260668 - Maintenance Supervisor

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave 27 days

Public holidays

CPD opportunities

Pension scheme

Season ticket loan

Life assurance

Job summary

Marie Curie Edinburgh Hospice seeks an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead a dedicated maintenance team and ensure facilities are safe, welcoming, and fully operational for patients, visitors and staff.

You will manage planned and reactive tasks, support health and safety compliance, and drive high-quality facilities services across the site, leveraging your leadership and technical expertise.

Qualifications

• IOSH accreditation is essential.
• Qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering at least HNC or NVQ Level 3, or equivalent.
• Experience with Building Management Systems (BMS) and PAT testing.
• Strong health and safety knowledge including fire safety and legionella control.
• Proficient IT skills with Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Lead a maintenance team to oversee building, grounds, equipment and essential systems.
• Manage planned and reactive maintenance, ensuring safety and high standards.
• Support compliance with health and safety requirements across the site.
• Coordinate contractors and oversee budgets for maintenance activities.

Skills

Team leadership

Contractor management

Budget oversight

Health & safety awareness

IT literacy

Education

HNC or NVQ Level 3 in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering

Tools

BMS knowledge

PAT testing

Job description

• IOSH accreditation (essential).

Are you an experienced maintenance professional with strong leadership skills and a passion for creating safe, high-quality environments? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

At Marie Curie, our hospices provide expert care and support to people living with a terminal illness and their families. As our Maintenance Supervisor at Edinburgh Hospice, you will play a vital role in ensuring our facilities remain safe, welcoming, and fully operational for patients, visitors, volunteers, and colleagues.

What You Will Be Doing

Leading a dedicated maintenance team, you will oversee the effective maintenance of our buildings, grounds, equipment, and essential systems, ensuring that everything is maintained to the highest standards. You'll use your technical expertise and problem-solving skills to manage both planned and reactive maintenance activities, support compliance with health and safety requirements, and help deliver an excellent facilities service across the site.

What We’re Looking For

• Proven experience in team leadership, contractor management, and budget oversight within a maintenance or facilities environment.
• A recognised qualification in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering to at least HNC or NVQ Level 3, or equivalent.
• IOSH accreditation (essential).
• Experience managing and maintaining Building Management Systems (BMS) and carrying out Portable Appliance Testing (PAT).
• A thorough understanding of health and safety legislation, including fire safety management, compliance monitoring, and legionella control.
• Strong IT skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Excellent organisational, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to prioritise workloads effectively.
• Experience within a healthcare, hospice, or care environment would be advantageous, although this is not essential.

What's in it for me?

Salary: Marie Curie Clinical Pay Scale Band 5 £34,544 to £43,039 per annum

Contract: Permanent 37.5 hours per week

Based: Marie Curie Hospice Edinburgh, Frogston Road West EH10 7DR

Benefits You'll Love

• Annual leave allowance 27 days plus 10 public holidays (pro rata)
• Competitive Policy for parental/sick Leave
• Continuous Professional development
• Industry leading training programmes
• Season ticket loan for travelling to and from work
• Defined contribution schemes for Pension
• Marie Curie Group Personal Pension Scheme
• Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation systems
• Introduce a friend scheme
• Help with eyecare cost
• Entitled to Marie Curie Blue Light Card
• Entitled to Benefit-Hub Discount Scheme
• 15% staff discount in all Marie Curie Shops
• Life assurance - for all employees

Application Process

• Close date for applications: 4th October 2026 midnight
• Interview Dates: W/C 12th October 2026
• As part of your online application, you will be asked for a CV. Please review both the advert and job description and outline your most relevant skills, experience and knowledge for the role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.