Operational Estates Manager

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Cherwell District; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a major NHS teaching trust providing a wide range of clinical services and education. The Estates team ensures safe, compliant hospital environments by maintaining mechanical and electrical systems across multiple sites.

The role involves leading maintenance, providing expert advice on M&E disciplines, and coordinating contracts and energy management initiatives to support patient care and operational excellence.

Qualifications

• Basic degree or HND/HNC in Electrical/Mechanical or Building Engineering.
• Registration/training in NHS-focused electrical/engineering disciplines (NVQ4, City & Guilds or equivalent).
• Experience working within NHS estates or healthcare environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support maintenance of estates buildings and mechanical/electrical plant across sites.
• Provide specialist advice on mechanical and electrical systems to managers and staff.
• Specify and manage contracts across multiple hospital sites and ensure compliance with health service requirements.
• Direct contractors to meet financial and key performance targets.
• Act as Authorized Person for HTM disciplines and coordinate energy management efforts.
• Travel between Trust sites as required and support incident response and projects.

Skills

Electrical/Mechanical engineering

NHS experience

Safety compliance

Education

NC/HNC/HND in Electrical/Mechanical or Building Engineering

NVQ level 4 or City & Guilds in Electrical/Engineering

Experience in NHS settings

Tools

HTM knowledge

Ventilation & Heating knowledge

Job description

• To manage and support the provision and maintenance of NHS OUH (National Health Service) Estates buildings, mechanical and electrical plant and equipment and services to ensure a safe and suitable environment for the care of patients, visitors, and staff.
• Provide technical and specialist advice to managers and staff in mechanical and electrical systems and mechanical and electrical disciplines.
• To specify and manage all mechanical and electrical systems contracts across multiple sites.
• Travel between Trust sites as required.,
• Responsible for monitoring and ensuring that the operation and maintenance of Estates services, buildings and building services installations comply with health service requirements and statutory instruments.
• Directing, encouraging, and motivating contractors to achieve financial and key performance targets.
• Deputies when required for the Senior Estates Engineering Manager during periods of absence or when dealing with specific projects or attending meetings.
• To act as 'Authorised person' for specialist duties, including legionella management, medical gas systems, asbestos control, HV, LV and Lifts etc. as directed by the Senior Estates Engineering Manager.
• Ensure that all insurance and safety inspections are carried out as required by statutory requirement and in compliance with Department of Health guidance.
• Plan, implement and manage essential maintenance, repair and enabling works to eliminate/minimise interruptions to the Horton General Hospital, or other departmental services.
• Work with Trust Energy Manager to manage the Trust buildings and engineering services, ensuring that they are being run in an energy-efficient manner.
• Make recommendations for energy conservation including payback times, financial and other consequences
• Support the Trust's ISO50001 Energy Management System (EnMS), ISO50001 acting as a local advocate for good energy management practices at Horton General Hospital, The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

• NC/HNC/HND in Electrical/Mechanical or Building Engineering or equivalent knowledge and experience
• Recognised and registered EITB, City & Guilds, modern apprenticeship, NVQ level 4 or approved equivalent training in Electrical/Engineering
• Experience working in the NHS

Desirable criteria

• Degree in Hospital Engineering
• IOSH/NEBOSH Qualifications
• Member of relevant healthcare or engineering institutes, i.e. IHEEM, HEFMA, CIBSE, IET etc
• Experience across several of the HTM's acting as either a CP or AP
• Experience or qualification in Ventilation and Heating
• Authorised Person qualification in HTM discipline
• Knowledge of HTM's, HBN's and Estates specific legislation (3) Specialist knowledge gained from working in a health care engineering
  Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.
• Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community. We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence., Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.