Estates Officer (Mechanical)

Senior Estates Officer (Mechanical)

Band 7

Main area

Estates

Grade

Band 7

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Job ref

287-CEF-394-25-A

Department name

LUH - 1 General Staffing (AFC posts)

Site

Womens's

Town

Liverpool

Salary

£47,810 - £54,710 per annum

Salary period

Yearly

Closing

16/03/2026 23:59

Job Overview

We are seeking to recruit a suitably experienced Senior Estates Officer (Mechanical) at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at Liverpool Women's Hospital site.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust's Operational Estates department. The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate commitment, enthusiasm and professionalism, working within a fast-paced healthcare environment. We are looking for a self-starter who will be able to work effectively both individually and as part of a team.

The post holders will advise and assist the Head of Estates on all technical matters relating to building maintenance management within their field of expertise and control. They will also provide senior leadership to the Maintenance Team and liaise with key Trust departments to ensure maintenance and repair works are delivered smoothly and with little or no effect on patient care services.

The post holders will hav

e extensive knowledge of infrastructure services and suitable experience of working within a challenging environment and will have a full understanding of current legislation, and be responsible for ensuring compliance with Trust Policies, procedures.

The post holders will also have a minimum HNC/HND qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering.

Main duties of the job

This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations. By proceeding, you are confirming that you are a current employee of The Clatterbridge Centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool Women's Hospital or, The Walton Centre. Confirmation will be sought for all successful applicants via an IAT

You will be experienced in the technical operation and management of estates systems within a large organisation, managing specialist contractors along with directly employed staff.

The Main Duties Of The Roles Are To

• Deliver operational maintenance, Project Management and Statutory Compliance aspects of Estate Management.
• Perform the role of Authorised Person (AP) for the Trusts services and arrange and monitor specialist contracts to provide maintenance and validation.

Ensure that the Trusts maintenance management systems reflect good practice in accordance with H&S legislation and HTMs.

Maintain delegated infrastructure services across Trust sites.

This posts are based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital but will require travel across Trust sites. Hours are 37.5 hour week Monday - Friday and the post holders may be expected to participate in the on call rota service for out of hours emergency calls, with some weekend and evening work whilst on call.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women's Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.

For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Work closely with the Operational Managers, CAFM team, capital team, Health & Safety and Property in developing and reporting compliance.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Qualified to HNC/ONC/BTEC or equivalent in engineering/building/maintenance field
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Degree or equivalent qualification
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate expertise at managing an in-house estates workforce as well as external contractors
• Must be able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of both mechanical and electrical maintenance
• Demonstrable practical experience /knowledge to procure building projects
• This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations. By proceeding, you are confirming that you are a current employee of The Clatterbridge Centre, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool Women's Hospital or, The Walton Centre. Confirmation will be sought for all successful applicants via an IAT
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Experience in Mechanical building services such as: HVAC systems, Medical Gases, Heating and Ventilation Plant, Hot & Cold Water Systems (including legionella control)

Experience in delivering planned preventative maintenance programmes and reactive maintenance in a large, complex environment.

Experience working within Statutory Compliance Frameworks (HTMs. H&S Legislation, LOLER, PUWER, PSSR, etc.

Knowledge

Essential criteria

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of communication skills both verbally and written
• Must be able to plan maintenance and upgrading works and manage the staffing levels to complete the works
• Must be able to implement policies for the Estates Department as directed by the Operational Estates Manager
• Must be able to manage and monitor computer based systems and produce reports for others
• Must be able to create and use software to input and analyse data and produce reports
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Use of building design software packages Maintain Continued Professional Development record
  
  

Skills

Essential criteria

• Dexterity when using a keyboard
• Design skills and technically minded Project management skills
• Excellent written and oral communication with the ability to influence and persuade

Ability to communicate at all levels with staff and other professionals

Excellent organisation and presentation skills Ability to work as an individual or as a team member

Ability to organise and delegate

Ability to manage multi projects across sites in addition to managing day to day problems.

Desirable criteria

• Confident in the communication of complex information
• AutoCAD proficient
  
  

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to 'internal staff' are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the

staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months' of their 18^th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £26.50 (standard disclosure) or £54.50 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Ba

nk posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to partici

pate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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