Assistant Estates Manager – Healthcare Engineering Lead

Carbon; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Temp-Perm opportunity

Exposure to major healthcare estate

Job summary

Carbon is seeking an experienced Assistant Estates Manager to oversee engineering maintenance across a large healthcare estate in Birmingham. You will lead engineering teams, ensure statutory compliance and coordinate planned and reactive maintenance to keep critical building services running in a live 24/7 environment.

The role requires managing rotas, monitoring performance via CAFM systems, and delivering against SLA/KPI targets while supporting budget control and safety culture.

Qualifications

• Strong electrical or mechanical engineering background.
• Experience supervising maintenance teams.
• Recognised engineering qualifications (City & Guilds, NVQ, Apprenticeship or equivalent).
• Experience managing maintenance teams, compliance, and contractor performance.
• Strong understanding of planned and reactive maintenance delivery.
• Knowledge of health & safety legislation and engineering compliance requirements.
• Ability to lead teams within a demanding and fast‑paced operational environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a team of engineering professionals across a busy healthcare estate.
• Manage the delivery of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with statutory regulations, HTM guidance, health & safety legislation, and contractual requirements.
• Monitor maintenance performance through CAFM systems and digital management tools.
• Manage team rotas, annual leave requests, timesheets, and day-to-day personnel matters.
• Respond to engineering incidents and service disruptions, acting as a first-line management escalation point.
• Carry out audits, inspections, and quality checks on maintenance activities and subcontractor performance.
• Ensure SLA and KPI targets are achieved across all engineering services.
• Support budget management, stock control, and asset management activities.
• Promote a strong safety culture and oversee compliance across all engineering operations.

Skills

Electrical/Mechanical engineering

Supervisory experience

Maintenance planning

Health & safety knowledge

Contractor management

Maintenance delivery

CAFM systems

Education

City & Guilds/NVQ/Apprenticeship

IOSH/NEBOSH certification

HNC/HND or higher engineering qualification

Job description

Carbon is seeking an experienced Assistant Estates Manager to oversee engineering maintenance across a large healthcare estate in Birmingham. You will lead engineering teams, ensure statutory compliance and coordinate planned and reactive maintenance to keep critical building services running in a live 24/7 environment.

The role requires managing rotas, monitoring performance via CAFM systems, and delivering against SLA/KPI targets while supporting budget control and safety culture.