Job summary
- Main area
- 317 Engineering - RVI
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 317-2025-27-12-DR
- Employer
- The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Town
- 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary
- Salary
- £53,755 - £60,504 per annum - Spot Salary of £66,465
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/08/2025 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/08/2025
Employer heading
Senior Specialist Engineer - Electrical
Band 8a
Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.
We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.
We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.
Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.
We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.
Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.
Job overview
As part of the ongoing evolution of the Estates Department Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an experienced and dynamic Electrical Engineer to lead and develop a team of Specialist Engineers in the maintenance of complex infrastructure across the organisation.
The successful candidate will:
Be the senior managerial role for the strategic development of Estates engineering elements, focusing on the electrical infrastructure, including capital projects/backlog maintenance for both the short and long term.
Lead a team of specialist Estates engineering staff and specialist contractors and consultants in the delivery of Operational maintenance across the Estate.
Candidates should be self-motivated with a positive customer focused attitude.
Read all of the information before applying for the vacancy. Band 8a, Spot Salary of £66,465.
- Interview Date: Wednesday13 August 2025
- 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
- You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
Main duties of the job
Your principal objective will be to manage and develop a team of Engineers and Trade Staff in the safe operation and maintenance of the electrical infrastructure across one of the largest hospital sites in the country to support the delivery of care to our patients.
You will demonstrate exceptional organisation skills and be able to co-ordinate, manage, motivate and lead resources including in-house labour and specialist contractors. The role will require significant workload planning which may require you to liaise with the Trust’s technical and professional colleagues and importantly clinical teams in their working environment. Additionally, financial management is a critical part of the role with knowledge of procurement routes, SFI’s and management of budgets essential.
You will be required to demonstrate a detailed understanding of best practice as contained within CIBSE guides, British Standards, Building Regulations, etc. You may also be expected to engage with external bodies such as building control and city planners when required.
Educated to degree level, or able to demonstrate comparable equivalent experience in an engineering related subject, the successful applicant would typically be able to demonstrate relevant works experience of working with large scale, highly complex building services infrastructure.
Working for our organisation
Our staff oversee over 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:
• Freeman Hospital
• Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)
• Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)
• Newcastle Dental Hospital
• Newcastle Fertility Centre
• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria
• Northern Genetics Service
• Cramlington Manor Walks
These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.
We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.
Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.
For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- In conjunction with Estates Manager Operations (higher) and the Senior Building Officer the post holder will be responsible for the formulation and implementation of efficient and safe operation and maintenance of all Estates elements within the Trust
- Will provide senior managerial role for the strategic development of Estates engineering elements, including capital/backlog for both short and long term
- Work to Trust standing financial orders and estates financial procedures
- Attend/chair meetings; liaise with colleagues re operational issues
- To participate in the Estates out of hours “on-call” emergency service
- Manage all Estates engineering staff, specialist contractors and consultants under his or her control
- Ensure 24 hour cover for site services
- Deputise for the Estates Manager Operations (higher) as required
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.
Person specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential criteria
- Educated to degree level or equivalent experience
- Extensive post qualification experience/specialist knowledge of building structures/engineering services to Masters Level
- Hold a full UK driving license
Desirable criteria
- Membership of professional body
- Management certificate
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- Highly developed specialist knowledge of Estates management, at a senior level as found in large acute teaching hospitals achieved through extensive experience and attending specialist training courses
- In-depth understanding of Hospital policies and procedures and operational activities
- Electrical engineering services background
- Significant senior management experience gained in hospital environment
Desirable criteria
- Theoretical knowledge of other healthcare practices in NHS Alerts, building practices and specifications, engineering issues, hospital technical memorandums, health building notes, health facilities notes, planning permission, building control, transport etc
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
Desirable criteria
- Demonstrate sound man-management skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Lowes
- Job title
- Associate Director of Estates - RVI
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0191 22 31008
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