Mechanical Manager - Water bias

Description

You will act as a subject matter expert for all water-related systems, ensuring compliance with relevant HTM's, HSG274, ACoP L8, and all relevant statutory and regulatory requirements. Working closely with clinical, estates, and operational teams, you will ensure the estate's water safety and mechanical infrastructure are managed effectively, safely, and to the highest standards.

• Maintain high standards of safety, performance, and documentation across all mechanical and water systems.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance activities, ensuring they are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with healthcare compliance standards.
• Support audits, compliance reviews, root cause analysis, and improvement initiatives.
• Ensure full compliance with HTM's, HSG274, ACoP L8, Water Safety Group requirements, and all statutory obligations.
• Lead the operational management of mechanical systems with a primary focus on water safety, including hot and cold water systems, TMVs, calorifiers, and associated infrastructure.
• Manage contractors and internal teams to ensure all works meet legal, regulatory, and client requirements.
• Provide technical leadership, swift problem resolution, and expert guidance on mechanical and water-related issues.
• Act as the technical lead for water safety, supporting the Responsible Person (Water) and contributing to Water Safety Group meetings.

Requirements

Mitie is dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We expect all team members to uphold this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide satisfactory references.

We're seeking a highly skilled and proactive Mechanical Manager with a strong water safety bias to lead and oversee mechanical services across a complex healthcare estate. This is a key technical role requiring deep expertise in water systems management, statutory compliance, and the operational delivery of safe, reliable mechanical services.

• Strong mechanical engineering background with substantial experience in water safety management.
• Demonstrable experience managing complex water systems and ensuring statutory compliance.
• Preferably experienced in a healthcare environment, with working knowledge of HTMs, particularly water related.
• Relevant mechanical or building services qualification (HNC/HND or equivalent).
• Strong leadership, organisational, and communication skills.
• A proactive approach with the ability to resolve technical challenges quickly and effectively.

Benefits

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

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We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

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