Maintenance Manager

Job overview

NELFT Trust staff operate from nearly two hundred sites located across North East London, Essex and Kent. Operating a 24/7 service, the Estates Maintenance Team is directly responsible for the safe operation of a number of those sites that are either owned and/or managed by NELFT.

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for delivering a safe, efficient and effective maintenance service through managing various contractors.

The postholder must ensure that engineering and building activities are compliant with statutory legislation, Health Technical Memorandums (HTMs) and other relevant codes of practice. The postholder is responsible for the reactive, corrective and planned maintenance of equipment, engineering services and building fabric for all Healthcare properties under their control. The postholder will also liaise with our landlords in order to support NELFT staff working on those sites where the landlords are responsible for the maintenance of their own sites

The postholder will possess a strong track record of managing and delivering a customer focused Estates service in a highly complex environment, preferably in healthcare. The postholder will be a Senior Manager who will lead a team where the quality of service, strong financial management and statutory compliance are the key drivers within all areas of the service.

Main duties of the job

• The postholder will be required to communicate highly complex technical information with senior managers, executive directors, contractors, suppliers and other staff on a range of operational estates projects and works programmes.
• Responsible for ensuring that appropriate managerial, technical engineering, building resources and associated infrastructure are in place to support the delivery of a safe and cost-effective maintenance and repair service for staff and service users to maintain the corporate objectives of the Trust and the relevant Healthcare regulatory standards.
• Ensure that managerial and staff responsibilities and objectives are clearly defined and that staff members are developed and supported to make an effective contribution to the delivery of the Estates Annual Plan.
• To undertake staff training and appraisals and be responsible for recruitment and retention in accordance with NELFT policies for areas under their remit.
• Have responsibility for a delegated annual budget for estate services and act as authorising officer for items such as travelling expenses, petty cash receipts and time sheets.
• Have responsibility for the operational annual budget for both staff and non-staff revenue allocations including the procurement and purchasing of all parts, materials and supplies

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.