Job vacancy: Estates Operations Officer (Mechanical), Derbyshire Support Facilities Services, Chesterfield

Job summary

Main area: Estates
Grade: DSFS Grade F4 - G3
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 166-DSFS-8136711

Employer: Derbyshire Support Facilities Services
Employer type: NHS
Site: DSFS - Chesterfield Royal Hospital
Town: Chesterfield
Salary: £48,525 - £55,445 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 12/10/2026 09:00

Estates Operations Officer (Mechanical)

DSFS Grade F4 - G3

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For details of this exciting role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

BEng/BSc (Hons) in a Building Services Engineering qualification (or circa 3 years of experience working in an engineering management role).
IOSH.
Current or Previous AP appointment/training in healthcare or other sectors (Water, Ventilation, Pressures systems etc)

Desirable criteria

Management qualification.
NEBOSH.
P405 Asbestos Management.
Delta Controls Building Management Systems training or equivalent .
Suitable Masters Level qualification (or circa 3 more years of experience working in an engineering role on completion of Bachelors degree).

Experience

Essential criteria

Able to demonstrate significant experience in working with commercial heating, plumbing and ventilation systems, both in terms of maintenance and installation work.
Substantial specialist knowledge and practical experience in the NHS estates mechanical engineering functions.
A proven commitment to the efficient and effective management of maintenance within the built environment.
A strong working knowledge of Healthcare Technical Memorandums and Healthcare Building Notes.
Experience of working as an Authorised Person in 2 or more mechanical areas.
Highly computer literate, using Computer Aided Facilities Management software to manage and complete jobs, Microsoft Office to complete work tasks and AutoCAD to update drawings as required.

Desirable criteria

Significant experience of introducing innovative technology into estates to solve technical issues.

Skills & Knowledge

Essential criteria

Able to manage highly complex, sensitive or contentious information appropriately, either singly or in groups of managers/clinicians.
Able to source information to understand how to correctly install materials and carry out installation work.
Knowledgeable with regards to the statutory requirements that apply to installation work and able to find relevant information in documents when required.
A thorough knowledge of mechanical construction standards, regulations and requirements.
Able to exercise effective functional management over teams that do not directly come under line management.
Able to read and understand engineering drawings within area of expertise.

Desirable criteria

A strong understanding of estates asset management processes.
A strong understanding of Building Management Systems and how to interrogate them for fault finding purposes.

Personal Attributes

Essential criteria

Enthusiastic, highly motivated and able to determine priorities and achieve them using initiative and with minimal external input.
Able to develop and maintain relationships across a wide range of managers and staff at all levels of the Group.
Able to adapt communication style to the subject and audience, showing an ability to tailor and convey complex messages which may be unpopular.
Able to manage own workload and act completely independently, without regular supervision or management.
Self-confident, willing to raise contentious issues whilst listening to others and to deal with sensitive issues in an empathetic manner.
Able to lead, motivate and co-ordinate a team as required.
Able to develop relationships outside of the Group, including networking with estates colleagues at other Trusts to share best practise.
Able to operate with high integrity in the work environment.
Flexible and able to adapt to change quickly.

Flexible Working

If you're looking for flexible or predictable working arrangements, please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate this. If it works for our service and patients, we will do our best to make it work for you.

VISA's and Immigration system

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered at this point in time.

When DSFS Ltd are able to offer sponsorship to work in the United Kingdom (UK), applicants will be required to provide full and accurate details of your current immigration status on the application form. Overseas applicants applying for entry clearance into the UK must present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided in continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

COVID19 Vaccination

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services (‘DSFS’) is committed to ensuring the safety of all our staff and patients therefore encourages and supports staff to be vaccinated against COVID19 as this remains the best line of defence against the virus.

Communications

Communications throughout the application process will be via e-mail therefore please check your e-mail account, spam folders and NHS Jobs (where applicable) account regularly.

References are also requested by email (where possible). Therefore, to speed up the recruitment process please provide an up to date email address for all referees when completing your application form.

If you require any support in completing the application form, please do not hesitate to contact the DSFS Human Resources team on 01246 513737 / [email protected] and we will be happy to provide assistance.