Senior Technical Engineer BMS Specialist; XN

Weare recruiting for a new member of staff to maintain and develop the Trusts Building Management System (BMS) which is based on Honeywell TREND architecture. An understanding of BMS control logic and systems architecture is essential. The key responsibility of the post will be helping to ensure safe, effective and efficient healthcare is delivered across two major acute hospitals in Leeds and several other sites.

Therewill be a requirement to manage external contractors working for the Trust ona day to day and individual project level.

Estates staff who work with mechanical and electrical systems willalso be under your direction and there will be opportunities for development within project management as well as within risk & compliance management,energy management and intelligent systems.

The Senior Technical Engineer will report to the Environmental Manager (Energy),who will be responsible for developing their skills, but they will also work flexibly and provide ongoing support to senior Estates colleagues. We are looking for an enthusiastic, team player, who is proactive, resilient anddriven to succeed, with a real commitment to work in the NHS. This is a trustwide position, predominately based at St James University Hospital in Leeds,but with flexible working encouraged.

Thisrole provides the following services to the Trust:

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TheBMS Specialist will develop proficiency in the use of the Trend Engineering tool (SET) with a full understanding of IQ Vision and Trend Tonn devices onthe Niagara 4 platform.

Using these tools, the BMS Specialist will create and update graphics using the inbuilt design templates in IQ Vision in conjunction with SET. They will also create new strategies to enhance control/energy saving.

Theywill help Estates by identifying issues with plant, directing them to rectify faults. They will also check alarm systems are functioning correctly,resolving any issues as they arise, monitoring the BMS system and attached devices. The next stage will be reporting issues to Estates colleagues andshift engineers if urgent. Good written communication skills are required toproduce detailed reports on plant and actions required to engineers and other colleagues.

Abig part of the role is developing BMS projects and project management,including ordering small scale BMS works. This involves working closely as ateam with colleagues and developing good relationships with System House engineers.

This post will require high degrees of both knowledge and experience within BMS environments and require the post holder to work independently from the outset.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over
20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one ofthe largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, weprovide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensureour buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

Whetherwe're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact,providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Thisrole provides specialist technical advice and engineering support across awide range of business functions including supporting, updating, replacing and implementing new or enhanced building energy management systems and applications.

The Senior BMS Engineers provides technical solutions and support for Estates& Facilities specific, specialised embedded systems including but not belimited to access control, building energy management and large-scale activity systems through mobile devices.

Itis a hands on role that requires the qualifications and experience to work within BMS panels that are supplied at mains voltage, candidates without the necessary experience will not be considered.

Thetwo BMS Engineers work closely with the Trust's Energy Manger in developing and maintaining the Trust's BMS capabilities. Key areas of responsibility include:

Liaising with operational managers to convert their high level non-technical requirements into detailed technical specifications for the delivery of systems to their requirements either by adapting configurations…