Spire Healthcare, Cardiff | Hospital Electrical Engineer | Private Hospital | Full Time | Permanent | 37.5 hours | Free On‑Site Parking
Spire Cardiff Hospital is looking for a qualified Hospital Electrical Engineer to join our dedicated team on a permanent basis. In this key role, you’ll contribute to delivering a safe, efficient, and cost‑effective engineering service that supports both our colleagues and our patients.
Working closely with the Engineering Manager and wider team, you’ll help ensure full compliance across the hospital through planned preventative maintenance and timely reactive work, keeping our facilities running smoothly and safely at all times.
Duties and responsibilities:
1. To implement a comprehensive, cost effective, planned and preventative maintenance programme for all building services, utilising the network Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
2. To identify personal training and development requirements, for self and team, consistent with the hospital business plan.
3. To assist the Engineering Manager as point of contact for all external contractors providing specialist services to building / building services / equipment and manage those contractors whilst on site in line with Spire policy.
4. To understand ventilation systems, water, medical gases and electrical knowledge.
5. To undertake maintenance/testing of plant / equipment, ensuring compliance with current HTM recommendations / PPM Schedules and manufactures instruction keeping all necessary records
6. To receive and review prioritise and take action on all maintenance requests from departments and maintain records of work undertaken on CMMS.
7. To provide out of hours emergency on-call service.
8. To provide in-house day to day maintenance service
9. To assist with any fire drills or fire activity
Who we're looking for:
10. Must hold relevant certificates or be willing to undertake specialist training in specific areas
11. Have experience in building services management with a track record of success
12. Have extensive knowledge of building services
13. Be able to prioritise demands against resources
14. Be able to support hospital compliance with changing legislation
15. It would be advantageous to have served a recognised apprenticeship in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering with C&G Qualification in electrical or Mechanical field and have experience of working in a hospital environment, or similar settings
Working Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:00 - 16:00, Saturday or Sunday as and when required. On call 1 out of 4, on call hours are Monday to Sunday 24hrs
Contract Type: Permanent
Benefits
We offer employed colleagues a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:
16. 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
17. Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
18. ‘Spire for you’ reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
19. Free Bupa wellness screening
20. Private medical insurance
21. Life assurance
22. Free On-Site Gym
23. Save an average of £50 per month with our free onsite car park
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
24. Driving clinical excellence
25. Doing the right thing
26. Caring is our passion
27. Keeping it simple
28. Delivering on our promises
29. Succeeding and celebrating together
Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.