Mechanical Manager

EQUANS
Edinburgh
13 hours ago
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Equans is looking for an Mechanical Manager to join our team in Edinburgh on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, bonus and benefits package.


The role holder will report to the Senior Technical Manager, the Mechanical Manager is part of a larger site based team and has overall responsibility for leading the mechanical service delivery of Ventilation including Local Exhaust Ventilation, Fire Dampers & Motorised Fire & Smoke Dampers, Air Conditioning, Refrigeration, Chiller Plant, Water, MTHW, LTHW Boiler and Generator Services and all associated equipment throughout the site.


Working with a team of dedicated Supervisors, engineers and Service Partners the Mechanical Manager ensures the safe and continued operation of the plant and related equipment within the Hospital and University Buildings. This position has overall responsibility to ensure the plant and team operate in such a way to ensure compliance with the company, contract and local operating procedures, ensuring a standardized approach to the EQUANS service delivery model.


What will you deliver?

  • Responsibility for all pre‑planned maintenance tasks ensuring they are completed timeously to the relevant Service Level Agreements; Key Performance Indicators and the relevant Standards appropriate to the assets.
  • Overall responsibility for all ongoing reactive and associated works ensuring they are completed timeously to the relevant Service Level Agreements; Key Performance Indicators and the relevant Standards appropriate to the assets.
  • Overall responsibility for the health and safety of the supervisors, engineering team and service partners, including delivery of toolbox talks and any relevant updates.
  • First point of contact for any escalations.
  • Establishing and maintaining effective business relationships with all key stakeholders.
  • Compliance with all statutory requirements in relation to safe working practices and safe operation of plant, equipment and services and all activities essential to meet all relevant Scottish Health Technical Memoranda (SHTM) and quality assurance requirements.
  • Advising the project team with any technical input on the assets within the Mechanical managers remit.
  • Advise and update on an ongoing basis the lifecycle requirements of any assets within the Mechanical managers remit.
  • Ensuring a collaborative approach between the helpdesk, supervisors and engineering team.

What can we offer you?

  • 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays).
  • Life cover equivalent to 2× annual salary.
  • Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers.
  • Gym membership discounts.
  • Cycle‑to‑work scheme.
  • Holiday purchase scheme.
  • 2 corporate social responsibility days per year.
  • Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes.
  • Attractive employee referral rewards scheme.
  • Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility, Encompass, RISE, WOMEN TOGETHER, Working Parents and Young Professionals.
  • 24/7 employee assistance programme and access to mental wellbeing app.

Who are we looking for?

  • Apprenticeship in HVAC systems or comparable training, experience and a working knowledge of these systems is essential.
  • A relevant formal technical & management qualification.
  • Demonstratable experience in a previous management or supervisor position.
  • Previous experience within a healthcare environment would be greatly advantageous.
  • Holder or prior holder of a relevant appointed persons status; this position requires the holder to obtain AP (Vent).
  • Working knowledge of the appropriate standards, including Scottish Health Technical Memoranda.
  • City & Guilds 2079 would be advantageous.
  • Experience in fire damper testing.
  • Membership of an appropriate governing body or institute, i.e. IHEEM.
  • A relevant health & safety qualification, i.e. IOSH Managing Safely, NEBOSH General Certificate, CDM, SMSTS.

Who are we?

Equans is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.


In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.


Equans’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.


Equans is a Bouygues group company.


What's next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply and track your progress. A member of our resourcing team will review your application and be in touch.


As part of our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.


At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do. Should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.


You'll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility, Encompass, RISE, WOMEN TOGETHER, Working Parents, Young Professionals, Veterans and Reservists Network (VaR).


For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a re‑location package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.


The Equans resourcing team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries must come to the resourcing team, not directly to Equans managers.


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