Estates & Facilities Engineer — Maintenance Lead

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Estates Manager (Operations) with specialist electrical and mechanical engineering knowledge to lead our Estates Department. You will manage the in-house maintenance team and external contractors, oversee day-to-day maintenance (PPM and reactive), and operate the CAFM system.

Strong communication with clinical staff is essential to support safe, high-quality patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience in electrical and mechanical engineering within a facilities/estates environment.
• Strong IT skills and experience with facilities management systems.
• Excellent communication with clinical staff and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Carry out dynamic risk assessments.
• Organise and rectify reactive works.
• Manage scheduled work on the K2 system.
• Ensure safe working practices and compliance with HTMs.
• Oversee safe maintenance, assembly, dismantling and repair of equipment.
• Asset capture and review of estate plant.
• Manage in-house workforce and external contractors.
• Order parts as required.

Job description

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Estates Manager (Operations) with specialist electrical and mechanical engineering knowledge to lead our Estates Department. You will manage the in-house maintenance team and external contractors, oversee day-to-day maintenance (PPM and reactive), and operate the CAFM system.

Strong communication with clinical staff is essential to support safe, high-quality patient care.