About the job

Job summary

As Engineering Manager, you will report directly into the Head of Site Engineering and Security, and you will be responsible for maintenance and plant managers at the Porton Down UKHSA site. 

The postholder will provide senior technical advice to support the mechanical and electrical labour force in their daily operations. Additionally, the Engineering Manager is expected to contribute to the wider EEF team to inform future engineering strategy and decision-making. 

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

Location 

This role will be based on-site at Porton Down, Salisbury, SP4 0JG. 

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

Job description

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

• Manage a programme of planned preventive maintenance and repairs.  
• Manage the response to reactive maintenance work in accordance with procedure and service levels.  
• Maintain safety and compliance in the delivery of maintenance and engineering services and ensure health and safety requirements are clearly communicated and diligently applied.  
• Develop risk assessments and method statements as required.  

Please review the job description for the full list of responsibilities.  

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. 

Person specification

It is important through your application and Statement of Suitability of up to 1500 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

• Degree in Engineering, Engineering Management, or an equivalent qualification in the same or similar qualification in Mechanics or another subject relevant to the role (NVQ /C&G or HNC/ONC)
• Relevant experience in a similar supervisory/support role
• Substantial experience within a senior estates engineering and maintenance management role along with detailed and current understanding of complex maintenance and engineering installations, their operation and maintenance and associated health and safety requirements.
• Experience in preparing engineering technical documentation including diagnostic reports, SOPs, management reports, risk assessments and method statements, and incident reports.
• Demonstrated experience of commissioning engineering systems, witness testing and commissioning, snagging, and handover/ acceptance of new assets from main contractor to the client.
• Interpersonal skills, able to build effective working relationships at all levels and between organisations, building coalitions of the willing and able.

Desirable

• Experience in an engineering operational role in a regulatory industry with particular experience of regulatory audits to ensure compliance.
• Experience of successfully leading a variety of major specialist engineering initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience of contract management.
• Organisational skills and ability to scan the horizon, anticipating future challenges and mitigating actions.

Please review the job description for the full criteria.

Benefits

Working for UKHSA

For more information on UKHSA please visit: UK Health Security Agency - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

Benefits

• Learning and development tailored to your role.
• An environment with flexible working options.
• A culture encouraging inclusion and diversity.
• A Civil Service pension with an average employer contribution of 27%.
• Range of health and wellbeing support.

Any move to UKHSA from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at Childcare Choices , 30 Hours Free Childcare, Tax-Free Childcare and More , Help with Costs , GOV.UK

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 stage 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.  Candidates will also be asked to participate in a session where they will be required to prepare and deliver a 5–10-minute presentation to the panel.  This will be followed by a question-and-answer segment.  The presentation will be designed to assess each candidate’s experience in line with the requirements of the role.  Full details will be provided prior to the interview.

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

• Working Together
• Changing and Improving
• Communicating and Influencing
• Making Effective Decisions
• Managing a Quality Service

Expected Timeline:

Advert close: 23:55hrs on 14th July 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.

Interviews: TBC

Please note these dates could be subject to change.  

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.   This role also requires 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.   

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&Cs 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. 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

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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.