Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water)
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership
Cardiff, CF14 3UZView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£58,379 to £65,723
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Specialist Estate Services (NWSSP-SES) based in Cardiff is an organisation committed to championing modern, sust...
The Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water) is the principal source of advice and guidance for the NHS in Wales on water systems, providing expert specialist and professional advice within this field.
A core duty of the Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water) is to discharge the duties of the Authorising Engineer (Water) as defined in Welsh Health Technical Memorandum (WHTM) 04-01 and 00, for the NHS in Wales. This is an independent position accepting professional responsibility for the assessment of Responsible Persons (Water) at each Health Board (HB) and Trust.
In addition the Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water) will provide advice, guidance and support on a broad range of specialist hospital mechanical engineering issues and conduct technical investigations when required into engineering systems for the NHS in Wales.
As Authorising Engineer (Water) the Senior Performance Standards Engineer (Water) develops mechanical engineering related policies and strategies on an all Wales basis and gives advice and guidance to NHS Wales Health Boards and Trusts for the development of local policies and strategies.
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
At NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership we expect everyone to embrace our values of Listening and Learning, Working Together, Taking Responsibility and Innovating.
Our organisation encourages an agile working approach and we pride ourselves on being a learning organisation motivated by continuous improvement.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that values equality, diversity and inclusion, focussing on the wellbeing and belonging of our people.
Excellent customer service is something we strive for, for both our internal and external customers.
Offering a comprehensive benefits package, there is something for everyone. To find out more about working for us, the benefits we offer and guidance on the application process please visit https://nwssp.nhs.wales/working-for-us/
NWSSP work in an agile way where possible, all posts will have a contractual base but as part of agile ways of working that may mean working from home and other locations. We also look at how we balance flexibility with community, and how to manage opportunities to learn from each other.
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelors degree with honours in engineering or technology.
- Be a Chartered Engineer (CEng) in an appropriate discipline or have sufficient engineering knowledge, experience and understanding equivalent to Master of Engineering (MEng) in order to register at CEng level in line with Engineering Council UK (ECUK).
- Is required to have extensive technical knowledge of specialist mechanical engineering including standards and guidance.
Desirable: - An appropriate management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Must have sufficient knowledge and experience working at a senior level in complex engineering and control systems including water safety to be credible as the as the Authorising Engineer (Water) and to provide authoritative advice to managed staff.
Desirable: - Experience of working for the NHS on healthcare engineering systems.
Skills and Attributes
Essential
- A thorough understanding of highly complex mechanical engineering and domestic water systems.
- The ability to co-ordinate the activity of a team
- High levels of IT/Computer skills
Desirable: - Experience of giving presentations on technical issues
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
9 October 2026
Last checked
9 October 2026
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