Job overview
Provide overall operational leadership and management of Estates Maintenance services at Hillingdon Hospital.
Operating within a large and complex 24/7 healthcare environment, the post holder will act as the operational lead for Estates Maintenance at Hillingdon Hospital, ensuring engineering infrastructure, plant, utilities and building systems are maintained safely, effectively and in full compliance with statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements.
The post holder will hold formal Trust appointments as Responsible Person (RP) for designated engineering disciplines and healthcare engineering systems, providing governance oversight of Authorised Persons (APs), Deputy Authorised Persons (DAPs), Competent Persons (CPs), contractors and engineering safety management systems.
Working closely with the Head of Estates Maintenance, the Estates Maintenance Compliance & CAFM Manager and wider Estates & Facilities leadership team, the post holder will lead operational delivery, workforce performance, statutory compliance, risk management, infrastructure resilience and service improvement across multiple engineering disciplines.
The role will also support major incident response, business continuity planning, operational leadership during periods of escalation, and the Trust’s New Hospital Redevelopment Programme, ensuring Estates operational requirements are fully integrated into future developments.
Main duties of the job
- Leading and managing a multi-disciplinary Estates Maintenance workforce through direct management of the Estates Maintenance Manager – Mechanical & Water Safety, Estates Maintenance Manager – Electrical and Estates Maintenance Manager – Civil & Asbestos.
- Acting as the Trust-appointed Responsible Person (RP) for designated engineering disciplines and healthcare engineering systems, ensuring compliance with Healthcare Technical Memoranda (HTMs), statutory legislation, Approved Codes of Practice and Trust governance requirements.
- Providing governance oversight of Authorised Persons (APs), Deputy Authorised Persons (DAPs), Competent Persons (CPs), contractors and engineering safety management systems, ensuring formal appointment arrangements remain effective and compliant.
- Maintaining oversight of high-risk engineering infrastructure including steam and pressure systems, electrical infrastructure, water safety systems, medical gas pipeline systems, ventilation systems, lifts, critical plant, standby power systems, Building Management Systems (BMS), asbestos management arrangements and associated resilience infrastructure.
- Leading the identification, assessment, mitigation and escalation of Estates-related operational and infrastructure risks and maintaining assurance regarding statutory compliance and engineering safety.
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of role requirements and main responsibilities.
Person specification
Person Spec
Essential
- Degree in Engineering, Building Services, Estates Management or related discipline
- Significant experience in Estates Maintenance management within a complex organisation (Band 7/8 level or equivalent)
- Experience of managing multi-disciplinary Estates Maintenance services across mechanical, electrical, and building fabric disciplines
- Demonstrable experience of delivering operational Estates services, including reactive, planned, and backlog maintenance programmes
- Experience of managing statutory compliance, audits, and assurance processes within Estates services
- Experience of managing high-risk engineering infrastructure (e.g. electrical systems, water safety, pressure systems, critical plant)
Desirable
- Postgraduate qualification in Management/Leadership (e.g. MSc, MBA, CMI Level 7 or equivalent)
- Chartered status (CEng/IEng or equivalent professional registration) or working towards
- Relevant Authorised Person qualifications aligned to HTMs (e.g. LV, MGPS, Ventilation, Pressure Systems)
- NEBOSH / IOSH (or equivalent Health & Safety qualification)
- Experience of working within an NHS or similarly regulated healthcare environment
- Experience of contributing to capital projects or infrastructure development programmes
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This advert is for Estates Maintenance Operations Manager (Hillingdon Hospital) with The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Uxbridge, London, England. It is listed as a Band 8 Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £63,665 - £70,887 pa ince. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 24 Jul 2026.
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