Technical Authority - Controls & Instrumentation

-Support the safe and reliable operation of critical national infrastructure by ensuring essential C&I assets are maintained, monitored, and improved in line with business and operational requirements. -Act as the technical authority for Control and Instrumentation (C&I) systems, providing expert advice and assurance on the operation, maintenance, performance, and lifecycle management of critical assets. -Translate complex technical information into clear, practical guidance for engineering, operational, scientific, and senior management stakeholders, enabling informed decision-making at all levels. -Develop, implement, and maintain asset lifecycle strategies for C&I systems, including condition assessment, maintenance optimisation, obsolescence management, asset renewal planning, and business case development. -Proactively identify, assess, and manage engineering risks, ensuring appropriate mitigation measures are implemented and that emerging risks are effectively recorded, communicated, escalated, and monitored. -Develop, review, and improve engineering standards, procedures, specifications, and maintenance strategies, ensuring compliance with UKHSA policies, statutory requirements, and industry best practice. -Provide technical leadership and support for maintenance activities, including installation, commissioning, inspection, calibration, fault diagnosis, repair, and modification of C&I systems. -Support capital projects and infrastructure improvement programmes, providing specialist engineering input throughout project development, design review, installation, testing, commissioning, and handover -Prepare and review technical documentation, including engineering specifications, reports, risk assessments, method statements, operating procedures, and performance analyses -Maintain the highest standards of health, safety, environmental, and regulatory compliance, ensuring engineering activities are planned and executed in accordance with relevant legislation, site procedures, and industry standards. -Undertake and review risk assessments and safe systems of work, ensuring hazards are identified, controlled, and communicated effectively to all parties involved. -Monitor contractor performance and oversee engineering works on site, ensuring activities are delivered safely, compliantly, and to the required quality standards whilst meeting operational requirements. -Provide assurance to scientific and operational stakeholders that critical C&I assets and services are being maintained effectively and remain fit for purpose. -Build and maintain strong working relationships across the organisation, collaborating with engineering teams, scientists, project managers, contractors, and senior leaders to achieve shared objectives. -Support the Head of Site in the management of engineering services, contributing technical expertise, asset performance insights, and strategic recommendations to support operational and business priorities. -Maintain awareness of emerging technologies, industry developments, and best practice, identifying opportunities to improve asset performance, resilience, cybersecurity, and operational effectiveness. -Support engineering governance activities, including audits, inspections, performance reviews, compliance reporting, and technical assurance processes. Promote a culture of safety, professionalism, continuous improvement, and engineering excellence across the organisation. ESSENTIAL CRITERIA -Degree, HNC/HND, or equivalent qualification in Control & Instrumentation, Electrical, Electronic, Automation, or a related engineering discipline. -Membership of a recognised professional engineering institution (e.g. IET, IChemE, IMechE) with Chartered Engineer status, or demonstrable progress towards chartership. -Knowledge of Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS), including awareness of operational technology cyber security principles and associated risks. -Significant experience managing and maintaining complex engineering assets within a regulated, industrial, scientific, or critical infrastructure environment. -Strong technical knowledge of Control and Instrumentation systems, including maintenance, fault finding, commissioning, and asset performance improvement. -Experience of developing and managing engineering risk assessments, method statements, technical procedures, maintenance documentation, and engineering reports. -Sound knowledge of relevant health, safety, and statutory compliance requirements, with experience of maintaining safe systems of work and ensuring engineering activities are delivered in accordance with legislative and organisational standards. SELECTION PROCESS DETAILS This vacancy will be assessed using a competency-based framework which will assess your qualifications, knowledge and experience and / or skills and abilities outlined in the essential criteria.

STAGE 1

APPLICATION & SIFT COMPETENCY BASED You will be required to complete an application form. You will be assessed on the listed 7 essential criteria, and this will be in the form of a: -Application form (Employer/ Activity history section on the application) -1500 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. 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 If used, the pile(s) Meets all essential criteria will proceed to shortlisting.SHORTLISTING In the event of a large number of applications we will conduct an initial sift, on the lead criteria of: -Degree, HNC/HND, or equivalent qualification in Control & Instrumentation, Electrical, Electronic, Automation, or a related engineering discipline. -Knowledge of Industrial Automation and Control Systems (IACS), including awareness of operational technology cyber security principles and associated risks. -Strong technical knowledge of Control and Instrumentation systems, including maintenance, fault finding, commissioning, and asset performance improvement. If you are successful at this stage, you will progress to interview & assessment. Feedback will not be provided at this stage.

STAGE 2

INTERVIEW Competency Based You will be invited to a single face to face interview at UKHSA Colindale61 Colindale Avenue,London,NW9 5EQ When face to face interviews are planned, in exceptional circumstances, we may be able to offer a remote interview.Knowledge, experience, skills & abilities will be tested at interview. There will be a Presentation of no more than 15 minutes. What would you consider when developing and delivering a BMS upgrade strategy within a live healthcare environment, where maintaining operational continuity and resilience is critical? Please consider IACS, system dependencies, risks, mitigations and the transition from the existing to the future system. Interview dates are yet to be confirmed. Once this job has closed, the job advert will no longer be available. You may want to save a copy for your records. LOCATION This role is being offered as office based at our Scientific Campus in Colindale. When based at our scientific campus, you will be required to have a Counter Terrorism Check security vetting check as a minimum. For meaningful National Security Vetting checks to be carried out individuals need to have lived in the UK for a sufficient period of time. You should normally have been resident in the United Kingdom for the last 3 years as the role requires Counter Terrorism Check (CTC) clearance. In exceptional circumstances UK residency less than the outlined periods may not necessarily bar you from gaining national security vetting and applicants should contact the Vacancy Holder/Recruiting Manager listed in the advert for further advice. Please note, hybrid working is not available for this role. SECURITY CLEARANCE LEVEL REQUIREMENT Successful candidates must pass a basic disclosure and barring security check before they can be appointed. Successful candidates must meet the security requirements before they can be appointed. The level of security needed isCounter-Terrorist Check. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA This vacancy is open to all external applicants (anyone) from outside the Civil Service as well as internal applicants. SALARY INFORMATION If you are successful at interview, and are moving from another government department, NHS, or Local Authority, the relevant starting salary principles for level transfers or promotions will apply. Otherwise, roles are offered at the pay scale minimum for the grade, but in exceptional circumstances there may be flexibility if you are able to demonstrate you are already in receipt of an existing, higher salary. Pay increases are through the relevant annual pay award for the role and terms.