Estates Engineer - Electrical

Horder Healthcare; East Grinstead; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

Dental plan

Uniform provided

Parking

Meal arrangements at sites

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Horder Healthcare is seeking an Estates Engineer – Electrical to keep hospitals and healthcare sites safe, compliant and running smoothly for patients, visitors and colleagues. This hands‑on role blends electrical work with broader estates maintenance across building fabric, plant, plumbing, heating, ventilation and general services.

You will perform planned maintenance, reactive repairs and coordinate on‑site contractors while ensuring accurate records and a high standard of service.

Qualifications

• Recognised electrical qualification, ideally including current IET Wiring Regulations 18th Edition or equivalent.
• Experience in estates, facilities maintenance or building services.
• Practical, safety‑first approach with fault diagnosis and prioritisation.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs across the estate.
• Inspect, test, fault‑find and complete minor works within your competence.
• Support safe and compliant building services including electrical systems, plant, plumbing, heating and ventilation.
• Respond to helpdesk requests, prioritise work and keep colleagues informed.
• Coordinate on‑site contractors, review documentation and monitor quality of work.
• Maintain accurate maintenance, asset and compliance records.
• Support minor works, refurbishments, equipment replacement and service improvement projects.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

Education

Electrical qualification + 18th Edition

Job description

Are you a skilled electrical engineer who enjoys variety, problem solving and knowing your work makes a real difference? Horder Healthcare is looking for an Estates Engineer – Electrical to help keep our hospitals and healthcare sites safe, compliant and running smoothly for the patients, visitors and colleagues who rely on them every day.

This is a hands‑on, varied role within our Estates team, combining electrical expertise with wider estates maintenance across building fabric, plant, plumbing, heating, ventilation and general building services. You will play a key part in maintaining high‑quality clinical and non‑clinical environments across our sites, supporting planned maintenance, reactive repairs, contractor coordination and day‑to‑day estates requests.

What you’ll be doing:

• Carrying out planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs across our estate.
• Using your electrical knowledge to inspect, test, fault‑find and complete minor works within your competence.
• Supporting safe and compliant building services, including electrical systems, plant, plumbing, heating, ventilation and building fabric.
• Responding to helpdesk requests, prioritising work and keeping colleagues informed.
• Identifying hazards, defects and areas of non‑compliance, making safe or escalating where needed.
• Coordinating contractors on site, reviewing documentation and monitoring quality of work.
• Keeping accurate maintenance, asset and compliance records.
• Supporting minor works, refurbishments, equipment replacement and service improvement projects.

About you:

• You will hold a recognised electrical qualification, ideally including current IET Wiring Regulations 18th Edition or equivalent.
• You will have experience in estates, facilities maintenance or building services, with the flexibility to work across both electrical and general maintenance tasks.
• You will be confident diagnosing faults, prioritising competing demands and taking a practical, safety‑first approach.
• You will understand safe systems of work, risk assessments, method statements, permit‑to‑work arrangements and isolation procedures.
• You will communicate clearly with colleagues, contractors and managers, and take pride in delivering a reliable, professional service.
• Experience in healthcare, clinical, regulated or multi‑site environments would be beneficial but is not essential.

What we offer:

Location: Across all Sites
Contract: Permanent (37.5 hours per week)
Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum

• A meaningful role within a values‑led healthcare charity.
• Competitive salary, benchmarked against the NHS, private sector and local market.
• 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Competitive company pension scheme.
• Free private medical insurance, life insurance and dental plan.
• Free uniform, parking and meal arrangements at applicable sites.
• Access to learning and development, with support to build your career in a specialist healthcare environment.

Right to work in the UK. In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencing employment. We have assessed this role and it does not meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. As such, we will not be accepting any visa sponsorships for this role, and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK independently, without sponsorship from Horder Healthcare.

At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.

As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, any applicant upon an initial offer of employment will be subject to pre‑employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.