Senior Standards Engineer; Water

Job summaryNHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Specialist Estate Services (NWSSP-SES) based in Cardiff is an organisation committed to championing modern, sustainable high quality healthcare environments. We achieve this by providing professional and technical estates related advice and support to the NHS in Wales and the Department for Health and Social Care at the Welsh Government (WG).In this role you will provide advice and support to NHS Wales and WG on all matters associated with healthcare building services mechanical engineering systems.

To meet this challenge, you will need to be a Chartered Engineer registered with a mechanical or building services institution, with senior level experience in mechanical building services engineering.

Your high level of IT literacy must be complemented by good communication, team-working and presentation skills. The post will be based in Cardiff or alternative NWSSP office (to be agreed). Travel across the Principality will be required.

Main duties of the jobThe Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water) is the principal source of advice and guidance for the NHS in Wales on water systems, providing expert specialist and professional advice within this field.

A core duty of the Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water) is to discharge the duties of the Authorising Engineer (Water) as defined in Welsh Health Technical Memorandum (WHTM) 04-01 and 00, for the NHS in Wales. This is an independent position accepting professional responsibility for the assessment of Responsible Persons (Water) at each Health Board (HB) and  addition the Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water) will provide advice, guidance and support on a broad range of specialist hospital mechanical engineering issues and conduct technical investigations when required into engineering systems for the NHS in Wales.

As Authorising Engineer (Water) the Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water) develops mechanical engineering related policies and strategies on an all Wales basis and gives advice and guidance to NHS Wales Health Boards and Trusts for the development of local policies and strategies.

About us At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.

Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.

Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.

Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations.

We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.

Details Date posted
09 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

BandBand 8aSalary
58,379 to 65,723 a year

per annum

Contract Permanent Working  pattern

Full-time

Reference number
043-EA043-1026

Job locations

Companies House Crown WayCardiffCF
14 3UZ
United Kingdom Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Job description
Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post;
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential Bachelors degree with honours in engineering or  a Chartered Engineer (CEng) in an appropriate discipline or have sufficient engineering knowledge, experience and understanding equivalent to Master of Engineering (MEng) in order to register at CEng level in line with Engineering Council UK (ECUK).Is required to have extensive technical…