Estates Technician (Mechanical)
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 06/08/2026
- Closes
- 14/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a skilled Estates Technician with a mechanical bias to join the NHS Estates team. The technician will maintain and repair critical mechanical infrastructure, plant, and systems such as HVAC, plumbing, medical gases, and steam systems. The goal is to ensure hospital buildings are safe, efficient, and fully operational for patients, staff, and visitors. The position requires a technically minded, safety-focused individual committed to supporting high-quality patient care.
Essential criteria
- Polite and presentable.
- Able to understand and carry out complex tasks accurately.
- Good spoken & IT communication skills.
- Able to relate to the general public and to work effectively as part of a team.
- Able to keep calm and work effectively under pressure and alone.
- Problem solver.
- Able to understand when to escalate situations to the correct people.
- Skills/Knowledge
- Able to use hand and simple machine tools.
- Knowledge of HVAC and associated systems, plumbing, steam boilers / systems, water hygiene, medical gas systems and electrical Systems.
- Can demonstrate knowledge of safe systems of work.
- Operation / interrogation of BMS, problem solving / fault finding on mechanical / electrical systems.
- Ability to communicate effectively through, written, & spoken communication and non-verbal communication.
- Able to communicate complex technical information to non technical staff enabling them to understand risk and issues.
Desirable criteria
- Medical Gas CP, BPS CP, Electrical fault finding / Inspection and testing.
- Healthcare maintenance or similar fast moving environment.
- Working alone to diagnose / repair faults on complex electrical and mechanical systems.
- Interacting with specialists to determine faults and apply this knowledge.
- Able to use hand and simple machine tools.
- Able to use measuring / test equipment and to diagnose / act on out of specification results.
- Electrical or mechanical installation.
- Managing safety of large steam boilers.
- Electrical and mechanical safe systems of work.
- Complex fault finding on mechanical and Electrical systems.
- 1st line management of staff / contractors.
- Mentoring / developing other team members.
- Experience of working within the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust.
- NVQ level 3 in a building services discipline or equivalent, served a recognised engineering or building services apprenticeship or equivalent.
- CP certification
- BOAS
- Polite and presentable.
- Able to understand and carry out complex tasks accurately.
- Good spoken & IT communication skills.
- Able to relate to the general public and to work effectively as part of a team.
- Able to keep calm and work effectively under pressure and alone.
- Problem solver.
- Able to understand when to escalate situations to the correct people.
- Skills/Knowledge
- Able to use hand and simple machine tools.
- Knowledge of HVAC and associated systems, plumbing, steam boilers / systems, water hygiene, medical gas systems and electrical Systems.
- Can demonstrate knowledge of safe systems of work.
- Operation / interrogation of BMS, problem solving / fault finding on mechanical / electrical systems.
- Ability to communicate effectively through, written, & spoken communication and non-verbal communication.
- Able to communicate complex technical information to non technical staff enabling them to understand risk and issues.
- Medical Gas CP, BPS CP, Electrical fault finding / Inspection and testing.
- Healthcare maintenance or similar fast moving environment.
- Working alone to diagnose / repair faults on complex electrical and mechanical systems.
- Interacting with specialists to determine faults and apply this knowledge.
- Able to use hand and simple machine tools.
- Able to use measuring / test equipment and to diagnose / act on out of specification results.
- Electrical or mechanical installation.
- Managing safety of large steam boilers.
- Electrical and mechanical safe systems of work.
- Complex fault finding on mechanical and Electrical systems.
- 1st line management of staff / contractors.
- Mentoring / developing other team members.
- Experience of working within the Worcestershire Acute Hospitals Trust.
- NVQ level 3 in a building services discipline or equivalent, served a recognised engineering or building services apprenticeship or equivalent.
- CP certification
- BOAS
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 24d ago · Closes in 16d
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Job summary
We are seeking a skilled and proactive Estates Technician
with a mechanical bias to join our NHS Estates team. In this role, you will
help maintain and repair critical mechanical infrastructure, plant, and systems
including HVAC, plumbing, medical gases, steam systems, etc ensuring our
buildings remain safe, efficient, and fully operational for patients, staff,
and visitors. If you are technically minded, safety focused, and committed to
supporting high quality patient care, wed love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
Carry out and supervise planned and reactive maintenance on
mechanical, electro-mechanical, and associated building services across the
Trust, ensuring safe and reliable operation of critical hospital plant &
estate infrastructure. Diagnose, undertake repair, and supervise internal and
external resource on equipment such as HVAC, steam boilers, ventilation, BMS,
and complex systems. Complete safety tests, inspections and maintain accurate
maintenance records in line with Trust procedures. Support and supervise
contractors, work collaboratively with Estates colleagues, contractors and
clinical teams, providing technical advice and communicating issues clearly.
Ensure all work is completed safely, accurately and documented appropriately,
escalating risks or complex issues when necessary. This will include travelling
between sites undertaking
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