Water Services Supervisor - West London

️🚨 We're Hiring: Water Services Supervisor (SAP) 🚨⚙️💧

📍 West London
💷 £50,000 + Benefits
🕒 Monday-Friday | Full-Time
🏥 Healthcare | Facilities Management | Water Safety | Compliance

We are recruiting an experienced Water Services Supervisor (SAP) to join a professional Facilities Management team supporting a major healthcare estate in West London.

This is a key leadership role responsible for the management, compliance, governance and performance of water safety and hygiene activities across a complex hospital environment.

The successful candidate will act as the Site Authorised Person (SAP) for Water, providing technical leadership across water safety, hygiene, maintenance, compliance and assurance.

💧 Key Responsibilities

👨‍🔧 Lead, supervise and develop a team of Water Technicians.
⚙️ Act as Site Authorised Person (SAP) for Water, providing technical leadership.
🏥 Manage the site's water management programme within a live healthcare environment.
📖 Ensure compliance with ACoP L8, HTM 04-01, HSG274, SFG20 and relevant legislation.
💧 Maintain and improve the Water Safety Plan, written schemes, procedures and compliance documentation.
🔍 Manage water hygiene risk assessments, monitoring, sampling and PPM activities.
🚨 Investigate water-related incidents, non-conformances and compliance issues.
📋 Lead audits, inspections and assurance activities, ensuring actions are completed.
📊 Analyse compliance data and report performance, risks and recommendations to senior management.
🤝 Manage specialist water hygiene and treatment contractors, challenging poor performance where required.
🛠️ Provide technical support to engineering, maintenance and project teams.
🏗️ Support commissioning, validation and handover of water systems following project works.
💻 Maintain accurate digital records, logbooks, risk registers and compliance information.
🛡️ Coordinate responses to water-related incidents and emergency situations.
🦺 Promote strong Health & Safety, accountability and continuous improvement across the function.

👨‍🔧 Requirements

💧 Proven experience in water hygiene, water safety, water treatment or water compliance.
⚙️ Previous experience as a Supervisor, Lead Engineer, Authorised Person, Senior Technician or similar.
🏥 Healthcare, hospital or other complex/critical environment experience is highly desirable.
📖 Strong knowledge of ACoP L8, HTM 04-01, HSG274 and SFG20.
🧑‍💼 Experience leading technical teams and managing specialist contractors.
🔍 Strong understanding of Legionella control, water hygiene risk assessments and compliance.
📋 Experience with audits, inspections, compliance documentation and assurance.
💻 Familiarity with eLogbooks, Zetasafe or similar systems.
🎓 C&G Level 3 in Mechanical, Plumbing, Water Treatment or related discipline, or equivalent.
🦠 Legionella Awareness training.
📚 HTM 04-01 Responsible Person training, or willingness to obtain.
🧠 Strong technical, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
💬 Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.
💪 Ability to work autonomously and take ownership of site-wide responsibilities.
🚗 Willingness to travel between sites when required.

⭐ Desirable

🏥 NHS, private healthcare or major hospital experience.
💧 Experience managing water systems across large, complex estates.
🦠 Strong practical Legionella and water hygiene experience.
⚙️ Mechanical, Plumbing or Water Treatment background.
🧪 Experience with water sampling, temperature monitoring, flushing, disinfection and remedial works.
📊 Experience reporting to Water Safety Groups or senior management.
🏗️ Experience supporting construction, refurbishment or engineering projects.
🚨 Experience managing water-related incidents and emergency responses.
📈 Experience driving continuous improvement across technical services.

💼 What's On Offer

💷 £50,000 + Benefits
🕒 Monday-Friday | Full-Time
📍 Site-based | West London
🏥 Major healthcare environment with a complex, highly regulated estate.
💧 Senior role with ownership of the site's water management programme.
👨‍🔧 Leadership responsibility for a team of Water Technicians.
🤝 Regular engagement with senior management, Authorised Persons and specialist contractors.
📈 Genuine opportunity to influence standards and drive improvements.
🎓 Ongoing training and professional development.
🚀 Career progression towards Technical Services Management.
🔒 Stable, long-term position within a major healthcare FM contract.💧 This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Water Services Supervisor, Water Hygiene Supervisor, Mechanical Supervisor, Authorised Person or Senior Water Technician looking to take ownership of a major healthcare site's water management function.

⚙️ If you have strong knowledge of HTM 04-01, ACoP L8 and HSG274, combined with leadership, compliance and contractor management experience, we'd love to hear from you.

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