Estates Senior Engineering Technician

NHS; Grays; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the United Kingdom seeks a qualified Estates Senior Engineering Technician. You will work on a shift rota with on-call duties, ensuring critical services run smoothly through Planned Preventative Maintenance and emergency responses. The ideal candidate has strong technical knowledge, experience with estates plant, and flexibility to travel across multiple sites. This position offers a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary with shift and on-call allowances

Training opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Qualified Electrical or Mechanical Technician with hands-on experience in complex estates plant.
• Experience in Planned Preventative Maintenance and emergency breakdowns.
• Flexibility to travel across multiple Trust sites.

Responsibilities

• Operate on a shift system responding to breakdowns both day and night.
• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance on various systems.
• Conduct risk assessments for medium and high-risk tasks.

Skills

Electrical or Mechanical Technician qualification

Practical experience on estates plant and systems

Technical knowledge of specifications, drawings and manuals

Strong organisational skills

Ability to escalate serious issues

Education

ONC Elec/Mech or HNC Elec/Mech or equivalent

Job description

Estates Senior Engineering Technician

The closing date is 05 November 2025

Are you a qualified Electrical or Mechanical Technician with hands-on experience in complex estates plant? Join our Estates Engineering Team and play a pivotal role keeping our Trust's critical services running 24/7. You'll work on a shift rota with on-call duties, tackling Planned Preventative Maintenance, emergency breakdowns and installations across multiple sites.

What You'll Bring

• Recognised Electrical or Mechanical Technician qualification
• Significant practical experience working independently on a broad range of estates plant and systems
• Proven ability to escalate serious issues to management when required
• Excellent technical knowledge of specifications, drawings and manuals
• Flexibility to travel across multiple Trust sites in your own/ Trust vehicle
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise under pressure
• Commitment to health, safety and high-quality workmanship
• Team member with shared goals of improvement, development and excellence.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with shift and on-call allowances
• Training opportunities
• A supportive, collaborative team environment
• The chance to make a real difference to patient care by keeping essential services operational.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

Main duties of the job

What You'll Do

• Operate on a shift system plus on-call, responding to breakdowns and job requests both day and night
• Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance and in-depth fault-finding on generators, fire alarms, lighting and power, distribution boards, boilers, air-handling units, chiller plant, medical gas systems, calorifiers and hot & cold-water networks
• Perform installations and refurbishments of building fabrications
• Evaluate and respond effectively to emergency situations, prioritising safety for patients, staff and the public
• Conduct and document your own risk assessments for medium and high-risk tasks
• Ensure strict compliance with Trust policies, statutory standards and health & safety legislation

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Job responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Relevant practical experience and either ONC Elec/Mech or HNC Elec/Mech or equivalent technical qualification

Knowledge

• Supporting information demonstrates knowledge of electrical/mechanical/building services legislation.
• Supporting information and/or work history demonstrates knowledge of Health Technical Memorandums

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.

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 a year (Pro Rata for Part Time)