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Estates Supervisor - Job Description
Job Details
Job Title: Estates Supervisor
Reports to: Estates Manager
Location: Royal Victoria Infirmary (with occasional travel to other Mitie locations)
Working Pattern: Shift pattern with on-call duties
1 in 5 Saturday & Sunday
The next week get Thursday and Friday off
Job Purpose
To lead a team of technicians and contractors in delivering planned and reactive maintenance services across hospital buildings and systems, ensuring high standards of safety, quality, and efficiency.
Key Responsibilities
1. Supervise and support technicians and contractors in maintaining building systems (electrical, mechanical, plumbing).
2. Ensure full compliance with health and safety legislation, hospital policies, and technical standards, including conducting risk assessments and promoting a safety-first culture.
3. Plan and allocate work, order materials, and ensure safe storage.
4. Monitor job progress and ensure high standards of work and productivity.
5. Liaise with hospital staff and resolve maintenance-related issues promptly and professionally.
6. Conduct site surveys and report on building conditions.
7. Maintain accurate records and complete administrative tasks.
8. Train and guide staff on systems, procedures and safe working practices.
9. Participate in the on-call rota and shift cover as required.
Person Specification
Essential
10. Recognised apprenticeship in electrical or mechanical engineering.
11. BTEC or City & Guilds qualification.
12. At least 5 years' post-apprenticeship experience, including supervisory duties.
13. Strong technical knowledge of building services.
14. Good communication and basic IT skills.
15. Physically fit and able to work at height or in confined spaces.
Desirable
16. HNC/HND in a relevant field.
17. Experience in hospital or facilities management environments.
Other Requirements
18. Must follow Mitie and hospital health & safety policies.
19. Maintain confidentiality of patient and staff information.
20. May be required to work at other Mitie sites with notice.
21. Must be willing to undertake further training (e.g., Authorised Person status).
Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.
We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.
When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!
We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).
We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,!
Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.
We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing Smriti Jasoria at .