Assistant Technical Manager – FM Service Provider – Portsmouth – Up to £42,000 per annum
CBW are currently recruiting for an Assistant Technical Manager based in Portsmouth to help lead the safe, efficient operation and maintenance of HV & lv Electrical systems at a large health care contract. You’ll support the Technical Manager day-to-day, uphold statutory and healthcare engineering compliance, and promote best-practice engineering across a busy, 24/7 environment.
Hours of Work
- 08:00am - 16:00pm
- On-call rota required (must be able to attend site within 1 hour)
- Occasional out-of-hours work for critical tasks
- Assist in delivering a 24/7 maintenance service for critical electrical infrastructure (HV/LV).
- Operate robust safe systems of work (permits, isolations) aligned to HTMs, codes of practice, ISO 9001 and statutory legislation (HSWA, COSHH, EAWR).
- Act as (or work towards acting as) Authorised Person for allocated systems following training and formal appointment.
- Oversee day-to-day engineering activities: PPM and reactive tasks completed safely, on time and to standard.
- Provide technical support to resolve complex estate issues and maintain system resilience.
- Manage CAFM records, service reports and follow-on actions to closure.
- Coordinate and competence-check contractors and in-house teams; ensure suitable appointments as Competent Persons.
- Build effective relationships with stakeholders (Operations, Estates, Engineering leadership, site delivery teams).
- Contribute to the life-cycle plan, identifying risk, obsolescence and improvement opportunities.
- Work professionally in patient/staff areas with regard to safety, dignity, confidentiality and data protection.
- Uphold company policies and procedures at all times.
- ONC/HNC/HND (or equivalent) in an engineering discipline.
- Strong electrical background; experience managing Hard FM services in critical environments.
- 18th Edition (BS 7671).
- Proven contractor management and stakeholder communication.
- Experience as AP (LV) and ideally AP (HV 11kV)
- Competitive salary with on-call allowance.
- Ongoing training & development (including AP appointments where required).
- Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a mission-critical healthcare environment.
- Support from an experienced technical and estates leadership team.