Estates Manager (Mechanical)

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified and experienced Estates Manager (Mechanical) to join the busy and vibrant London Estates Maintenance Department at West London NHS Trust.

The Post holder will carry out Mechanical Services maintenance (Hard FM) and the management of the London Estates Maintenance operational in-house personnel and external contractors ensuring individual training needs are analysed, planned and implemented in line with Trust and Departmental Policies and Procedures.

Act as responsible person and/or authorised person for services including but not limited to Water safety, Heating, Ventilation and Medical Gas systems.

Work closely with the other Building & Staffing and Electrical Estates Managers, Systems and Compliance Manager and report to the Head of Estates.

This is post would be suitable for a highly experienced, motivated and professional individual with a proven track record of working with management of multi trade staff and contractors at various levels with strong interpersonal and team working skills.

Main duties of the job

Responsible to effectively mobilise and operationally manage designated externally provided Estate Maintenance Service (EMS) contracted services to all WLT London sites.  Effectively manage day to day estates maintenance services provided to all London sites.  Act as the Authorised Person for Ventilation, Water safety, medical Gas and undertake statutory compliance and improvement works across London Sites as and when required.  Plan and implement the continual improvement in standards of Hard FM services.  Ensure the Trust’s interests are protected both legally and in accordance with NHS directives and HTM’s in relation to the provision of all estates maintenance and associated services.  Ensure compliance to all Health & Safety requirements.  Exercise judgement across all day to day estate issues, including legislation, operations, NHS directives, HTM’s & HBN’s, H&S and conflicting demands. Analyse data, interpret and impart information accurately.

Routinely report, audit and improve the performance of estate reactive, planned preventative maintenance, form reports, and review to continually improve the standards and quality of the services provided.  Participate as a designated “On Call Officer” as part of the out of hours emergency on call service as and when required.  Manage allocated financial budgets as designated.

For more information on duties and responsibilities please refer to the Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.