Job summary
- Main area
- Property Services
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: Participation in departmental on-call rota.
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-C8226458
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Stoke Mandeville Hospital
- Town
- Aylesbury
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - pro rata for part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Estates Officer - Mechanical
Band 7
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
The Senior Estates Officer (Mechanical) is a senior technical specialist who provides Authorised Person cover, mechanical engineering assurance and specialist support for the Trust’s mechanical infrastructure and systems. The post holder owns delegated statutory compliance duties within their appointed mechanical disciplines, supports the Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager in maintaining safe, resilient and compliant services, and provides technical leadership to operational colleagues, contractors and project teams working on mechanical systems.
Main duties of the job
The post holder does not normally hold direct line management responsibility, but provides day-to-day technical leadership, mentoring, specialist advice and professional support to Estates operational staff, contractors and project teams working within mechanical disciplines.
The post holder will act as an Authorised Person for one or more specialist mechanical disciplines, as determined by service need, competence, training, appointment limits and formal sign-off, supporting the Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager in ensuring mechanical systems remain safe, compliant, resilient and fit for purpose across all Trust sites.
The role contributes specialist expertise to planned and reactive maintenance, statutory compliance, capital projects, minor works, asset management and the Trust's Integrated Management System (IMS), working closely with operational teams, contractors, Authorising Engineers and specialist suppliers.
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued, and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- Degree, HND/HNC in Mechanical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, or related engineering discipline, or equivalent demonstrable experience
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD)
- Holds, or is working towards, Authorised Person status in a relevant mechanical discipline (Water, Ventilation, Medical Gas, Pressure Systems etc.)
- Thorough knowledge of HTMs, HBNs, Water Safety Guidance, Ventilation Standards, Medical Gas Guidance, Pressure Systems Regulations and NHS Estates standards
Desirable criteria
- Lead Authorised Person training/appointment, or ability to achieve appointment within an agreed timescale
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Significant experience managing and maintaining complex mechanical infrastructure within a large multi-site organisation, preferably within healthcare
- Experience undertaking or supporting Authorised Person responsibilities for Water Safety, Ventilation, Medical Gases, Pressure Systems or other specialist mechanical systems
- Experience managing planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance and engineering service delivery
- Experience leading engineering teams, including recruitment, supervision, performance management, attendance management and staff development
- Experience managing contractors, service providers and specialist mechanical suppliers
Desirable criteria
- Experience preparing technical specifications, business cases and tender documentation
- Experience contributing to capital projects, infrastructure upgrades, commissioning and technical handover processes
- Experience investigating incidents, service interruptions, mechanical failures and undertaking root cause analysis
- Experience using CAFM systems and maintenance management software
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to motivate and develop engineering teams
- Excellent technical knowledge of mechanical infrastructure including HVAC systems, steam and hot water generation plant, chilled water systems, ventilation systems, medical gas systems, domestic water services, pressure systems and associated safety systems
- Ability to interpret mechanical drawings, schematics, P&IDs, ventilation schematics and technical specifications
- Strong analytical, fault-finding and problem-solving skills
- Ability to act as an Authorised Person and ensure safe systems of work are implemented and maintained
- Ability to make risk-based decisions autonomously and under pressure, including when acting as Estates Duty Manager
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with technical and non-technical audiences, including senior managers and clinical staff
- Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver operational, financial and compliance objectives
- Comprehensive knowledge of health and safety legislation, electrical safety rules, statutory compliance requirements and NHS engineering governance arrangements
- Detailed knowledge of HTM 04 (Water Systems), HTM 03 (Specialised Ventilation), HTM 02 (Medical Gases), Pressure Systems Safety Regulations (PSSR), L8, HSG274, and associated NHS guidance
Desirable criteria
- Strong contractor management, negotiation and performance monitoring skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications and CAFM systems
- Ability to produce high-quality technical reports, compliance documentation, risk assessments and management information
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Ability to access roofs, plant rooms, confined spaces and work at height as part of inspection, assurance and compliance duties
- Availability to participate in the Estates on-call manager rota and provide operational duty manager cover across all Estates disciplines
- Ability to work safely in environments containing pressurised systems, steam plant, HVAC systems, medical gases and complex mechanical infrastructure
Desirable criteria
- Physical capability to undertake site inspections across a varied estate and in all weather conditions
- Ability to travel across all Trust sites at short notice
- Visual acuity sufficient to interpret technical drawings, engineering data and asset information
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Baker
- Job title
- Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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