About the job

Job summary

This role will require full UK security clearance and you should have resided in the UK for the past 5 years.  Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. 

Electrical Plant Manager

As the Electrical Plant Manager, you will be part of the Estates, Engineering and Facilities (EEF) Department, which is responsible for maintaining, validating, calibrating, repairing, and upgrading the assets, infrastructure, and critical equipment on the estate. You will report directly to the Engineering Manager and act as the technical expert for all Engineering Utilities systems, such as power, water, gas, steam, HVAC, etc.

You will manage small projects and initiatives related to utilities systems, ensuring they are delivered on time, within budget and to the required standards. You will also liaise with the site stakeholders, the Hard Services Contractor and the wider UKHSA user community to ensure the utilities systems meet the current and future needs of the business and comply with the relevant regulations (HSE, MHRA, FDA, DEFRA, Home Office, and external customers).

You will work in a variety of facilities, including high containment and general research laboratories, pharmaceutical production facilities, cell culture storage facilities and general offices. You will ensure the utilities systems provide the optimal environmental conditions for the facilities, equipment, and staff, and that they are safe, reliable, and sustainable.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• A degree or equivalent qualification in electrical engineering or a related discipline
• A proven track record of managing utilities systems in a similar environment
• A sound knowledge of the relevant regulations and standards
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and project management skills
• A proactive, flexible, and collaborative approach to work

Location

Based at UKHSA Porton Down – due to the nature of the role, you will be expected to be based on-site on a full-time basis

*Please be aware that this role can only be worked from within the UK and not overseas. Relocation expenses are not available.* 

 Working Pattern – Full Time

Job description

The job holder will be required to carry out the following responsibilities, activities, and duties:

• To monitor Utility equipment trend data as provided by the computerised maintenance management system and liaison with the maintenance teams/users, to recommend and manage process improvements /initiatives, and when required prepare justifications for submission within the appropriate capital budget.
• Project manage small business critical projects as delegated by the Engineering Manager in accordance with the UKHSA Capital Project procedure.
• Deputise for the Engineering Manager providing technical guidance and training to the Hard Services Contractor engineering team and administering business process related tasks through the computerised maintenance management system and business management system.
• Represent the Engineering function at audits and inspections as subject matter expert for Utilities supported by the Engineering Manager.
• To be responsible for the writing, and review of User Requirements specifications, SOPs and generation of design documentation related to Utility systems and other equipment within the site.
• Review the Approval of Engineering technical documents as required to support the Engineering function including review and approval of safety related documents such as pressure systems written schemes of examination and EICR reports.
• Responsible for troubleshooting and liaising with maintenance technicians, engineers, and users to establish the root cause, develop and manage appropriate corrective action plans and report through the UKHSA non-conformance systems, for failures and performance issues.

The duties/responsibilities listed above describe the post as it is at present and is not intended to be exhaustive. The Job holder is expected to accept reasonable alterations and additional tasks of a similar level that may be necessary.

Please see job description attached for full list of duties and competencies associated with the post.

Person specification

It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of 1000 words that you give evidence and examples of proven experience of each of the essential criteria (for full details of all essential criteria please refer to the attached job description):

 Essential

• BEng Degree in Electrical Engineering with post graduate experience in a plant and/ or design engineer role
• Be eligible to undergo SC Clearance and have resided in the UK for the past five years continuously
• Extensive experience in an Engineering operational and design role, ideally in the life sciences industry
• Experience of successfully leading a variety of major specialist engineering initiatives
• Experience of Regulatory Audits

Experience in Preparing Detailed Engineering Technical Documentation

• Experience of working within a Quality system, in particular, change control, non-conformance management, CAPA, discrepancy / deviation, and documentation management

 Desirable

• Chartered Engineer Status (i.e. typically, 4 years post graduate in a professional institute approved structured programme, peer reviewed report, fully attested training and experience diary followed by interview with Chartered Institute).
• Project Management training
• Extensive practical, life sciences industry experience of facilities, equipment and critical utilities operation, design, commissioning, and validation
• Experience of current available engineering / equipment technology and its subsequent sizing / selection to support estates, engineering, and facilities

 Please ensure that your statement of suitability does not contain any personal identifiers such as Name, Gender, Location, Marital Status, Sexual Orientation or Religion. The UKHSA operates a fair and open recruitment policy.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £38,724, UK Health Security Agency contributes £10,455 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

Things you need to know

Selection process details

STAGE 1 - APPLICATION & SIFT: 

You will be required to complete an application form. This will be assessed in line with the full list of essential criteria as detailed in the attached job description – please do provide evidence of how you meet this. 

If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to an interview.

STAGE 2 – INTERVIEW 

This competition will involve an in-person interview

As part of the process, candidates will be invited to interview which will involve an in-depth discussion of your previous experience and professional competence in relation to the criteria set out in the Person Specification. 

Your Statement of Suitability should outline your skills, experience, and achievements, providing evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria (outlined in the person specification section).

You will also be asked to provide information within the ‘Employer/ Activity history’ section of the application form. This is equivalent to the information you would provide on a CV, setting out your career history.

The Success Profiles framework will be used to assess and recruit the most suitable candidate.  The following behaviours and technical skills will be used at the interview:

• Changing and Improving
• Making Effective Decisions
• Seeing the Bigger Picture
• Communicating and Influencing
• Managing a Quality Service

Technical Skills – based on qualifications, supervisory experience, IT literacy and secretarial/administrative skills

 

Expected Timeline:

Advert close: 23:55hrs on 9th June 2024 – unfortunately, late applications will not be considered. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records.

Shortlist: TBC

Interviews: TBC

Please note these dates could be subject to change.  

 

Eligibility Criteria

Open to all external applicants (who are eligible for SC Clearance) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants)

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service welcomes applications from people who have recently left prison or have an unspent conviction. Read more about prison leaver recruitment.

Security clearance level requirement

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.  Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Basic Personnel Security Standard.  People working with government assets must complete Basic Personnel Security Standard checks.

For posts on UKHSA Civil Service terms and conditions, new entrants to the Civil Service are expected to start on the minimum of the pay band. For existing Civil Servants and roles advertised across government, the rules of transfer apply, i.e., level transfers move on current salary or the pay range minimum, transfers on promotion move to new pay range minimum or receive a 10% increase. Either case is determined by whichever is the highest. 

Please Note

This role is to be appointed under Civil Service Terms & Conditions. Full details on the T&C’s are found https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

Are you already a civil servant, or employed by a Civil Service Commission accredited public body? Please state home department on your application form.

Do you meet the nationality requirements for this post? https://www.ukhsa.reed.com/

Complaint process:

The law requires that selection for appointment to the Civil Service is on merit on the basis of fair and open competition as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's Recruitment Principles. If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact UKHSA Public Accountability Unit via email: Complaints1@ukhsa.gov.uk. If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission: Visit the Civil Service Commission website. 

 

 

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is security check (opens in a new window).

See our vetting charter (opens in a new window). People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

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We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window). The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.