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Job overview
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
The post holder will be responsible for providing effective, Electrical & Engineering Estates Management services to the Birmingham Community Health Care portfolio. Ensuring that the Trust operates within all relevant regulatory, advisory, compliance, financial and service delivery frameworks. They shall co-ordinate the day-to-day planning and delivery of Electrical and Mechanical operational and maintenance functions, primarily but not exclusively for engineering, services, and buildings. This will involve the management of the in-house maintenance team and specialist contractors or service providers that the department relies upon to provide a maintenance service.
Whilst the primary task will be Electrical work, the post holder must have a flexible approach to a range of mechanical and building maintenance service operations.
Main duties of the job
Provide Electrical expert knowledge on the operation and design of Low Voltage (LV) and High Voltage (HV) installations. • Provide expert building service knowledge such as Heat Pumps and Solar Power etc. • Provide assurance that the Trust is compliant with its statutory and regulatory estates requirements. • Provide Electrical and Engineering Technical advice to the Trust on Estates related matters but also covering a range of engineering and building services. • Develop further the departments existing good practices in Health and Safety, including risk assessment, safe work procedures, staff competencies and Healthcare Technical Memorandum (HTM) compliant permits to work. • Support the Head of Estates and Estates and Compliance Manager and wider department in the strategic planning of the services, identifying resource requirements to ensure that future service needs are met. • Fulfil the role of HTM authorised person for key services- Electrical Low voltage systems 06-02, High voltage systems 06-03 and be fully conversant with HTM 06-01 Electrical services supply and distribution. • Collaborate closely with the Authorising Engineers for HV-LV works to ensure the Trust is complaint with HTM 06-02 and HTM 06-3 • Be familiar with all other Healthcare technical memorandum guidance documents such as medical gases, ventilation, water safety, pressure systems and decontamination services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See Job description and Person Specification
Whilst the primary task will be Electrical work, the post holder must have a flexible approach to a range of mechanical maintenance service operations.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree Level, HNC/ HND in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Building services.
- Time Served Apprenticeship in City and Guilds practical training certificate as approved electrician or equivalent electrical services related technical qualification
- Qualifications in Health Technical Memorandum (HTM) 06-01
- Extensive experience in a management position of the operational management of a large Estate, to include building fabric, building services and associated engineering systems and equipment.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Mechanical Building Services
- Knowledge of Air Sourced Heat Pumps
- Qualifications in 1st aid
- Experience of managing small to medium building and engineering projects
Other job requirements
Essential
- Driver, holding a valid UK driving licence.
Desirable
- Good Knowledge of personal responsibilities under Health and Safety requirements and legislation
- Use of personal vehicle to carry out day to day and on call duties.
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This advert is for Band 7 Electrical & Engineering Manager with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham, Midlands, England. It is listed as a Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum (pro rata). The contract type is Permanent: On call and occasional overtime. The application deadline is 13 Aug 2026.
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