Assistant Estates Manager (Shifts)

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

Assistant Estates Manager

Suitable Backgrounds May Include

• Assistant Estates Manager
• Estates Manager
• Engineering Manager
• Maintenance Manager
• Technical Services Manager
• Facilities Engineering Manager
• Engineering Supervisor
• Estates Supervisor
• Lead EngineerExperience within healthcare, facilities management, NHS estates, PFI contracts, data centres, defence, utilities, pharmaceuticals, or other critical infrastructure environments would be highly advantageous.

Location: Birmingham

Sector: Healthcare Facilities Management

Shift Pattern: 4 On / 4 Off (Days & Nights)

Hours: 7:00am - 7:00pm / 7:00pm - 7:00am

The Opportunity

An established facilities management provider is seeking an experienced Assistant Estates Manager to support the delivery of engineering maintenance services across a large and complex healthcare estate in Birmingham.

This is a hands‑on leadership role responsible for managing engineering teams, ensuring statutory compliance, coordinating planned and reactive maintenance activities, and maintaining critical building services within a live healthcare environment.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring the estate remains safe, compliant, and fully operational while delivering a high-quality service across a 24/7 operation.

Key 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.

About You

We are keen to speak with candidates who have experience in environments where operational continuity and compliance are critical.

Essential Requirements

• Strong electrical or mechanical engineering background.
• Previous supervisory or management experience within a maintenance environment.
• 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.

Desirable

• Healthcare or NHS Estates experience.
• Healthcare PFI experience.

Authorised Person (AP) Qualifications

• IOSH or NEBOSH certification.
• HNC/HND or higher engineering qualification.
• Experience working within highly regulated or mission‑critical facilities.

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to work within a major healthcare estate.
• Long-term, stable role within a critical environment.
• Temp-Perm opportunity
• Leadership position with responsibility for engineering operations and team management.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.