Job Details
* Title: Estates Officer
* Band: 5
* Contract: Permanent
* Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week (08:00 to 16:00 M-F)
* Location: Royal Liverpool Hospital, Liverpool
* Salary: £31,049 – £37,796 per annum
* Closing: 05/12/2025 23:59
Job Overview
We are seeking to recruit a suitably experienced Estates Officer at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital site. This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust's Estates Engineering department. The successful candidate will need to demonstrate commitment, enthusiasm and professionalism, working within a fast‑paced healthcare environment. We are looking for a self‑starter who can work effectively both individually and as part of a team.
Responsibilities
* Provide efficient and effective administrative and technical support to the Estate Maintenance Department.
* Supervise and coordinate a group of multi‑skilled maintenance staff and other trades including maintenance assistants and apprentices.
* Plan and use labour and financial resources effectively.
* Promote a positive culture regarding health and safety, manual handling, permits to work and risk assessments.
* Monitor performance, standards and audit completed works conducted by staff, agency labour and contractors.
* Supervise maintenance and/or minor works schemes and activities.
* Allocate labour to the Works and Estate Response Desk, planned preventative maintenance, and/or minor works schemes to meet agreed response times and deadlines.
* Resolve complex faults on all types of building services systems and equipment.
Qualifications
Essential criteria:
* HND or equivalent (Engineering or Management).
Desirable criteria:
* City and Guilds of London Institute Certificate Course 205 Mechanical Engineering Maintenance Part II (course ref 232-2).
Experience
Essential criteria:
* Line management experience in a building services environment, managing delegated staff and contractors.
Desirable criteria:
* Attendance at the NHS Training Centre in Steriliser Testing and Maintenance.
* Fully time‑served fitter.
Skills
Essential criteria:
* Knowledge of health and safety legislation and statutory obligations for Estates operations.
* Good oral, written and presentation skills.
* Ability to analyse spreadsheets and spend/performance data.
* Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
* Prioritise work and cope with competing demands.
* Analytical IT and computer skills.
Desirable criteria:
* Ability to carry out gas and electric arc welding.
* Knowledge of NHS Estate code, Health Technical Memorandums and relevant codes of practice.
* Experience using a CAFM system.
Equal Opportunities
The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work‑life balance and fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from groups that are currently under‑represented in our workforce: black, Asian, minority ethnic, LGBTQ+, disabled, male and aged 16‑24.
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