Estates Manager

MMP Consultancy; Harrow; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare consultancy in North West London is seeking an Estates Manager for a temporary 3-month role. You will lead engineering operations, manage services, and ensure compliance with NHS guidelines. The ideal candidate has experience in healthcare engineering, strong leadership skills, and the ability to work under pressure. This position offers £34 per hour, requiring 37.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• Highly knowledgeable in engineering services within healthcare.
• Experience leading teams and managing compliance.
• Inspection and survey experience in challenging environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead engineering operations ensuring compliance with NHS Guidelines.
• Manage engineering services, maintenance contracts, and capital projects.
• Respond to emergencies and conduct risk assessments.

Skills

Project management

Budget control

Problem solving

Team leadership

Contractor management

Risk assessments

Job description

MMP Consultancy – Estates Manager (NHS Trust, North West London)

Temporary 3‑month role (ongoing) starting ASAP. £34ph umbrella, 37.5h week.

Overview

Lead engineering operations, ensuring full compliance with NHS Guidelines, HTMs and statutory requirements. Act as Authorised Person (AP) for relevant HTM and HSE functions.

Responsibilities

• High‑quality management of engineering services – plant, equipment, staff, buildings.
• Statutory compliance – maintenance policies, Permit to Work systems, regulatory documentation.
• Manage and review maintenance contracts – high standards, timely delivery.
• Support Capital Projects Team, architects, consultants on major schemes.
• Lead capital works projects – planning to supervision.
• Contractor control processes – adherence to Trust safety requirements.
• Respond to emergencies, unplanned work, urgent operational issues across the hospital site.
• Safety oversight in workshops – risk assessments, positive industrial relations.
• Financial management – departmental budgets, procurement, costing.
• Engineering Management Information Systems, Building Management System maintenance.
• Planned Preventative Maintenance system (BACKTRAQ) monitoring, updating, improvement.
• Reports, feasibility studies, project documents, long‑term maintenance plans preparation.
• Estate property inspections – engineering conditions, future capital and maintenance needs.
• Disability Discrimination Act compliance – related upgrade works management.
• On‑call duties – guidance to clinical staff and senior managers.
• Internal meetings, training sessions, technical briefings, statutory updates participation.

Requirements

• Highly knowledgeable in engineering services within a healthcare (or similarly complex) environment.
• Experience leading teams, managing contractors, maintaining compliance.
• Skilled in project management, problem solving, budget control.
• Able to work under pressure, respond effectively to emergencies.
• Committed to high safety, quality, service delivery standards.
• Inspection and survey experience in challenging environments (confined spaces, ducts, scaffolds).
• Effective interaction with patients, visitors, staff, including emotionally difficult situations.
• Uphold Trust commitments to safeguarding, Infection Prevention & Control, Health & Safety, sustainability, equality, confidentiality.
• Participation in the Estates Management on‑call rota.