Estates Officer - Mechanical

Countess of Chester Hospital; Chester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is offering a full-time Estates Management role within the Trust's facilities team. The position involves delivering a planned, coordinated, and proactive maintenance service to support Trust objectives and ensure a safe environment for patients and staff.

You will manage mechanical engineering activities, coordinate with external contractors, monitor compliance, and assist in maintaining documentation and safety practices across multiple

Qualifications

• Qualified to the appropriate level with a building services mechanical trade background.
• Experience in organising and managing planned and reactive maintenance with external contractors.
• Understanding of health and safety regulations relevant to NHS estates.

Responsibilities

• Organise and manage planned and reactive maintenance alongside external service contractors.
• Coordinate work activities, order materials and plan tasks for mechanical systems.
• Ensure compliance with current legislation, NHS guidance and safety standards.
• Develop and maintain documentation, registers and log books for mechanical services.

Skills

Mechanical trade background

Maintenance planning

Contract management

Health & safety compliance

Job description

Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week 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.

Working Full time: 37.5 hours per week 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. 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 planned preventative maintenance system to ensure that statutory and mandatory compliance is 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.

The Trust’s services are provided from three locations:

• The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 473 general and acute beds.
• Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 60 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
• 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.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joe Astley Job title: Head of Estates Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07719 511 144