Senior Estates Officer (Mechanical)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
- Posted
- 21/08/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This senior technical specialist role provides Authorised Person cover and mechanical engineering assurance for the Trust's mechanical infrastructure. The post holder will own delegated statutory compliance duties within appointed mechanical disciplines and support the Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager in maintaining safe, resilient, and compliant services. The role involves technical leadership for operational colleagues, contractors, and project teams working on mechanical systems. It contributes specialist expertise to maintenance, compliance, capital projects, and asset management.
Essential criteria
- Degree, HND/HNC in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or related engineering discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Holds, or is working towards, Authorised Person status in a relevant mechanical discipline (Water, Ventilation, Medical Gas, Pressure Systems etc.)
- Thorough knowledge of HTMs, HBNs, Water Safety Guidance, Ventilation Standards, Medical Gas Guidance, Pressure Systems Regulations and NHS Estates standards
Desirable criteria
- Lead Authorised Person training/appointment, or ability to achieve appointment within an agreed timescale
- Significant experience managing and maintaining complex mechanical infrastructure within a large multi-site organisation, preferably within healthcare
- Experience undertaking or supporting Authorised Person responsibilities for Water Safety, Ventilation, Medical Gases, Pressure Systems or other specialist mechanical systems
- Experience managing planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance and engineering service delivery
- Experience leading engineering teams, including recruitment, supervision, performance management, attendance management and staff development
- Experience managing contractors, service providers and specialist mechanical suppliers
- Experience preparing technical specifications, business cases and tender documentation
- Experience contributing to capital projects, infrastructure upgrades, commissioning and technical handover processes
- Experience investigating incidents, service interruptions, mechanical failures and undertaking root cause analysis
- Experience using CAFM systems and maintenance management software
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
- Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to motivate and develop engineering teams
- Excellent technical knowledge of mechanical infrastructure including HVAC systems, steam and hot water generation plant, chilled water systems, ventilation systems, medical gas systems, domestic water services, pressure systems and associated safety systems
- Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, schematics, P&IDs, ventilation schematics and technical specifications
- Strong analytical, fault-finding and problem-solving skills
- Ability to act as an Authorised Person and ensure safe systems of work are implemented and maintained
- Ability to make risk-based decisions autonomously and under pressure, including when acting as Estates Duty Manager
- [contact details removed] verbal communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior managers and clinical staff
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver operational, financial and compliance objectives
- Comprehensive knowledge of health and safety legislation, electrical safety rules, statutory compliance requirements and NHS engineering governance arrangements
- Detailed knowledge of HTM 04 (Water Systems), HTM 03 (Specialised Ventilation), HTM 02 (Medical Gases), Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR), L8, HSG274, and associated NHS guidance
- Strong contractor management, negotiation and performance monitoring skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and CAFM systems
- Ability to produce high-quality technical reports, compliance documentation, risk assessments and management information
- SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
- Ability to access roofs, plant rooms, confined spaces and work at height as part of inspection, assurance and compliance duties
- Availability to participate in the Estates on-call manager rota and provide operational duty manager cover across all Estates disciplines
- Ability to work safely in environments containing pressurised systems, steam plant, HVAC systems, medical gases and complex mechanical infrastructure
- Physical capability to undertake site inspections across a varied estate and in all weather conditions
- Ability to travel across all Trust sites at short notice
- Visual acuity sufficient to interpret technical drawings, engineering data and asset information
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
- Degree, HND/HNC in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or related engineering discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Holds, or is working towards, Authorised Person status in a relevant mechanical discipline (Water, Ventilation, Medical Gas, Pressure Systems etc.)
- Thorough knowledge of HTMs, HBNs, Water Safety Guidan
Useful to know
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Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Senior Estates Officer (Mechanical)
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
The Senior Estates Officer (Mechanical) is a senior technical specialist who provides Authorised Person cover, mechanical engineering assurance and specialist support for the Trust's mechanical infrastructure and systems. The post holder owns delegated statutory compliance duties within their appointed mechanical disciplines, supports the Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager in maintaining safe, resilient and compliant services, and provides technical leadership to operational colleagues, contractors and project teams working on mechanical systems.
Main duties of the job
The post holder does not normally hold direct line management responsibility, but provides day-to-day technical leadership, mentoring, specialist advice and professional support to Estates operational staff, contractors and project teams working within mechanical disciplines.
The post holder will act as an Authorised Person for one or more specialist mechanical disciplines, as determined by service need, competence, training, appointment limits and formal sign-off, supporting the Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager in ensuring mechanical systems remain safe, compliant, resilient and fit for purpose across all Trust sites.
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