Senior Mechanical Authorising Engineer

Highly competitive salary plus car or £5880 allowance Further benefits Mon to Fri Hybrid role - Home working with travel across England Here at ISS, as one of the UK's leading Facilities Management (FM) providers, following a series of exciting contract wins and anticipated growth in the public sector, we are looking to newly recruit Senior Authorising Engineers (SAE), to implement Safe Systems of Work (SSoWs) across multiple, complex and critical accounts. We are looking for x1 Electrical and x1 Mechanical. These roles will work across two major segments each containing multiple accounts, representing wholly contrasting client needs and ways of working, one being Healthcare, using HTM and the other JSP 375, we would require applicants to have some knowledge of both standards The accounts are complex with large dedicated engineering teams, and a variety of internal and external stakeholder involvement. The SAE therefore while being highly technical must be comfortable collaborating effectively with a wide manner of competing interests and can navigate a matrix style organisation Each account consist its own engineering resource plus leadership team, and are at different stages of their lifecycle, from recently mobilised to having been extended. As these are brand new roles reflecting business growth, this is a fantastic opportunity for an Authorising Engineer to progress their career to SAE level, with the chance to craft engineering standards across multiple accounts, working with SMEs for a world class employer who are looking to advance their reputation as a cutting edge Hard FM provider. Actions will include: Implement, administer and audit safe systems of work on all appointed accounts Promote and ensure the highest levels of health and Safety are achieved across sites. Ensure Statutory, mandatory and contractual compliance for delivery of a Safe System of Work Be responsible for setting the Safe System of Work requirements for High Risk activities on sites Interview, assess and appoint authorised persons across contracts in line with company policies, standards and procedures Lead a team of Authorised persons to coach and mentor teams on what good Safe Systems of Work compliance delivery requires Define the exact extent of the systems and installations for which each Authorised Person is responsible and, where appropriate, any part of the system which is excluded from the Authorised Person responsibilities Maintain a register of all Authorised Persons Reports to the management any deficiency in the number of suitably trained and experienced Authorised Persons where this significantly impairs management’s ability to provide a safe and efficient service Agree in writing any local deviation from industry and company guidance that may be necessary for their application to a particular item of equipment or location. Ensure that any amendments to this guidance are brought to the attention of, and understood by, all Authorised Persons We need from you: AE experience and status with a Mechanical bias