Senior Technician
About this role
Senior Technician
Location: Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary, DG2 8PS (Dumfries, Scotland)
Job ID: 312143
Employment Type: Full-Time, Regular (Permanent)
Schedule: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM, plus an on-call rota (typically 1 week in 6, with an additional £2,790 on-call allowance)
Salary: £43,000 - £50,000 per annum + excellent benefits
About Supportive Bridge Staffing Agency
At Supportive Bridge, we connect skilled engineering, technical, and facilities management professionals with high-impact, critical roles across the UK public and healthcare sectors. Partnering with leading operational service providers, we specialize in placing candidates into stable, rewarding careers where your technical oversight and leadership expertise ensure vital public buildings and healthcare facilities operate safely and seamlessly.
Role Overview
As a Senior Technician within the Hard FM team at Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, you will play a pivotal leadership role in delivering critical maintenance services within a busy, safety-critical healthcare environment.
Reporting directly to the Site Engineer, you will supervise a multi-skilled maintenance workforce, overseeing reactive and planned maintenance, minor works, and hospital infrastructure projects. This is a fantastic opportunity to combine your technical background with operational leadership to ensure statutory compliance and smooth hospital functioning.
Key Responsibilities:
Team Supervision: Lead and supervise multi-skilled maintenance teams and external contractors.
Maintenance Delivery: Manage planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repair works across the hospital estate.
Systems Integrity: Support the safe, continuous operation of critical electrical and mechanical systems.
Compliance & Safety: Ensure rigorous compliance with health, safety, statutory obligations, and safe systems of work.
Project Support: Assist with the delivery of ongoing hospital improvement and refurbishment projects.
On-Call Participation: Take part in the management on-call rota (typically one week in six) to support emergency and critical hospital operations.
What We Are Looking For
We are looking for a qualified engineering professional with strong leadership qualities, sound problem-solving abilities, and a commitment to high safety standards.
Requirements:
Technical Qualification: An HNC/HND, completed apprenticeship, NVQ, City & Guilds, or equivalent engineering qualification.
Core Experience: Proven practical experience in mechanical, electrical, or building services maintenance.
Leadership Background: Previous supervisory or team leadership experience within a technical environment.
Regulatory Knowledge: Strong working knowledge of health, safety, and safe systems of work.
Transferable Skills: Excellent communication, organizational, and prioritization skills. While healthcare facilities experience is advantageous, candidates with strong transferable engineering and leadership backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply.
What We Offer You
Financial Package: Competitive starting salary of £43,000 - £50,000 per annum, plus an additional £2,790 on-call allowance.
Leave & Pension: 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, alongside up to a 6% contributory pension scheme.
Training & Career Development: Access to over 1,100 internal courses, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (over 60 different apprenticeship pathways), mentoring, and strong internal progression focus.
Health & Wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, virtual GP access, and 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres.
Perks & Community: Discounts across approximately 1,000 retailers, a paid volunteering day, tax-free payroll giving, and active employee inclusion networks.
Our Recruitment Process & Equal Opportunities
Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans, and individuals with convictions who meet the minimum job criteria are guaranteed an interview.
Ban the Box: We champion fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions (subject to safeguarding exemptions). Reasonable adjustments are fully supported throughout the recruitment process.