Mechanical Manager

Insight Executive Group; Essex; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

The NHS Trust in Essex is seeking a Mechanical Manager to lead the estates mechanical maintenance across the hospital estate, overseeing in-house teams and specialist contractors to keep systems safe and compliant.

You will report into the Estates leadership team and drive statutory compliance, planned and reactive maintenance, and minor works across the estate in a busy healthcare environment. This is a 6-month contract on-site with a daily rate of £215 outside IR35.

Qualifications

• Time-served mechanical engineering background, with an ONC/HNC or equivalent in mechanical or building services engineering
• Proven experience managing mechanical maintenance within a healthcare/NHS estate or a comparably complex environment
• Strong knowledge of HTMs and statutory compliance across mechanical systems (steam, ventilation, medical gas, water, pressure systems)
• Authorised Person status, or eligibility to hold it, in one or more mechanical disciplines
• Experience managing teams and contractors under safe systems of work and permit-to-work

Responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical maintenance function across the estate, managing in-house mechanical teams and specialist contractors
• Ensure statutory and mandatory compliance across mechanical systems, including heating, ventilation, steam, LTHW/HWS, medical gas, water hygiene and pressure systems, in line with HTMs and NHS guidance
• Deliver and manage PPM and reactive maintenance through the CAFM system, prioritising works to minimise downtime
• Hold or support Authorised Person duties across relevant mechanical disciplines and manage the AP/CP structure
• Maintain safe systems of work, RAMS and permit-to-work for all mechanical works and contractor control
• Oversee the mechanical elements of minor works and capital schemes, liaising with project teams and consultants
• Support budget management for the mechanical function and procurement of specialist maintenance contracts
• Maintain asset registers and compliance records, and support audits and statutory returns

Skills

Leadership

Contract management

Team management

Safety compliance

Education

ONC/HNC in mechanical or building services engineering

Tools

CAFM system

Job description

Mechanical Manager - NHS Trust, Client Side (Essex)

Hi I am recruiting for a Mechanical Manager to join the Estates team at an NHS Trust in Essex on a contract basis.

Contract Details

• Location: Essex, on site
• Rate: £215 per day, Outside IR35
• Contract: 6 months
• Working pattern: Full time, on site

The role

Reporting into the Estates leadership team, you will lead the mechanical maintenance service across the hospital estate, taking day-to-day responsibility for all mechanical systems and keeping the estate safe, compliant and operational. You'll manage a team of in-house mechanical staff alongside specialist contractors, driving statutory compliance, planned and reactive maintenance, and the mechanical elements of minor works, in a busy acute healthcare environment.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the mechanical maintenance function across the estate, managing in-house mechanical teams and specialist contractors
• Ensure statutory and mandatory compliance across mechanical systems, including heating, ventilation, steam, LTHW/HWS, medical gas, water hygiene and pressure systems, in line with HTMs and NHS guidance
• Deliver and manage PPM and reactive maintenance through the CAFM system, prioritising works to minimise downtime
• Hold or support Authorised Person duties across relevant mechanical disciplines and manage the AP/CP structure
• Maintain safe systems of work, RAMS and permit-to-work for all mechanical works and contractor control
• Oversee the mechanical elements of minor works and capital schemes, liaising with project teams and consultants
• Support budget management for the mechanical function and procurement of specialist maintenance contracts
• Maintain asset registers and compliance records, and support audits and statutory returns

What we’re looking for

• Time-served mechanical engineering background, with an ONC/HNC or equivalent in mechanical or building services engineering
• Proven experience managing mechanical maintenance within a healthcare/NHS estate or a comparably complex environment
• Strong knowledge of HTMs and statutory compliance across mechanical systems (steam, ventilation, medical gas, water, pressure systems)
• Authorised Person status, or eligibility to hold it, in one or more mechanical disciplines
• Experience managing teams and contractors under safe systems of work and permit-to-work