Senior Technical Manager - Mechanical Healthcare

Equans is looking for a Senior Technical Manager & Authorising Engineer (Mechanical/Healthcare) to join our team covering the Southeast South West/East and the Midlands. This is a permanent, full-time role, working 40 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary, company vehicle or allowance, bonus and benefits package.

This is a regional role, the post holder will cover the Southeast, Southwest and the Midlands. We are flexible on where candidates are based.

We are looking for a highly competent Mechanical Manager/Engineer. You’ll be joining a dynamic and growing central engineering function, with the ability to work autonomously, and within an established group of Engineering Experts. Our team sets the standards, and strives to deliver more centrally, to support our operational colleagues. If you’re keen for progression and want to work within a competent, high-performance team, with a culture of continuous improvement, then please apply!

Acting as the Mechanical Healthcare specialist for the Southern Divisions, you’ll be supporting over 20 Healthcare contracts, and several other key public and private sector contracts. The purpose of this role is to develop guidance and policy documents, de‑mystifying the Medical Gas, Critical Ventilation, Lifts and Closed Loop systems disciplines, and working with our operational technical staff to implement these documents, ensuring compliance with the relevant standards. You’ll also provide advice to strategic leaders and Subject Matter Expert support to the Divisions Operational teams regarding all aspects of Mechanical Compliance.

The SFM Division incorporates a broad spectrum of customer contracts including Manufacturing, Transport, Central Government, Industrial, Retail, Leisure, Healthcare, Education and Corporate. The role will support all sectors but will focus specifically on the requirements of HTM Mechanical Compliance. The successful candidate will lead on the development of governance processes associated with our Healthcare mechanical compliance management systems across our Southern and Midland based portfolios.

In addition, the post holder will provide Subject Matter Expertise (SME) support across the business including into bids, projects, new opportunities and day to day operational support, including advice and guidance on best practice standards, system and operational asset performance improvements.

The post holder must have significant Healthcare maintenance/safety experience and be proficient at drafting detailed technical reports and be able to support and actively lead accident or operational incident investigations.

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• Setting strategic direction in the management of Mechanical Healthcare compliance and safety
  
• Building relationships with contract Mechanical representatives, including strong ties with our external Ventilation, Lift and Medical Gas Authorising Engineers
  
• Acting as the single point of contact for our external Ventilation, Lift and Medical Gas Authorising Engineers. Using your experience, provide Authorised Person support as required
  
• Promoting good practices to contract representatives, and acting as a conduit between operations and senior operational leaders, ensuring the effective management, governance, communication and oversight
  
• Interpreting and distributing Mechanical/Healthcare safety and compliance requirements, guidance, and information, including changes, to keep our operational teams and leaders up to date with current standards, and how this is to be adhered to by EQUANS
  
• Act as EQUANS Mechanical Healthcare expert
  
• Supporting in the procurement, setting to work, and monitoring of key service providers, ensuring inspections, maintenance, repairs, testing and verification activities are carried out to the correct standard. Provide technical advice to allow the competent setting to work, review and challenge of (not exhaustive):
  
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  • Medical Gas Service Reports
    
  • Lift Service Reports
    
  • Critical Ventilation Validation Reports
    
  • Medical Gas and Critical Vent Authorising Engineer audits
    
  
  
  
• Developing robust demarcation agreements between EQUANS and our clients regarding mechanical responsibilities, and represent EQUANS at client meetings
  
• Carry out technical training and Assessments and Appointments as governed by the relevant Mechanical Safety Rules
  
• Audit contract in accordance with the HTM or EQUANS Rules requirements
  
• Support our contracts specifically in relation to Maintenance and Lifecycle planning
  
• Support the review of data during mobilisation periods, and assisting operations with the prioritisation of remedial works to achieve compliance
  

On offer is a competitive salary, company vehicle or allowance, bonus, and benefits package, which includes;

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• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
  
• Life Cover equivalent to 2 times annual salary
  
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers
  
• Cycle to work scheme
  
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year
  
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes
  
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
  
• Access to our growing employee networks
  
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app
  

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• Authorised Person experience in either Medical Gas, Critical Vent and Lift, (either or both, or willing to develop into this)
  
• Relevant Trade Qualifications or Apprenticeship
  
• Significant experience working within the Healthcare environment managing Medical Gas/Critical Vent systems, or both
  
• Educated to degree level or equivalent through experience in Engineering and Management.
  
• Member of a relevant Institution e.g. IMechE, CIBSE, IET
  
• Sound knowledge and understanding of Mechanical, Electrical and Fire Safety systems
  
• Experience of engineering operational delivery in a Healthcare environment
  
• Good understanding and working knowledge of PFI contracts and SHTM/HTM requirements
  
• Good knowledge of general compliance in Facilities Management
  
• Experience working in a highly competent, multi discipline engineering team
  
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office packages (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio etc.)
  

This role includes a DBS Enhanced with Barred Lists check therefore ability to pass is essential.

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting‑edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world.

Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billion euros in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group.

At Equans, we are driven by our ambition to be recognised for our operational excellence and as the best place to work for our employees. This commitment extends to achieving global and sustainable performance through Impact, ensuring that everything we do aligns with our core values—Accountability, Respect, Team Spirit, and Service Focus.

We take ownership, act with integrity, and set high standards. We listen, support, and care for one another. We collaborate and build trust to achieve shared goals, always striving to meet our customers' needs in a proactive and pragmatic way. These values shape our culture, strengthen our community, and inspire us to deliver excellence every day.

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 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 (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN Together (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.

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 manage this requirement. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries should come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.