Estates Officer (Mechanical - Operational)

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Rother; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS pension

Staff restaurants

Onsite nurseries

Accommodation

Onsite parking

Job summary

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT) invites applications for a Mechanical Estates Officer within the Estates Operational Maintenance Team at Conquest Hospital. You will help operate and maintain the mechanical engineering infrastructure safely and compliantly across the estate.

Ideal candidates will have substantial mechanical engineering experience, supervisory or management experience, and qualifications such as HNC/HND or NVQ4.

Qualifications

• Experience in a mechanical engineering environment with supervisory/management responsibility.
• Qualified to HNC/HND or NVQ Level 4 (or equivalent) in a mechanical discipline.
• AP duties knowledge or training available if not yet held.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage or share responsibility for maintenance, monitoring and development of Estates functions.
• Support operational maintenance, statutory compliance, engineering projects and service developments.
• Help ensure the Trust’s estate remains safe, resilient and fit for the future.

Skills

Mechanical engineering experience

Supervisory/management experience

Authorised Person duties

Engineering project delivery

Education

HNC/HND or NVQ4 in mechanical engineering

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Estates Department at Conquest Hospital, East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHT), as a Mechanical Estates Officer. Working as part of the Estates Operational Maintenance Team, you will support the safe, compliant and efficient operation of the Trust's mechanical engineering infrastructure across the estate.

Are you an experienced and motivated Mechanical Engineer looking for your next challenge? If so, we would like to hear from you.

We are seeking an individual who can provide organised and effective leadership, demonstrate innovative thinking, and contribute to the continuous improvement of Estates services. The successful candidate will support the delivery of operational maintenance, statutory compliance, engineering projects and service developments, ensuring the Trust's estate remains safe, resilient and fit for the future.

You will have substantial knowledge and experience within a mechanical engineering environment, together with supervisory or management experience. You will be qualified to HNC/HND, NVQ Level 4, or equivalent in a relevant mechanical engineering discipline. The role includes responsibility for Authorised Person (AP) duties and management of critical mechanical engineering systems. Existing AP experience is desirable; however, training will be provided where appropriate.

To lead, manage or, where applicable, share and support responsibility as delegated for the maintenance, monitoring and development of designated functions of the Estates dept.

A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.

There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust,

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