Estates Manager (Mechanical)

West London NHS Trust; Southall; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity for a qualified Estates Manager (Mechanical) at a leading healthcare provider in London. The role involves managing mechanical services maintenance, overseeing staff and contractors, and ensuring compliance with health and safety standards. Ideal for a motivated individual with a strong background in estate services management and a commitment to quality care.

Qualifications

• Significant experience managing contracted maintenance staff.
• Proven experience managing financial budgets.
• Authorised Person for water safety and ventilation systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day estate maintenance services across London sites.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety requirements.
• Participate as a designated 'On Call Officer' for emergencies.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Team Leadership

Education

Degree in Mechanical Engineering

HNC/HND in relevant field

IOSH or equivalent H&S qualification

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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West London NHS Trust provides a full range of mental health, community and physical healthcare services for children, adults and older people living in the London boroughs of Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham and Hounslow.

We also provide some specialist services that are commissioned regionally, such as our medium secure services; and nationally, such as the Cassel Hospital for people with complex and severe personality disorder and our high secure services at Broadmoor Hospital.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified and experienced Estates Manager (Mechanical) to join the busy and vibrant London Estates Maintenance Department at West London NHS Trust.

The Post holder will carry out Mechanical Services maintenance (Hard FM) and the management of the London Estates Maintenance operational in-house personnel and external contractors ensuring individual training needs are analysed, planned and implemented in line with Trust and Departmental Policies and Procedures.

Act as responsible person and/or authorised person for services including but not limited to Water safety, Heating, Ventilation and Medical Gas systems.

Work closely with the other Building & Staffing and Electrical Estates Managers, Systems and Compliance Manager and report to the Head of Estates.

This is post would be suitable for a highly experienced, motivated and professional individual with a proven track record of working with management of multi trade staff and contractors at various levels with strong interpersonal and team working skills.

Main duties of the job

Responsible to effectively mobilise and operationally manage designated externally provided Estate Maintenance Service (EMS) contracted services to all WLT London sites.
Effectively manage day to day estates maintenance services provided to all London sites.
Act as the Authorised Person for Ventilation, Water safety, medical Gas and undertake statutory compliance and improvement works across London Sites as and when required.
Plan and implement the continual improvement in standards of Hard FM services.
Ensure the Trust’s interests are protected both legally and in accordance with NHS directives and HTM’s in relation to the provision of all estates maintenance and associated services.
Ensure compliance to all Health & Safety requirements.
Exercise judgement across all day to day estate issues, including legislation, operations, NHS directives, HTM’s & HBN’s, H&S and conflicting demands. Analyse data, interpret and impart information accurately.

Routinely report, audit and improve the performance of estate reactive, planned preventative maintenance, form reports, and review to continually improve the standards and quality of the services provided.
Participate as a designated “On Call Officer” as part of the out of hours emergency on call service as and when required.
Manage allocated financial budgets as designated.

For more information on duties and responsibilities please refer to the Job description

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Educated to Degree level in relevant Mechanical Engineering or Building Services equivalent experience.
• HNC/HND in relevant field.
• Professional knowledge acquired through estate services management.
• IOSH or equivalent H&S qualification
• Professional body membership or registration.

Experience

• Significant experience of monitoring and managing contracted maintenance staff and services
• Management of H&S/Risk.
• Experience managing across Mechanical Engineering and Water Safety systems.
• Proven experience in successfully managing financial budgets
• Authorised Person” for water safety, Ventilation systems, pressure systems Medial Gas
• Project Management
• NHS experience
• Contract Management

Knowledge

• Sound knowledge of all estate maintenance services and at least one specialised area.
• Sound knowledge of estate maintenance related statutory, legislative and guidance.
• Management of risk.
• Proven knowledge of Maintenance Services related compliance management, including Asbestos.
• Knowledge and Understanding of NHS HTM’s & HBN’s.

Skills

• Problem-solve a range of complex issues.
• Remain constantly concentrated.
• Computer literate and proficient in MS Office application. Clear and skilled verbal and written attributes.
• Good communicator, import and receive clearly and concisely
• Ability to lead and manage a multi-disciplinary team.
• Ability to remain professionally sound under pressure.
• Able to meet strict deadlines.
• Self-motivated, be able to work with minimum of supervision. Able to act independently.
• Current and full driving licence.

As an employee of West London NHS Trust, you have a responsibility to maintain a sound understanding of, and a commitment to uphold the National Health Service values and principles set out in the NHS Constitution.

We reserve the right to close adverts prior to the closing date stated should we receive a high volume of applications.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to West London NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, you will be required to undergo a pre-employment checks which can take between 4-8 weeks . After which your information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system (ESR ).

Please ensure you include email addresses for your referees which MUST be at supervisory or managerial capacity covering the last 3 years of employment to date to avoid delay in the recruitment process.

West London NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We encourage the thoughtful use of technology as a demonstration of strong time management and a commitment to innovation. However, we encourage applicants to personalise their recruitment application to showcase their unique skills and experiences.

While AI-generated content can be a helpful tool, relying solely on generic responses instead of highlighting your own strengths and achievements may impact the success of your application. The success of an application will always be assessed against the essential and desirable criteria for the role, so it is important to ensure that your application and any supporting information clearly demonstrate how you meet these requirements.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

At West London NHS Trust, we want you to support you to build a career you can be proud of and this starts before your first day with us. Our people live our values every day as they deliver, manage and work to improve our services to patients, carers, families and other professionals.

We’re committed to making our recruitment process clear and efficient. It’s in everyone’s interest that we get the very best people on board as soon as we can.