Mechanical Manager

Equans is looking for a 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 and motorised fire & smoke dampers, air conditioning, refrigeration, chiller plant, water, MTHW, LTHW boiler and generator services, and all associated equipment throughout the site.

• Responsibility for all pre‑planned maintenance tasks ensuring they are completed timeously in accordance with 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 in accordance with 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.
• Establish and maintain 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 (S)
  HTM and quality assurance requirements.
• Advise the project team with any technical input on the assets within the Mechanical Manager’s remit.
• Advise and update on an ongoing basis the lifecycle requirements of any assets within the Mechanical Manager’s remit.
• Ensure a collaborative approach between the helpdesk, supervisors and engineering team.

• 25 days annual leave (plus 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, including professional qualifications, collective/individual training and personalised support programmes
• Attractive employee referral rewards scheme
• Access to our growing employee networks including Access Ability, Encompass, RISE, Women Together, Working Parents and Young Professionals
• 24/7 employee assistance programme and access to a mental wellbeing app

• An apprenticeship in HVAC systems or comparable training, experience and a working knowledge of these systems is essential.
• A relevant formal technical & management qualification.
• Demonstrable experience in a previous management or supervisory position.
• Previous experience within a healthcare environment would be greatly advantageous.
• Holds or has held 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, e.g. IHEEM.
• A relevant health & safety qualification, i.e. IOSH Managing Safely, NEBOSH General Certificate, CDM, SMSTS.

• Must have evidence of the right to work in the UK.
• This role does not offer a re‑location package.
• Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a disclosure and security check, as noted in the role requirements.

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 are committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. Diversity and inclusion are at the core of what we do.