UK Health Security Agency
Electrical Plant Manager
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Porton Down, Salisbury
Job Summary
Reporting to the Engineering Manager, the Electrical Plant Manager provides technical leadership and engineering assurance for electrical infrastructure and utility systems across the site. The postholder is responsible for ensuring that electrical systems remain safe, compliant, reliable, and capable of supporting UKHSA's scientific and operational activities.
The role combines technical specialist expertise, asset performance management, project delivery, and stakeholder engagement within a highly regulated environment. Working closely with engineering teams, contractors, users, and external specialists, the postholder will monitor system performance, support statutory compliance, lead technical investigations, identify improvement opportunities, and deliver engineering projects that enhance operational resilience and reliability.
The Electrical Plant Manager acts as the subject matter expert for electrical systems, supporting audits, inspections, and engineering governance activities, whilst providing technical advice and deputising for the Engineering Manager when required.
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We pride ourselves as being an employer of choice, where Everyone Matters promoting equality of opportunity to actively encourage applications from everyone, including groups currently underrepresented in our workforce.
UKHSA ethos is to be an inclusive organisation for all our staff and stakeholders. To create, nurture, and sustain an inclusive culture, where differences drive innovative solutions to meet the needs of our workforce and wider communities. We do this through celebrating and protecting differences by removing barriers and promoting equity and equality of opportunity for all.
Please visit our careers site for more information: https://gov.uk/ukhsa/careers
Job Description
Main duties will include:
- Ensure the safe, compliant, and reliable operation of electrical infrastructure and utility systems through effective engineering management and technical governance.
- Deliver engineering improvement initiatives and business-critical projects that enhance electrical system performance, resilience, and regulatory compliance.
- Provide technical leadership and specialist advice to stakeholders, contractors, and engineering colleagues in support of operational and strategic objectives.
- Maintain robust electrical compliance and engineering assurance activities, including inspection programmes, audits, and statutory testing requirements.
Your Day To Day Duties Will Include:
- Monitor electrical asset performance and maintenance data through the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), identifying trends, risks, and opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Develop and implement engineering improvement initiatives that enhance the reliability, efficiency, and resilience of electrical infrastructure and utility systems.
- Prepare technical justifications and supporting business cases for asset replacement, infrastructure improvements, and capital investment proposals.
- Manage and deliver small to medium business-critical engineering projects in accordance with UKHSA project governance requirements, ensuring delivery to agreed scope, timescale, budget, and quality standards.
- Deputise for the Engineering Manager when required, providing technical leadership, specialist advice, and engineering support across electrical services and utility systems.
- Provide technical guidance, coaching, and support to engineering colleagues, contractors, and stakeholders to promote safe systems of work and engineering best practice.
- Act as the Engineering subject matter expert for electrical systems during audits, inspections, and assurance activities, providing technical evidence and ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory, and organisational requirements.
- Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of electrical compliance programmes, including inspection, testing, and certification requirements.
- Review and approve engineering technical documentation, where authorised, including Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs), electrical safety documentation, and other compliance-related records.
- Author, review, and maintain User Requirement Specifications (URS), Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), technical specifications, and engineering records relating to electrical systems and associated infrastructure.
- Ensure engineering records and documentation are maintained in accordance with quality management and engineering governance requirements.
- Lead technical investigations into equipment failures, power quality issues, and system performance concerns, identifying root causes and implementing corrective and preventative actions.
- Ensure engineering incidents, risks, and non-conformances are appropriately investigated, documented, and managed through UKHSA systems.
- Develop effective working relationships with internal customers, contractors, specialist suppliers, and external stakeholders to support delivery of engineering services and projects.
- Represent the Engineering function within multidisciplinary projects, capital programmes, and operational working groups, ensuring electrical engineering requirements are appropriately considered.
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Person specification
Essential Criteria
- ONC, HNC, HND, apprenticeship qualification or equivalent electrical engineering qualification, or significant relevant electrical engineering experience.
- Proven experience working with electrical infrastructure, utility systems, and critical plant within a highly regulated engineering environment and ensuring compliance with statutory and safety requirements.
- Experience managing engineering improvement initiatives, technical projects, or operational engineering activities through to successful completion.
- Knowledge of electrical engineering principles, electrical distribution systems, statutory inspection and testing requirements, and electrical safety management.
- Experience supporting engineering compliance activities, audits, inspections, and quality management systems.
- Experience preparing, reviewing, and managing engineering technical documentation, including specifications, procedures, reports, and controlled records.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience investigating equipment failures, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to provide technical advice and influence both technical and non-technical audiences.
Desirable criteria
- Membership of a recognised professional engineering institution and evidence of continuing professional development.
- Experience working within scientific, pharmaceutical, healthcare, research, defence, or other highly regulated environments.
- Experience using Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), particularly Maximo.
- Experience managing capital projects, engineering upgrades, or infrastructure improvement programmes.
- Knowledge of electrical compliance programmes, including Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs), inspection regimes, and certification requirements.
- Experience in the design, commissioning, operation, or validation of critical electrical infrastructure and utility systems.
- Working knowledge of Building Management Systems (BMS) or Environmental Management Systems (EMS).
Please note that for roles where specific qualifications or registrations are required, successful applicants will be asked to provide appropriate evidence. Employment cannot commence until satisfactory documentation has been received and verified.
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Selection process details
This vacancy is using Success Profiles behaviours, experience, and technical skills.
Stage 1: Application & Sift
You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 8 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of:
- an application form (‘Employer/ Activity history’ section on the application)
- a 1000-word supporting statement.
This should outline how you consider your skills, experience, and knowledge provide evidence of your suitability for the role, with reference to the essential criteria.
You will receive a joint score for your application form and statement. (The application form is the kind of information you would put into your C.V –please be advised you will not be able to upload your CV. Please complete the application form in as much detail as possible). Please do not email us your CV.
Healthjobs UK has a word limit of 1500, but your supporting statement must be no more than 1000 words. We will not consider any words over 1000 words.
Longlisting: In the event of a large number of applications, we will longlist into 3 piles of:
- Meets all essential criteria
- Meets some essential criteria
- Meets no essential criteria
Only those meeting all essential criteria will be taken through to shortlisting.
Shortlisting: In the event of a large number of applications, we will shortlist on:
- Proven experience working with electrical infrastructure, utility systems, and critical plant within a highly regulated engineering environment and ensuring compliance with statutory and safety requirements.
Desirable criteria may be used in the event of a large number of applications / large amount of successful candidates.
If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview and assessment.
Feedback will not be provided at this stage.
Stage 2: Interview
You will be invited to a face to face interview in Porton Down. In exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.
Behaviours, technical skills, and experience will be tested at interview.
The Behaviours Tested During The Interview Stage Will Be:
- Managing a Quality Service (Lead behaviour)
- Changing and Improving
- Communicating and Influencing
- Delivering at Pace
- Making Effective Decisions
Interview dates are to be confirmed.
Location
This role is office / lab based at our Scientific Campus in Porton Down. Please note that hybrid working is not available with this role.
Eligibility criteria
External
Open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service (including by definition internal applicants).
Security clearance level requirement
Part 1
Successful candidates must pass a basic Disclosure and Barring Security (DBS) check before they can be appointed.
Part 2
Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed is Security Check clearance.
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