Overview
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), with collaboration across GP practices, community and mental health services, universities and other partners. This role sits within the Estates Engineering Team and supports keeping Trust services running 24/7.
Job overview
Are you a qualified Mechanical Technician with significant practical and management experience? Join our Estates Engineering Team and play a pivotal role in managing Planned Preventative Maintenance, emergency breakdowns and installations across multiple sites. The role includes on‑call duties on a rota basis.
What You'll Bring
* Qualified mechanical engineer with extensive practical experience
* Thorough knowledge of technical data, specifications and issues relating to a wide range of Estates plant, equipment and systems
* Practical experience on a broad range of estates plant and systems
* Proven ability to manage an estates engineering team
* Technical knowledge of specifications, drawings and manuals
* Flexibility to travel across multiple Trust sites in own/ Trust vehicle
* Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise under pressure
* Commitment to health, safety and high-quality workmanship
* Team member with shared goals of improvement, development and excellence
What We Offer
* Competitive salary with shift and on-call allowances
* Ongoing professional development
* Training opportunities
* A supportive, collaborative team environment
* The chance to make a real difference to patient care by keeping essential services operational
Main duties of the job
* Operate on a day shift and on-call rota; actively respond to breakdowns and job requests
* Manage the team to provide Planned Preventative Maintenance and fault-finding on generators, fire alarms, lighting and power, distribution boards, boilers, air-handling units, chiller plant, medical gas systems, calorifiers and hot & cold-water networks
* Assess, diagnose and provide solutions to complex faults on Healthcare Building Services
* Evaluate and respond effectively to emergency situations, prioritising safety for patients, staff and the public
* Conduct and document risk assessments for medium and high‑risk tasks
* Ensure strict compliance with Trust policies, statutory standards and health & safety legislation
* Liaise with the Senior Management team in response to emergency situations including Estates participation in the Trust's Major Incident and Business Continuity Plan
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. We aim to recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting management role using your unique qualities? We want to hear from you. For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description. We look forward to your application.
Please note: we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* An approved apprenticeship in mechanical engineering. ONC Mech + practical experience or HNC Mech + practical experience or equivalent technical qualification + relevant experience
Job related experience
Essential criteria
* Recent practical working experience of Electrical plant
* Experience of working within a building services team
* Previous supervisory position
* Knowledge of Health and Safety
Desirable criteria
* Knowledge of Health Technical Memorandums
Please be aware that, per current Immigration guidelines, we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary under the current minimum threshold.
Please note: the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. The use of AI in applications is monitored, and you may be required to declare if AI has been used.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties. This post is subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks.
Documents to download
* Estates Mechanical Manager (PDF, 528.3KB)
* Privacy Policy (PDF, 441.0KB)
* AFC Pay Poster 25/26 (PDF, 32.3KB)
* Behaviours Framework (JPG, 298.0KB)
* Applicant MS Teams Checklist (PDF, 560.5KB)
* Trust marketing brochure (PDF, 2.1MB)
* General Statements - AFC - V5.1 (PDF, 424.6KB)
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