Band 7 Mechanical Estates Officer
Requirements
Candidates must have a BTECH/HNC/Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a recognized apprenticeship in mechanical engineering, along with experience in mechanical building services and project management. Strong knowledge of HVAC systems and the ability to manage contractors and maintenance teams are essential.
Job Description
University Hospitals Brimingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Mechanical Estates Officer at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. This key role is responsible for the safe, efficient and compliant operation of mechanical services across at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and it associated off-site premises. You will lead and manage engineering maintenance activities, contractors and in-house teams, ensuring statutory compliance, high technical standards and continuity of critical hospital services. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced estates professional to contribute directly to patient safety and service delivery.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
The Mechanical Estates Officer will be responsible for the effective management, maintenance, and compliance of all mechanical building services at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, which is part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. This includes heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), hot and cold-water systems, medical gases, drainage, and other associated plant and equipment. The role involves providing technical expertise, ensuring statutory compliance (including HTM and HBN guidance), managing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance, and delivering high-quality estates support to clinical and non-clinical services.
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BTECH/HNC/Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services.
- Recognised apprenticeship / trade background in mechanical engineering
- Plus, additional studies to level of HND Mechanical Engineering
- Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., IMechE, CIBSE)
- Authorised/Responsible Person training in specialist areas
Essential
- Experience in mechanical building services, maintenance, and project management.
- Experience managing contractors and supervising maintenance teams.
- Previous experience in a healthcare/NHS environment
Essential
- Strong knowledge of HVAC, water systems, medical gases, pressure vessels, and other critical mechanical plant.
- Understanding of Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) systems, Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) scheduling, and statutory record keeping.
- Excellent problem-solving, diagnostic, and decision-making skills.
- Ability to manage budgets, resources, and maintenance programmes effectively.
- Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and estates-related systems.
- Physically demanding role requiring manual handling of loads and the ability to work at heights or in confined spaces.
- Appreciation of own limitations.
- Working knowledge of ISO 9001 & 14001
- Available for on-call duties and undertaking overtime.
- Clean driving licence.
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.
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.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Chichester Nziradzemhuka
chichester.nziradzemhuka@uhb.nhs.uk
07385464489
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£49387.00 to £56515.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-9016734
Job locations
Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
Attachments
Job Description
Band 7 JD PS.pdf – 470KB Opens in a new window
Education
["bachelor degree", "professional certificate"]
Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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