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Essential
28 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Skills/Abilities
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Skills/Abilities
Strong technical expertise in electrical engineering and compliance management
- Skills/Abilities
Ability to analyse complex problems, identify risks, and implement practical solutions
- Skills/Abilities
Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines.
- Skills/Abilities
Ability to work independently and collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
- Skills/Abilities
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and CAFM/compliance management systems.
- Skills/Abilities
Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications, work plans, and engineering documentation.
- Skills/Abilities
Strong incident response and decision-making skills, with the ability to remain calm during emergencies and operational pressures.
- Skills/Abilities
Ability to challenge existing practices constructively and drive continuous improvement.
- Skills/Abilities
Working knowledge of associated mechanical and building services systems.
- Skills/Abilities
Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and contractor management skills.
- Skills/Abilities
Ability to maintain a patient-focused approach whilst ensuring statutory compliance and operational resilience
- Experience/Knowledge
Extensive experience in a senior electrical engineering or estates role within a complex operational environment.
- Experience/Knowledge
Significant experience undertaking and managing risk assessments, compliance audits, and remedial action plans.
- Experience/Knowledge
Proven track record of delivering high-quality engineering services and achieving measurable operational improvements.
- Experience/Knowledge
Experience planning, organising, and delivering planned maintenance, minor works, and backlog capital projects whilst maintaining patient safety and service continuity
- Experience/Knowledge
Strong project management experience, including contractor management and performance monitoring.
- Experience/Knowledge
Specialist knowledge of electrical systems, infrastructure, and compliance requirements within healthcare environments
- Experience/Knowledge
In-depth understanding of statutory regulations, health and safety legislation, HTMs, BS7671, and healthcare engineering standards.
- Experience/Knowledge
Experience developing policies, procedures, safe systems of work, and compliance frameworks.
- Experience/Knowledge
Proven ability to engage effectively with senior managers, clinical stakeholders, contractors, and external organisations.
- Experience/Knowledge
Experience procuring, managing, and monitoring contracts to ensure quality, compliance, and value for money.
- Experience/Knowledge
Demonstrable experience leading service improvement initiatives and driving operational excellence.
- GOSH Culture and Values
Collaboration - We work together to deliver safe, consistent, patient-centred care. Respect - We treat everyone with respect, kindness and equity. Curiosity - We stay curious to drive innovation that delivers exceptional patient outcomes.
- Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Degree, HND, Foundation Degree, or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or a related discipline
- Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Specialist Authorised Person (AP) qualification in Low Voltage (LV) and/or High Voltage (HV) systems
- Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Management or leadership qualification, or demonstrable evidence of management and leadership training
- Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to healthcare engineering and compliance management.
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills/Abilities
Experience presenting performance data and compliance reports at senior management or board level.
- Skills/Abilities
Knowledge of asset management systems, SFG20 requirements, and healthcare compliance reporting frameworks
- Experience/Knowledge
Experience delivering multiple concurrent projects within a live healthcare environment.
- Experience/Knowledge
Experience managing staff performance, conduct, and development.
- Experience/Knowledge
Knowledge of L8, ACOP S, and wider healthcare compliance requirements
- Experience/Knowledge
Experience supporting strategic engineering and business continuity programmes.
- Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Membership of a relevant professional body such as IHEEM, IET, IEE, CIBSE, or IMechE.
- Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Additional specialist training relating to healthcare engineering, compliance, risk management, or project management
Job overview
The role the Electrical Engineering Compliance Manager is to work with the wider Estates Maintenance team on the Trusts Electrical system and to support the Principal Electrical Engineer with the broader electrical strategy for the Trust. This role will require to be the Authorised Person and cover the Authorised Person duties in electrical services and comply with all legal requirements with responsibility for providing assurance to the Trust board that these meets the statutory compliance requirements, overseeing safe management, maintenance, operation and reactive response for engineering systems.
To aid the Principle Electrical Engineer to deliver planned and reactive Electrical services and programmes of work across the GOSH estate with specific responsibility for ensuring compliance of contractors is in place, supervising their presence and work, giving guidance and direction as appropriate. They are also the primary Authorised Person for LV sitewide and will be the responsible person for the Generator Testing Programme which is a fundamental requirement for ensuring the safety of the site. This position also requires serving as a deputy for the Principle Electrical Engineer when needed.
This position is part of the Estates on call rota, which carries a level of autonomous decision making, with the ability to know when and who to escalate matters; there will also be the requirement for out of hours working.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for procuring works to manage Electrical activities, producing reports for Board level reporting requirements and keeping records to ensure and evidence compliance. They will with others and strategically develop any service-related plans and procedures across the trust in line with safe systems of work and HTM & regulatory/mandatory standards. Ensuring all policies and standing operating procedures are in date, disseminated and up to date with current and/or changings in legislation and any changes in the HTM is a core function of this role, along with ensuring that all data contained on the CAFM system relevant to Electrical compliance is complete, accurate and in line with HTM/SFG20 requirements.
They are responsible for working with a wide range of staff members across the organisation, employing a wide range of communication and negotiation skills and techniques, to enable access to clinically operational areas of the site.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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This advert is for Electrical Compliance Manager with Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust in London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Manager role. The advertised salary is £66,274 - £73,496 per annum inclusive. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 26 Oct 2026.
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