Job Opportunity: Band 7 Estates Manager (Mechanical)

Location: West London (Site-based - Monday to Friday)
Hours: 37.5 per week
Duration: Until November 2025
Contract: Full-time | Temporary (Agency)

Are you a technically qualified Mechanical Estates Manager with a passion for delivering safe and compliant estate services in a healthcare environment? A new opportunity has opened for an experienced Band 7 Mechanical Estates Manager to join a busy London-based NHS team and take responsibility for critical engineering systems across multiple sites.

Role Overview

You'll play a key role in overseeing the delivery of mechanical services including water safety, heating, ventilation, and medical gas systems. This role involves managing in-house maintenance staff and external contractors to ensure statutory and operational compliance, service quality, and efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the management of mechanical engineering and water safety systems across NHS estates

Act as Authorised Person for relevant mechanical systems (e.g., heating, water, ventilation, medical gases)

Ensure full compliance with statutory regulations, HTMs/HBNs, and Trust policies

Manage and monitor maintenance contracts, SLAs, and contractor performance

Deliver effective PPM and reactive maintenance strategies

Provide technical and operational leadership to the mechanical team

Participate in on-call rota and respond to emergency incidents as required

Essential Skills & Experience

Degree or HND in Mechanical Engineering or Building Services

Substantial experience in NHS estates or a similar regulated environment

Strong track record managing mechanical maintenance services and teams

Proven budget and contract management capabilities

Up-to-date knowledge of water safety, ventilation, and H&S legislation

Excellent communication, IT, and leadership skills

Full UK driving licence (manual & automatic)

Desirable

Membership of a relevant professional body

Project management experience

NHS experience is highly desirable

Additional Information

This is a site-based role (Monday-Friday, 8:00-16:30)

The role will require participation in an on-call rota

A Standard DBS check is required

If you're an experienced mechanical estates professional looking for your next challenge in a high-impact NHS setting, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now to be considered-CVs must be submitted by 10:00am, Friday 4th July