We are looking for a highly skilled and motivated Estates Officer to join our Estates and Facilities team at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust. This is a key role in ensuring the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of the hospital s building infrastructure and maintenance services. You will lead on building maintenance works, manage a multi-skilled workforce, and act as an Authorised Person for lifts and other critical systems. Main duties of the job Lead and manage the building maintenance workforce and oversee contract works. Act as Authorised Person for lifts and other technical systems. Maintain and review planned maintenance programmes and asset registers. Provide technical and operational advice, risk assessments, and audits. Liaise with external inspectors and statutory authorities. Participate in the Estates on-call rota for emergency response. Manage delegated budgets and ensure compliance with financial instructions. Support the development of the Trust s Estates Strategy and workforce planning. Detailed job description and responsibilities Responsible for the management of building fabric, plant, and equipment including: Sewerage and drainage systems Structural building fabric Fire doors and security systems Nurse call systems Grounds and gardens Medical gas systems The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop s Stortford, and St Margaret s Hospital in Epping. We employ 4,000 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire. Our values The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients experiences, is: Patient at heart Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts. Everyday excellence Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both. Creative collaboration Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.