Estates Officer - Mechanical

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Chester; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Estates Officer - Mechanical to join the Estates Management team. The role focuses on delivering a proactive maintenance service, coordinating mechanical engineering activities and supporting the Trust’s objectives.

You will manage planned and reactive maintenance, work with external contractors, and ensure compliance with health and safety, regulations and NHS guidance.

Qualifications

• Experience with mechanical engineering systems in a healthcare or similar large complex facility.
• Relevant health and safety knowledge and compliance experience.
• Experience of managing maintenance contracts and supplier relationships.
• Experience of on-call rostering and team leadership.

Responsibilities

• Manage, monitor and coordinate all mechanical engineering systems and maintenance work.
• Ensure compliance with current legislation, NHS guidelines, and safety standards.
• Support Estates Manager and oversee external contractors for mechanical services.
• Maintain documentation, risk assessments, method statements, and logs for mechanical services.
• Contribute to cost-effective, efficient maintenance planning and on-call duties.

Skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Problem solving

IT literacy

MEWP Training

Education

HNC/HND or Degree in Building Services or Mechanical Engineering

Recognised apprenticeship in building services or mechanical discipline

Job description

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Estates Officer - Mechanical

The closing date is 15 October 2026

This opportunity is to join the Estates Management team delivering a planned, coordinated, and pro- active maintenance service and to support the overall objectives of the Trust.

You will be an integral part of the team and will provide a wide range of duties to manage, support and assist the Estates Department. You will be qualified to the appropriate level with a building services mechanical trade background. You will be responsible for organising and managing planned and reactive maintenance alongside out-sourced service contract providers within a complex estate.

The list below is to outline the main duties involved; however, this is subject to change and will vary within the given role. We ask all employees to be flexible in their role, to always ensure we are giving a safe, secure and pleasant environment for patients, staff and visitors together with excellent care.

Main duties of the job

You will manage, monitor and co-ordinate operationally all mechanical engineering systems and work activities including ordering materials and services, planning work and addressing backlog maintenance issues and deal directly with suppliers and their representatives.

You will ensure compliance with relevant current legislation, NHS guidance, health and safety standards, codes of practice and regulations.

You will support the Operational Estates Manager on all aspects of mechanical engineering services and systems ensuring compliance and that those activities are carried out in the most cost effective and efficient way either through retained staff or external contractors.

You will monitor and review mechanical engineering services and the plannedpreventative maintenance system to ensure that statutory and mandatory complianceis achieved.

You will manage, develop, co-ordinate and maintain documentation, registers and log books for mechanical engineering services including Health & Safety, Risk Assessments and method statements.

About us

The Trust's services are provided from three locations:

o The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.o Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.o Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust employs 5,964 staff (headcount) to provide care and treatment to a population of over 400,000 people living in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire.

The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care System. Due to its location on the border with North Wales, the Trust also works closely with the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

The Trust treats patients from England and some parts of Wales. During 2024/2025, there were approximately 643,000 patient attendances (inpatient, A&E, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values. An applicant guide to help and support you through your recruitment journey can be accessed at the bottom of this page.

If you have a disability that meets the definition set out in the Equality Act 2010, and you can show that you meet the essential criteria described in the person specification for an available position, please answer YES to the question: Do you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme?

Please inform the team if you have any special support needs to be considered as part of the interview and selection processes.

The trust offers a Guaranteed Interview Scheme to any armed forces community applicants who meet the essential criteria for the post.

If a DBS is required for your role, you are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee applies which is payable to the DBS Service.Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

The Trust will not sponsor where the starting salary does not meet immigration rules

Person Specification

Qualifications

• HNC/HND or Degree in Building Services or a Mechanical Engineering related discipline or an equivalent level of experience within Building Services Engineering
• Recognised apprenticeship or equivalent in a buildingservices or a mechanical related discipline.
• PSSR Regulations
• Authorised Person qualifications
• First Aid at work

Knowledge

• Expert knowledge of Mechanical services.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety Legislation, Codes of Practice etc.
• Good financial acumen.
• Good computer literacy and IT skills.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Ability to motivate and lead staff.
• Adaptability and willingness to participate in the Estates Officer on call rota
• Technical Memorandum and the statutory and mandatory requirements therein
• Recognised management qualification.
• Experience of working in a hospital environment.
• Experience of staff development/human resource management.

Skills

• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to analyse and apply judgement skills illustrating the ability to interpret complex information and make informed decisions.
• Conscientious, flexible and able to perform under pressure.
• Evidence of ongoing personal development.
• MEWP (Mobile Elevating Work Platform) Training

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust