Maintenance Manager

Helping others improve and turn their lives around – there’s no better feeling. It’s what we do for thousands of people at more than 150 sites across the UK.

Be a part of it. Cygnet Hospital Beckton offers a range of secure mental health services for women across four specialist wards including PICU, acute admissions and personality disorder services.

We are looking for an experience and hands on Maintenance Manager to oversee all routine maintenance, repair and installation work completed on site, ensuring that it is carried out efficiently and within budget and to supervise the Maintenance Operatives. You must have previous experience in a similar role with knowledge of PPM schedules and health and safety.

You will work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8am – 4.30pm based in a hospital setting. Please note this will be an on the tools role as you will be expected to carry out repairs as well as office-based management.

• The routine maintenance, repair and installation work completed on Cygnet Hospital Beckton site ensuring that work is carried out in accordance with Health and Safety legislation
• Oversee refurbishment works within the service
• Maintain Estates records
• Line management and budgetary responsibility for the maintenance department
• Compliance with Cygnet policies and procedures
• Management and leadership of the Maintenance Team
• Develop and implement robust management and accountability systems to ensure that maintenance services are planned, co-ordinated, delivered, monitored and documented effectively and in accordance with the Cygnet Estates Manual
• To be responsible for ensuring that building maintenance, including contract work, is carried out to appropriate legislation, standards and specifications
• Oversee that the hospital maintains the estate in accordance with statutory and mandatory requirements

• Experience of working in the building trade/estates management.
• Experience of managing budgets.
• Experience in supervising and managing others.
• Experience of good working practice.
• Awareness of H&S, COSHH and RIDDOR regulations.
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Good time management skills and ability to prioritise own work and work towards targets/deadlines.
• Good IT skills.
• Awareness of the Mental Health Environment and risks involved.
• Ability to work as an active member of the hospital team.
• Demonstrate awareness of Estates Legislation.

• £40,000 per annum salary
• Strong career progression opportunities
• NHS Discounts and the Blue Light Card
• Company pension scheme
• Company paid Life Assurance scheme
• Smart Health Toolkit
  - Providing you with Fitness Programmes, Nutrition consultation and Health checks
• Health Cash Plan
• Subsidised meals on duty
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check

At Cygnet, we’ve been changing people’s lives for more than 30 years – thanks to our wide range of high-quality health services. Our care has our patients and residents at its heart and their wellness as its goal. We’re always set on positive, lasting outcomes.