Band 7 Mechanical Estates Officer

University Hospitals Brimingham NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly motivated and experienced Mechanical Estates Officer at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital. This key role is responsible for the safe, efficient and compliant operation of mechanical services across at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital and it associated off-site premises. You will lead and manage engineering maintenance activities, contractors and in-house teams, ensuring statutory compliance, high technical standards and continuity of critical hospital services. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced estates professional to contribute directly to patient safety and service delivery.

Main duties of the job

The Mechanical Estates Officer will be responsible for the effective management, maintenance, and compliance of all mechanical building services at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, which is part of University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. This includes heating, ventilation, air conditioning (HVAC), hot and cold-water systems, medical gases, drainage, and other associated plant and equipment. The role involves providing technical expertise, ensuring statutory compliance (including HTM and HBN guidance), managing planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance, and delivering high-quality estates support to clinical and non-clinical services.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• *BTECH/HNC/Degree in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services.
• OR
• *Recognised apprenticeship / trade background in mechanical engineering
• *Plus, additional studies to level of HND Mechanical Engineering

Desirable

• *Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., IMechE, CIBSE)
• Or
• *Authorised/Responsible Person training in specialist areas

Experience

Essential

• *Experience in mechanical building services, maintenance, and project management.
• *Experience managing contractors and supervising maintenance teams.

Desirable

• *Previous experience in a healthcare/NHS environment

Additional Criteria

Essential

• *Strong knowledge of HVAC, water systems, medical gases, pressure vessels, and other critical mechanical plant.
• *Understanding of Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) systems, Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) scheduling, and statutory record keeping.
• *Excellent problem-solving, diagnostic, and decision-making skills.
• *Ability to manage budgets, resources, and maintenance programmes effectively.

*Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and estates-related systems.

*Physically demanding role requiring manual handling of loads and the ability to work at heights or in confined spaces.

*Appreciation of own limitations.

Desirable

• *Working knowledge of ISO 9001 & 14001
• *Available for on-call duties and undertaking overtime.
• *Clean driving licence.

About the employer

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.