Senior Estates Officer - Mechanical

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

NHS pension

Health & wellbeing

Job summary

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a Senior Estates Officer (Mechanical) to provide expert technical supervision of mechanical infrastructure and systems, and to assume Authorised Person duties as required.

The post holder will act as a leading technical authority, supporting the Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager and providing specialist guidance to operational staff and contractors to maintain safety, resilience and compliant services across all Trust sites.

Responsibilities

• Provide Authorised Person cover for one or more mechanical disciplines.
• Offer day-to-day technical leadership and mentoring to Estates staff and contractors.
• Support the Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager in ensuring safety, compliance and resilience of mechanical systems across Trust sites.
• Contribute specialist engineering expertise to planned and reactive maintenance, capital projects and IMS compliance.

Job description

The Senior Estates Officer (Mechanical) is a senior technical specialist who provides Authorised Person cover, mechanical engineering assurance and specialist support for the Trust’s mechanical infrastructure and systems. The post holder owns delegated statutory compliance duties within their appointed mechanical disciplines, supports the Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager in maintaining safe, resilient and compliant services, and provides technical leadership to operational colleagues, contractors and project teams working on mechanical systems.

The post holder does not normally hold direct line management responsibility, but provides day-to-day technical leadership, mentoring, specialist advice and professional support to Estates operational staff, contractors and project teams working within mechanical disciplines.

The post holder will act as an Authorised Person for one or more specialist mechanical disciplines, as determined by service need, competence, training, appointment limits and formal sign-off, supporting the Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager in ensuring mechanical systems remain safe, compliant, resilient and fit for purpose across all Trust sites.

The role contributes specialist expertise to planned and reactive maintenance, statutory compliance, capital projects, minor works, asset management and the Trust's Integrated Management System (IMS), working closely with operational teams, contractors, Authorising Engineers and specialist suppliers.

What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: David Baker Job title: Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager Email address: [e-mail]