Water Systems SME - #1678170

Duties/Responsibilities

Location: Home based with national travel

Salary: Up to £45,000 + car allowance and benefits

Working Hours: Mon - Fri, 0800 - 1700

Contract Type: Perm Full Time

About EMCOR UK

At EMCOR UK, we revolutionise facilities management by combining our engineering heritage and innovation capability. We prioritise people in everything we do, collaborating closely with our customers to understand all their needs, from the big picture to day-to-day operations. Our purpose is to "create a better world at work". Using our unique insight platform, "One Data World," we harness data-driven intelligence to make informed decisions, adapting our services to meet our customers' evolving requirements. This allows us to cultivate an enhanced workplace experience for their teams whilst optimising efficiency, meticulously managing every asset, and minimising their impact on the planet. All supported by our commitment to safety, compliance, and assurance. Our partnering approach empowers our customers to shape a better future. Whether guiding their path to net zero or redeveloping their facilities for enhanced efficiency, we create better places for work whilst taking away the burden of facility operations, freeing up our customers to concentrate on their business.

Job Purpose

• As part of a team of technical specialists, provide the role of Technical Authority for all Water Systems on the BBC Account, supporting EMCOR UK's delivery of the highest levels of technical service and support.
• Provide technical guidance, leadership, advice and direction to EMCOR UK staff, BBC Customers and Third-Party Suppliers to enable the BBC Account remains technically compliant and EMCOR UK are held as trusted partners in the delivery of exacting professional engineering standards.
• Provide daily oversight of operations to ensure consistent technical service delivery, to the appropriate timescales and standards.
• Collaboratively work alongside Tech Ops Managers to achieve BBC short, medium and long-term technical strategies, providing EMCOR UK technical input and considerations.
• Act as the authoritative technical point of contact for all water system operating standards and performance requirements.
• Champion continuous improvements for system performance, processes, procedures, and monitoring for the Water Systems.
  
  

What You'll Do

• Control and overall responsibility for all BBC Account Legionella and water systems including cooling towers. Ensuring they are operated, maintained, diagnosed and repaired to the appropriate statutory, regulatory, BBC standards and LCA service delivery standards, reporting any equipment or performance issues to the EMCOR Site Lead and BBC Customer.
• Responsible for the technical oversight of all site-based water activity and supply chain partners to ensure the highest levels of service delivery against latest statutory, regulatory and BBC standards and LCA service delivery standards.
• Implementation and reviewing of Written Scheme of Control and Risk Assessments. Liaising regularly with Client Duty Holder and Responsible Person to ensure the Written Scheme of Control is suitable and sufficient to meet statutory requirements.
• Develop, introduce and maintain water system operating instructions and related documents (e.g. SOP's and logbooks) that define the site water safety programme.
• Provide water subject matter expertise through deviation investigation, participation of review meetings. Also, where possible introduce new ways of working to the site operations teams.
• Scheduling and completing investigations into plant failure, breech of operating or maintenance procedures.
• Work in conjunction with the drawings office to control and maintain water drawings, procedures, logbooks and certificates as required by EMCOR UK and BBC.
• Analyse complex systems where required to understand faults and performance limitations and make recommendations to address short-falls and deliver improvements.
• Proactively and collaboratively engage with projects to provide EMCOR technical expertise for the design, installation, testing and commissioning of all site-based water systems. This includes the setting of appropriate maintenance and spares requirements and associated hand over procedures.
• Proactive engagement in Life Cycle Asset Management (LCAM) system reviews ensuring continuous improvement of systems under your control.
• Ensure risks are appropriately documented and managed via EMCOR UK/BBC systems.
• Provide control and assume overall responsibility for compliant Legionella delivery, ensuring the EMCOR Engineering Compliance Manager and BBC technical lead is kept informed of status and performance of equipment, this includes:
• Chairing weekly and monthly Water meeting with the client to update them on status and planning for inspections, faults and performance.
• Review data integrity in EAM/CAFM systems to ensure statutory requirements are met or exceeded, correct maintenance for assets is in place.
• Perform routine management monitoring to measure site program effectiveness.
• In conjunction with Technical Leads, set, support and deliver professional mechanical engineering standards, training requirements, competency standards (Knowledge, Skills & Experience) and support competency assessment delivery, where required.
• Liaison with Area Team Leaders to ensure compliance, correct procedures and competency is maintained for water system engineers.
• Review and instigate documents relevant to water systems (e.g. government publications, industry professional standards and EMCOR UK Compliance) to ensure EMCOR comply with the latest statutory and regulatory standards and LCA service delivery standards.
• Provide technical support to ensure capital expenditure is prioritised and risks reduced.
• Recommend improvement opportunities and champion implementation.
  
  

Person Specification

Who You'll Be

• Qualified to at least HNC level in mechanical, building services, or related field.
• Work towards and / or maintain Chartered or Incorporated status (Desirable).
• Registered with or working towards a relevant professional accreditation body. Water management society WMSoc)
• Meaningful post-graduate working experience in a commercial pharmaceutical manufacturing or building services for a highly regulated industry, or the development environment or design organisation / consultancy working for clients in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Hold a City & Guilds Control of Legionella Within Water Systems and Evaporative Cooling Systems qualification.
• In-depth knowledge of ACOP Legionnaires' disease the control of legionella bacteria in water systems and HSG 274 Parts 1, 2 & 3.
• Knowledge of Sections 2,3 & 4 Health & Safety at Work Act etc 1974.
• Understand British Standards in relations to water systems (7592,8580,8558)
• In-depth technical and operational knowledge of cooling tower operation and design.
• In-depth technical and operational knowledge of Specialist water systems including Reverse Osmosis, Sterile water and water waste.
• Hold or be working towards a relevant safety qualification, e.g. NEBOSH or minimum IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent.
• Experience in project management including managing sub-contractor works programmes, large install and testing programme reporting.
• Experience of successful improvement/change proposals and delivery.
• Undertake training reviews / gain certification for any duties required to fulfil the role.
• A natural leader with the ability to bring the best out of people.
• Demonstrate empathy with customers and clients, quickly grasp their needs and with the ability to organise resources to satisfy clients demands
• The energy and infectious enthusiasm to get things done, building strong relationships across multiple teams.
• Work to tight timescales, under pressure, high level of written technical standards.
• Technical ability to analyse complex data, to provide evidence-based recommendations, propose realistic and achievable plans, secure buy-in from stakeholders, and deliver on target.
• Professionally curious, always looking to improve technically,
• Enthusiastic in their approach, can drive momentum to shape and influence others, willingness to succeed and can-do attitude.
  
  

At EMCOR UK, we embrace and celebrate diversity in all its forms.

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, regardless of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, disability, or any other characteristic that makes you unique. We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce fosters creativity, innovation, and better problem-solving.

We encourage applications from all candidates and are committed to providing equal opportunities for employment and growth, supported by our inclusive policies and practices.

Join us in our endeavour to build a culture of mutual respect and equity, a place where every voice is heard, and every individual is championed.

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