Estates Operations Manager
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 08/09/2026
- Closes
- 22/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves joining the facilities and estates management team to deliver safe and compliant electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and building fabric services across all Trust buildings. The postholder will lead a team of trade staff, ensuring compliance with Trust standards, HTMs, HBNs, and British Standards. The role requires working closely with other managers and covering various sites as needed to maintain a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff.
Key responsibilities
- Oversee and monitor engineering and building services and systems.
- Advise on mechanical, electrical, and building fabric services regarding problematic areas, non-compliance, and risks.
- Identify backlog maintenance issues and develop plans for a rolling maintenance strategy.
- Manage the delivery of small/minor works cost-efficiently and safely.
- Oversee and conduct audits and site visits for compliance with contract requirements and Trust policies.
- Monitor workmanship standards of contractors and directly employed staff and take remedial actions.
Essential criteria
- Engineering Related HND in Electrical or mechanical services, engineering or building skills or equivalent qualification and experience.
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Short courses and experience to Masters Level
- Experience managing health and safety in a maintenance environment
- Demonstrable management / supervision experience
- Demonstrable experience of maintenance planning and management
- In-depth knowledge of statutory compliance
- Awareness of health and safety in a maintenance environment
Desirable criteria
- Apprenticeship in electrical, mechanical, plumbing or building trade.
- Membership of a professional organisation e.g. IET, CIBSE, etc
- Competent with CMMS and management of Reactive and PPM wor
- Knowledge and experience of Handheld devices for use with CMMS
- Authorised Person or equivalent for engineering installations or systems
- Sound knowledge of NHS technical documents, British standards, regulations, legislation, and codes of practice.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Pennine Care NHS FT
Estates Operations Manager
The closing date is 22 September 2026
Job summary
PLEASE NOTE THAT PREVIOUS UNSUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES NEED NOT APPLY
The postholder will join the facilities and estates management team and will be collectively responsible in delivering safe and compliant electrical / mechanical / plumbing and building fabric services across all the Trust buildings.The role involves directly leading a team of trade staff to deliver a safe and compliant hospital place for all patients, visitors, and staff; ensuring compliance and governance with all Trust standards and procedures, along with HTMs, HBNs, British Standards and good practice.
The post available to aligns with the Trust's clinical services: North, South Services. However, the postholder will be required to work closely with other managers and cover sites as needed for the business.
Main duties of the job
The following are some of the main duties of the postholder:
- Oversee and monitor engineering and building services and systems.
- Advise on all mechanical, electrical and building fabric services and systems concerning any problematic areas, non-compliance with statutory or mandatory regulations and risks to business continuity.
- Identify backlog maintenance issues and develop plans to implement a rolling maintenance strategy / planned maintenance programme.
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