Assistant Maintenance Engineer

Medical Protection; Leeds; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Leeds is seeking an Assistant Engineer to provide technical support for engineering and maintenance activities. The successful candidate will manage subcontractors on-site, ensuring compliance and efficiency in project delivery. Ideal applicants will have experience in operations support with a strong focus on Health and Safety, alongside skills in contractor management and continuous improvement. This is a full-time permanent role offering a salary of £30,000 plus depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Experience in an operations support role focusing on Health and Safety management.
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail to avoid errors.
• Proactive management to address stakeholder requirements.

Responsibilities

• Act as a main point of contact for contractors and support project planning.
• Review contractor documentation and performance.
• Contribute to continuous improvement and efficiency projects.

Skills

Operations support

Health and Safety management

Attention to detail

Proactive workload management

Experience with facilities management systems

Understanding of CDM regulations

Knowledge of Statutory compliance

Electrical/Air conditioning qualification

Job description

Job Title: Assistant Engineer

Contract: Permanent (Full-time)

Location: Leeds

Salary: £30,000 + depending on experience

Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Assistant Engineer provides technical support for MPS workspaces, ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant delivery of engineering and maintenance works through effective coordination and management of subcontractors on‑site.

The Assistant Engineer supports the planning, monitoring, and documentation of works, contributing to the smooth delivery of projects and BAU operational activities.

Main Responsibilities

• Act as the main point of contact for contractors, communicating scope, safety requirements, and deliverables and supporting planning, including scheduling works, tracking progress, and managing documentation.
• Review and verify contractor documentation including RAMS (Risk Assessments & Method Statements), progress reports, and completion records.
• Contribute to continual improvement of contractor performance and gsm procedures.
• Feedback, monitor and identify ongoing supplier performance to ensure best value to MPS from a cost and value perspective and opportunities to optimise costs.
• Seek opportunities to continuously improve ways of working and contribute to team, department and divisional continuous improvement projects aimed to drive operational efficiency.
• Build and maintain positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and subcontractors, taking a collaborative approach to ways of working and problem solving.
• Take personal accountability for own training, skill, performance and comply with all governance, policy standards and processes.
• Contribute to an environment where all colleagues recognise the importance of adherence to policies and procedures, risk identification and management.
• Assist in the development and maintenance of management reporting and actively identify and remove bottlenecks to improve efficiency and costs.

Ideal Candidate

• Experience of working in an operations support/office administration role with a focus on Health and Safety management in the workplace.
• Organised, with strong attention to detail to spot errors that could cause rework or reputational damage.
• Proactive management of workload to pre‑empt requirements from internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience using facilities management systems.
• A good understanding of Health and Safety and CDM regulations.
• Knowledge and application of Statutory compliance.
• Electrical and/or Air conditioning qualification.