Estates Engineering Manager - Mechanical | East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking an Engineering Manager - Mechanical to oversee mechanical infrastructure at Furness General Hospital. Responsibilities include managing a team, ensuring compliance with regulations, and maintaining property. Candidates should have mechanical engineering qualifications, excellent communication skills, and a strong understanding of healthcare facilities. Flexible working and participation in an on-call rota is required.

Benefits

Flexible working

On-call rota participation

Qualifications

• Experienced and suitably qualified in mechanical engineering maintenance.
• Proficient in mechanical plant and equipment on an industrial scale.
• Healthcare experience is advantageous but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the mechanical infrastructure at Furness General Hospital and Millom Hospital.
• Manage compliance with HTM and H&S regulations.
• Supervise Estates Officers and participation in training junior management staff.

Skills

Mechanical engineering maintenance

Fault finding

Repairs

IT literacy

Communication skills

Education

NVQ Level 4/HNC level or above

Job description

Overview

Please note: Although this role is being advertised by East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, the role is based at, and working on behalf of, University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust properties through the One Lancashire and South Cumbria (One LSC) corporate collaboration.

The Estates department at Furness General Hospital is a group of highly skilled electrical, mechanical, and plumbing engineers, creative building craftpersons, and dedicated support staff.

We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Engineering Manager - Mechanical to join us.

Qualifications

You should be experienced, time served, and suitably qualified in mechanical engineering maintenance, fault finding, and repairs. Ideally you will have trained to NVQ Level 4/HNC level or above.

You should be proficient in all aspects of mechanical plant and equipment on an industrial scale. Healthcare experience would be advantageous but not essential - as full training will be given.

You should be fully IT literate, an excellent communicator, verbally and in the written word, and be able to identify, manage, and communicate risk to senior management including members of the trust board.

Benefits

Flexible working and the ability to participate in an on-call rota is required.

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will be responsible for the mechanical infrastructure at Furness General Hospital and Millom Hospital. This includes taking on the role of Lead Mechanical AP (Authorised Person), Lead Ventilation AP, Lead Water Safety AP, and managing a team of deputy AP’s.
• The role involves managing internal and external labour ensuring their compliance with HTM and H&S regulations.
• To manage all mechanical aspects of property maintenance for trust properties and other organisation’s properties on behalf of the Trust.
• To supervise and carry out line manager duties for Estates Officers.
• To participate in the training of junior management staff to ensure they receive work experience, upskilling, and competency based task training.
• To efficiently manage a departmental budget and labour management system for your discipline and deputise for other Estates managers as required.
• To assist, and deputise for, the Estates Manager as required.
• To carry out Estates surveys, Estates returns, manage minor project and capital works, and assist in the monitoring of energy usage.

About the Hospitals

We operate from three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, and Ulverston Community Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies, day case and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay visiting our website https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/

This advert closes on Friday 28 Nov 2025.