Validation Engineer

Role: AP(Vent) / CP(Vent) - Healthcare Ventilation Compliance Location: Kent Contract Type: Permanent Sector: Healthcare Ventilation / Building Services / Compliance Salary: £50,000 A specialist healthcare engineering and compliance provider is seeking an experienced AP(Vent) / CP(Vent) professional to deliver authorised ventilation verification, testing, certification, and compliance assurance across live healthcare environments. This role is critical to ensuring ventilation systems meet HTM 03-01 and associated healthcare standards, supporting safe operation, handover, and ongoing compliance within high-risk clinical environments. The successful candidate will act as the competent person responsible for verifying critical ventilation systems and liaising with estates, clinical, and project stakeholders. Key Responsibilities * Carry out ventilation verification testing on new, refurbished, and existing healthcare ventilation systems * Verify airflow volumes (supply, extract, transfer) and air change rates (ACH) * Assess and confirm pressure regimes and pressure cascades in positive and negative pressure environments * Undertake room integrity testing where applicable * Verify temperature and humidity performance * Test alarms, interlocks, and failsafe systems via BMS and local controls * Verify system performance against design intent, HTM 03-01 requirements, and site policies * Witness and validate commissioning activities, including review of test sheets, commissioning plans, O&M manuals, and handover documentation * Produce compliance documentation, verification reports, certification packs, and non-conformance logs * Liaise with Estates teams, IPC, clinical users, M&E contractors, commissioning engineers, and project management teams * Ensure all test equipment is calibrated, traceable, and audit-ready * Work safely in live healthcare environments, complying with RAMS, permits, infection control procedures, and site protocols * Support project handover and ongoing compliance activities Requirements * Demonstrable experience delivering ventilation verification within live healthcare estates * Proven background in hospital ventilation testing and certification * Strong working knowledge of HTM 03-01 and pressure cascade principles * Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, schematics, and technical documentation * Excellent written reporting skills with a clear, auditable approach * Ability to work autonomously and manage multiple sites or projects Qualifications Essential * Current AP(Vent) or CP(Vent) appointment and/or recognised HTM 03-01 ventilation certification * Relevant building services or mechanical engineering qualification, or equivalent experience Desirable * CIBSE commissioning knowledge or qualification * CSCS, IOSH, or SSSTS * IPAF / PASMA * Experience validating theatre ventilation and other critical environments What’s on Offer * Permanent role with a long-term healthcare project pipeline * Competitive salary aligned to market rates * Company vehicle or travel allowance (role dependent) * Pension and holiday entitlement * Ongoing professional development and re-certification support