About this role
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join a transformational Trust and play a pivotal role in leading & coordinating the day-to-day activities of the in-house Estates Building service.
We are looking for someone who is technically astute and has a strong track record of managing and delivering a customer focused maintenance service at a similar level within a highly complex environment.
You will manage performance, provide technical expertise and support the staff within your team. Where applicable, you we also be responsible for managing external contracted support to ensure value for money, quality and H&S compliance.
This is a key role within our Estates operational team, and we are keen to recruit a motivated individual who will help us to provide exceptional standards of service that we continually strive to provide to our patients and colleagues.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for a building maintenance section of the Trust, which includes first-line day-to-day management responsibility for providing an efficient, effective and patient focused maintenance and repair service, within the allocated budgets, using Directly Employed Labour (DEL) and Contractors, who together are involved in the upkeep of the buildings, engineering systems, roadways, footpaths and grounds at the designated site(s).Acts as Authorised Person/Responsible Officer in relation to specific maintenance responsibilities e.g. medical gases, specialised ventilation, electrical safety, water safety and/or decontamination equipment.
Maintains, operates and reviews Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) Programmes and through the implementation of suitable operational work plans ensures that buildings, plant and equipment are maintained and fully efficient operational status to the appropriate NHS and statutory standards in order to deliver a high quality care environment for the Trust's patients. Continually reviews and revise as necessary operational procedures and working practices as an aid to the continuous improvement and excellence of the maintenance and repair services within his/her remit, so as to ensure the efficient and economic maintenance and operation of engineering and building services, fabric, plant and equipment
About us
Our Poppy's Promise Commitment
We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team -- clinical or non-clinical -- plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.
We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.
Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.
By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values -- ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- HNC/HND in a relevant engineering discipline (Building Services) or equivalent technical knowledge.
- Recognised Level 3 trade qualification or apprenticeship in a relevant engineering discipline.
- Evidence of continuing professional development in estates, engineering or compliance.
- IOSH Managing Safely
- Knowledge of HTMs, statutory legislation and engineering compliance relevant to healthcare estates.
Desirable
- NEBOSH or equivalent safety qualification.
- Additional specialist training in electrical, mechanical or building fabric systems.
- Training in permit-to-work systems or Authorised Person/Competent Person roles.
Knowledge, Behaviours & Experience
Essential
- Significant experience delivering PPM and reactive maintenance in a complex environment.
- Experience supervising multi-trade estates teams, including task allocation and performance monitoring.
- Experience managing contractors and external service providers, ? Experience working specifically within a healthcare estates environment. ? Experience contributing to service improvement projects or process redesign. ? Experience supporting budget monitoring or resource planning. Knowledge, Behaviours and Experience including monitoring KPIs and SLAs.
- Demonstrable experience ensuring statutory, HTM and safety compliance across engineering systems.
- Experience using CAFM systems (e.g., MICAD, Planet, Apollo FM).
- Experience working within an on-call or 24/7 operational environment.
Desirable
- Experience working specifically within a healthcare estates environment.
- Experience contributing to service improvement projects or process redesign.
- Experience supporting budget monitoring or resource planning.
Skills
Essential
- Strong technical understanding of engineering plant, building services and infrastructure.
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications and compliance standards.
- Effective risk-based prioritisation and operational decision-making skills.
- Ability to produce, interpret and act upon performance reports and compliance data.
- Knowledge of safe systems of work, including permit-to-work and isolation procedures.
- Excellent communication skills, able to liaise with clinical departments and coordinate works with minimal disruption.
- Competent IT skills including CAFM and Microsoft Office.
Desirable
- Knowledge of NHS specific compliance frameworks, including HTM/HBN requirements.
- Understanding of procurement processes and value-for-money principles.
- Ability to support benchmarking and performance improvement initiatives.
Specific Job Requirements
Essential
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and support multi-disciplinary teams.
- High level of accountability, professionalism and commitment to safe working.
- Calm, decisive and effective under operational pressure.
- Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to participate in an on-call rota.
- Commitment to continuous improvement and embedding best practice.
Other
Essential
- Ability to travel across Trust sites as required.
- Participation in the Estates on-call rota.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust
Address
Royal Shrewsbury Hospital
Mytton Oak Road
Shrewsbury
SY3 8XQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://www.sath.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)