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Main area
Energy Engineering
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-5985212-A
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Free Hospital
Town
London
Salary
£51,488 - £57,802 per annum, including HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/05/2024 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 7 Energy Engineer

Band 7

Our trust has around 10,000 staff serving 1.6 million patients. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

Energy Engineer Band 7

About Us:

 The Estates and Facilities Department of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is dedicated to ensuring the efficient operation and sustainability of our facilities. With oversight of three hospital sites within the trust, we play a vital role in providing high-quality care to our community. Our Energy Section within the department focuses on enhancing energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives across all three hospitals. We are committed to driving innovation and implementing best practices to reduce our environmental footprint while maintaining the highest standards of patient care. As part of our team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to this important mission while working in a dynamic and collaborative environment

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will possess excellent technical knowledge of building services engineering, with either a mechanical or electrical bias. They will be responsible for identifying and implementing energy-saving opportunities within our facilities. This role requires collaboration with our in-house Facilities Management (FM) team and their supply chain, as well as working closely with our skilled team of engineers.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

  • Utilize expertise in building management systems (BMS) to identify energy cost-saving opportunities and conduct site surveys.
  • Collaborate with the in-house FM team and BMS service providers to make adjustments to strategies and settings, ensuring optimal energy efficiency.
  • Project manage energy-saving control projects, including cost estimation and verification of cost-saving impacts.
  • Demonstrate proficiency with TREND BMS Systems and other relevant technologies.
  • Scope and deliver energy projects, including calculating savings, preparing scopes of work, and producing business cases for investment.
  • Conduct audits on contractors, ensuring compliance with project specifications.
  • Prepare witnessing and commissioning schedules to ensure designed energy performance criteria are met at handover.
  • Provide training and support to in-house maintenance engineers.
  • Work closely with the Estates and Capital Projects team to integrate energy-saving initiatives into broader facility management strategies

Desired Skills and Qualifications:

  • Proven experience in optimizing BMS systems and delivering complex energy efficiency projects.
  • Familiarity with measurement and engineering principles for calculating energy savings.
  • Strong project management skills, including the ability to prepare engineering specifications and business cases.
  • Experience in training and handing over projects to maintenance teams.
  • Additional certification as an authorized person in low voltage systems, pressure systems, or ventilation systems is advantageous.
  • Commitment to continuous learning and professional development.

 

Person specification

World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrate Trust SC Values

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • HNC/D in Building Services Engineering or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • Corporate Member of recognised professional organisation, Energy Institute (EI), Chartered Engineer (CEng), Surveyor (RICS) or Architect (RIBA)
  • Degree in Environmental science and management or Engineering,

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience within management of building or environmental technology and services management
  • Experience in the management of a high quality, responsive and cost effective estates service with specific customer focus.
  • Energy management and policy development

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Project management skills
  • ability to work to agreed deadlines and budgets
  • Financial analysis and management skills
  • Must be able to communicate effectively with staff at all levels in the organisation
  • Negotiating skills geared to both long and short term objectives

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • Proven ability to interact & work cohesively with colleagues
  • Be able to organise workload and manage outcomes to meet planned objectives

Other

Essential criteria
  • Ability to train and teach others and act as workplace mentor and general development of others

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Vanessa Ndlovu
Job title
Energy Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
020 7794 0500
Additional information

020 7794 0500 ext 39438

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08:30 am to 17:30pm
Telephone
01629 702338
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