Job Overview
North Bristol NHS Trust is seeking a highly motivated and technically skilled Senior Estates Officer with an Electrical HV/LV bias to play a key role in maintaining the safety, resilience and performance of the Trust’s electrical infrastructure. Operating across one of the largest and most complex acute hospital estates in the region, you will serve as an Authorised Person (AP) for electrical systems, ensuring full compliance with statutory legislation, HTMs, and Trust policies. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced electrical engineer who is looking for a lead role in a fast‑paced and constantly evolving environment. It will allow you to make a direct impact on patient care by ensuring safe, reliable engineering services across a major acute hospital.
Main duties of the job
* Educated to Masters equivalent level in building services/healthcare engineering/mechanical engineering or equivalent relevant experience
* Registered with the Engineering Council at Engineering Technician (EngTech) or Incorporated Engineer (IEng)
* Experience gained as a senior manager of a commercial service provider, either in estates maintenance, building services or commissioning
* Completion of an accredited Health & Safety Risk Management training course (IOSH Managing Safety or similar)
* Experience of creating, reviewing and developing risk assessments, method statements, safe systems of work and permit to work
* Effective people management skills to lead, develop and motivate teams and individuals
* Ability to manage and support staff with sensitive and personal circumstances in a professional, fair and consistent manner in line with Trust policy and procedures
* Sound project management skills to plan and organise resources effectively, efficiently and economically including coordination of equipment and areas released for maintenance activity
* Sound computer literacy skills to operate, make amendments and extract data from labour, helpdesk and maintenance management systems
* Competency in the operation of BMS, Microsoft Office and interpretation of AutoCAD drawings
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Act as Authorised Person (AP) for HV/LV electrical systems, providing professional oversight, switching operations, permits‑to‑work, isolation approval, and ensuring safe systems of work in accordance with HTM 06‑01 and relevant electrical safety standards.
Maintain robust control over the HV/LV infrastructure including substations, transformers, switchgear, standby generators, UPS systems, and essential/non‑essential distribution networks.
Lead and document fault investigations, root‑cause analysis, and improvement actions across electrical services.
Operational & Maintenance Management
Plan and supervise both planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive works for electrical systems, ensuring high compliance levels and minimal disruption to clinical services.
Oversee specialist contractors, ensuring work quality, safe practices, and compliance with NHS and Trust standards.
Provide technical advice to internal stakeholders, capital teams, external auditors and Trust leadership.
Safety, Compliance & Governance
Ensure statutory and regulatory compliance across electrical systems, maintaining records aligned to HTMs, BS7671, Electricity at Work Regulations, and organisational policies.
Support the Trust's Authorising Engineer (AE) in audits, training, competency assessment and improvements to electrical safety procedures.
Contribute to resilience planning, business continuity and critical infrastructure risk assessments.
Leadership & Team Working
Provide day‑to‑day leadership and technical support to Estates Officers, Maintenance Technicians and apprentices within the electrical discipline.
Collaborate closely with colleagues across Hard FM, Capital Projects and Clinical Divisions to support high‑quality service delivery across the estate.
Promote a culture of safety, professionalism and continuous improvement.
Person Specification
Essential criteria
* Registered with the Engineering Council at EngTech or IEng level achieved via membership of CIBSE, IHEEM etc.
* Educated to Masters equivalent level in building services/healthcare engineering/mechanical engineering or equivalent relevant experience; other routes considered with appropriate registration.
* Experience of Building Management Systems interpretation, extraction of data and set‑point adjustments
* Experience of fault diagnosis on building services plant & equipment, including interpreting drawings and O&M manuals
* Financial management skills, including assurance of best value and assessment of economic repair or replacement
* Analytical skills (process performance, quality and regulatory or statutory compliance)
* Diplomatic and calm nature with the quality to remain calm and professional in challenging situations
Desirable criteria
* AP, AE, CP qualifications in Electrical, Water and Ventilation
* Experience when creating Operation & Maintenance manuals for clients
* Establishing computer‑based maintenance resource planning, helpdesk and PPM systems
* Experience of undertaking audits and/or surveys
* Experience of innovation—implementation or evaluation of new technology
Equal Opportunities Statement
North Bristol NHS Trust is committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to creating a place where everyone belongs. We particularly encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in the workforce at Band 8a and above, including people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people and LGBTQIA+ people.
North Bristol NHS Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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