Estates Electrical Team Leader | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Slough is looking for a proactive Estates Electrical Supervisor. This essential role involves overseeing the operation and maintenance of electrical systems to ensure optimal patient care. You will supervise staff and contractors, manage maintenance tasks, and provide technical support. This position offers the chance to enhance your leadership and technical skills in a supportive environment that prioritizes work-life balance and inclusivity. Apply your expertise and make a difference every day.

Benefits

First-class development opportunities

Flexible working patterns

Inclusive workplace environment

Qualifications

• Sound background in electrical and mechanical systems, ideally within a healthcare setting.
• Strong technical knowledge of Building Management Systems and fault diagnosis.
• Experience supervising trade staff and contractors.

Responsibilities

• Supervise Estates staff and contractors, ensuring high standards.
• Act as the Authorised Person for Electrical Safety.
• Manage reactive and planned maintenance tasks.
• Lead the team in achieving compliance and service excellence.
• Order and manage materials, ensuring efficient use of resources.
• Provide technical advice to colleagues.

Skills

Electrical and mechanical systems background

Building Management Systems (BMS)

Supervision of trade staff

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Proactive approach

Job description

Join Our Estates Team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced and motivated electrical professional looking to take the next step in your career?

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a proactive and skilled Estates Electrical Supervisor to join our dedicated Estates team. This is an essential role in ensuring the safe, efficient and reliable operation of our hospital’s electrical and mechanical systems — supporting the delivery of exceptional patient care every day.

As an Estates Electrical Supervisor, you will play a vital part in maintaining and improving the hospital’s building services and infrastructure. You’ll oversee the day-to-day delivery of maintenance and repair works, ensuring all activities meet regulatory standards and Health & Safety requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise Estates staff and contractors, ensuring work is carried out safely, efficiently and to a high standard.
• Act as the Trust’s Authorised Person (AP) for Electrical Safety (HTM 06-02).
• Manage and monitor reactive and planned maintenance tasks using the Trust’s electronic systems.
• Lead and support your team in achieving compliance and service excellence.
• Take part in the Estates Manager on‑call rota (1 in 4) — enhancing your overall earning potential.
• Be responsible for ordering and managing materials and stock, ensuring best value and efficient use of resources.
• Provide technical advice to colleagues and departments across the Trust.

About You:

• A sound background in electrical and mechanical systems, ideally within a healthcare or large‑scale estates environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of Building Management Systems (BMS) and the ability to diagnose and rectify faults.
• Experience supervising trade staff and contractors, maintaining high standards of safety and compliance.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• A flexible, proactive approach — with the ability to work on‑call and across sites when required.

This role offers the opportunity to make a tangible difference to patient and staff environments, while developing your leadership, compliance and technical expertise in a forward‑thinking NHS Trust.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours; we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Please note: This post does not offer visa sponsorship.

For further details, please refer to the full Job Description and Person Specification.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025