor Reactive & Maintenance (R\&M) budgets, identifying variances and contributing to cost control initiatives
Coordinate engineering coverage across multiple healthcare sites, including rota-based on-call support (expenses reimbursed for travel away from base site)
Manage sub-contractors and oversee minor works projects where required
Candidate Requirements
City & Guilds Part 3, HNC, or NVQ Level 4 (or equivalent) in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
Valid CSCS or ECS card (if electrically qualified), at an appropriate level
Proven experience in building services engineering maintenance, ideally within healthcare, critical services, or similarly regulated environments
Demonstrable leadership experience, including team supervision, task allocation, and performance management
Strong working knowledge of health & safety legislation, including risk management, fire safety, and Legionella control
Excellent fault-finding, organisational, and communication skills
Time-served apprenticeship in a relevant engineering discipline
Fire Safety or Fire Risk Assessment training (desirable)
Experience using CAFM systems
Understanding of energy management systems and/or environmental performance reporting
Package & Benefits
The employer offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package, including:
25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service)
Private pension scheme
Private healthcare cover
Employee discount schemes and wellbeing benefits
Enhanced family-friendly policies
Life assurance
Employee recognition and reward programmes
Funded training and professional development opportunities
Additional Information
Permanent position
37.5 hours per week
Monday–Friday core hours
Paid on-call rota