About the Role
Spire St Anthony's Hospital is seeking a highly experienced and proactive Hospital Engineering Manager to lead our Estates and Engineering function. This is a key leadership role responsible for managing five heritage buildings, ensuring compliance, safety, and operational excellence across the hospital site.
Responsibilities
- Lead the delivery of safe, efficient, and compliant engineering services across the hospital site.
- Ensure best practice and consistency in all aspects of engineering and estates management.
- Oversee planned and reactive maintenance, ensuring buildings and equipment are maintained to the highest standards.
- Manage and develop a skilled team of site engineers and handymen, supporting their professional growth.
- Ensure full compliance with Spire’s Fire Policy and all regulatory requirements, including CQC and Public Health England standards.
- Act as the hospital’s Approved Person (AP) for key systems including medical gases, water safety, low voltage electrical services, decontamination equipment, and heating & ventilation.
Requirements
- AP Qualification is desired.
- A relevant background in electrical, plumbing, or building services engineering.
- Previous experience of working within a hospital or healthcare environment is an essential requirement of this role.
- Strong management experience essential.
- Previous experience in managing a team.
- Proven ability to lead and develop teams.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- A proactive, flexible approach and commitment to continuous improvement.
Skills
- Engineering
- Building services
- Project management
- Team leadership
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- Medical gases
- Water safety
- Low voltage electrical services
- Decontamination equipment
- Heating & ventilation
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
Location
- Sutton
Work Type
- Permanent
- Full Time
Experience Level
- Highly experienced
- Strong management experience
- Previous experience in managing a team
Benefits
- 35 days annual leave
- Contributory pension scheme with flexible retirement options
- Private medical insurance and life assurance
- Free DBS
- Free uniform
- Access to ‘Spire for You’ – our reward platform offering discounts and cashback at over 1,000 retailers
- Ongoing training, development, and career progression opportunities
About the Company
- Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
- We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation: Driving clinical excellence, Doing the right thing, Caring is our passion, Keeping it simple, Delivering on our promises, Succeeding and celebrating together.
- Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
- We’re committed to supporting our employees’ wellbeing and professional growth in a collaborative and inclusive environment.
