Senior Lead Facilities Engineering Technician
Listed on 2025-12-16
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Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, HVAC Tech / Heating Engineer
Senior Lead Facilities Engineering Technician
Full details of the job.
Vacancy No: VN737
Employment Type:
Full Time
Location:
Oxford, UK
Department:
Ops & Facilities
MAIN PURPOSE OF JOB
Provide oversight for all hard services whether work is executed internally or utilizes contractor. Role has total control for facilities and maintenance support services, ensuring the organization is compliant and that all scheduled maintenance is carried out per specifications and schedules. Supports the Facilities team with general day-to-day tasks such as PM maintenance, laboratory maintenance, mechanical/electrical contractor task, etc. At times will pitch in to support laboratory / office moves, deliveries & removals, maintaining levels of stock or maintaining the helpdesk daily with ad-hoc duties.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Ensure all associated paperwork in relation to relevant statutory tests and inspections in collaboration with Facility Coordinator is collated and placed into the relevant file, system or tracker.
- Organize maintenance of building associated systems, coordinating remedial works with Facility Coordinator for all task outside of contract.
- Manage Building Management System (BMS) reviewing alarm logs at a minimum daily for critical alarms.
- Be the point of contact on site for registration of contractors, ensuring RAMS are in place and suitable ahead of scheduled / planned works, issuing and close out of permits as required and inductions.
- Actively input and manage the control of contractor’s system, specifically with FM and Lab services contractors, including the issuance of the associated ‘Permits to Work’ and ‘Authority to Work’.
- Ensure statutory tasks of a ‘competent person’ in relation to emergency lighting, supporting the contractor in the monthly flick tests and supporting the electrical contractor with annual discharge tests.
- Ensure critical safety equipment is maintained as per schedule, also manage those contracts appointed directly to Immunocore e.g. PAT testing, Pressure Systems and LEV’s.
- Support and mentor other Facility Technicians taking the lead in emergencies or in periods of absence and advise as required.
- Actively participate in the ongoing development of CMMS (Agility) system.
- Provide Risk Assessments for works managed by Immunocore.
- Always ensure EH&S compliance and highlight any concerns to EH&S issues immediately. Identify and deal with issues on a pro‑active basis to ensure a clean, safe and tidy workplace.
- Support research science teams for defined systems and space.
- Troubleshoot equipment issues and facilitate corrective action for research and CL3 labs (HVAC,
-80 Freezers, Fume Hoods, BSCs, etc.). - Attend callouts / urgent issues to identify issues and repair / make safe and request support per team schedule.
- Complete designated pre‑planned and reactive tasks daily and document in Agility.
- Assisting the Facilities Assistant when required during busy periods/periods of absence.
- Provide cover for members of the facilities/store’s teams, as required, during periods of absence.
- Support any other activity the company deems appropriate for role.
- Assisting the stores team, as required, when delivering (sometimes heavy) supplies across the various company buildings, ensuring they are delivered safely and on time.
- Acting as deputy / point of contact for Facilities related task in the absence of the Facilities Lead.
- Time served engineer – Electrical or Mechanical discipline.
- Confident in carrying out statutory maintenance tasks.
- Understanding of BMS systems and operational plant rooms.
- Competent awareness of EH&S issues.
- Ability to use a CMMS system.
- Confident in directing contractors.
- Typically requires 5+ years of related experience, or equivalent experience, preferably in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry.
- IOSH Managing Safely (D).
- Permit to Work systems.
- Knowledge of BMS and CMMS, AMICI knowledge is a plus.
- Have excellent communication skills to communicate effectively with the team, management, and other stakeholders.
- Minimum GCSE qualified or equivalent.
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience in…
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