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

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 demonstrate commitment, enthusiasm and professionalism, working within a fast‑paced healthcare environment. We are looking for a self‑starter who can work effectively both individually and as part of a team.

The post holder 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 holder will have 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 and procedures.

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

This post is open to employees of the five LAASP organisations. By proceeding, you confirm 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.

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• Deliver operational maintenance, Project Management and Statutory Compliance aspects of Estate Management.
  
• Perform the role of Authorised Person (AP) for the Trust’s services and arrange and monitor specialist contracts to provide maintenance and validation.
  
• Ensure that the Trust’s maintenance management systems reflect good practice in accordance with H&S legislation and HTMs.
  
• Maintain delegated infrastructure services across Trust sites.
  

This post is based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital but will require travel across Trust sites. Hours are 37.5 hour week Monday‑Friday and the post holder 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.

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• Support the Head of Estates with the compliance management of all Hard FM areas, across Liverpool Women’s, Aintree, Royal and Broadgreen sites.
  
• Hold technical, managerial responsibility for reporting, escalation and making recommendations.
  
• Work within the specialties of building, electrical, and mechanical engineering. The primary objectives of this position are to ensure that planned preventative and reactive maintenance work—undertaken by in‑house maintenance staff and specialist contractors—is provided within pre‑designated time spans at a competitive cost, providing technical input as required, to ensure compliance with all statutory regulations and legislation.
  
• Minimise disruption to the running of hospital departments.
  
• Operate from any sites controlled by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT.
  
• Provide technical support with regard to specialties such as decontamination equipment, medical gases, ventilation systems, steam systems, building construction, water systems including drainage, natural gas systems, boiler plant, electrical systems (HV and LV), energy monitoring & reporting, fire alarms, mechanical engineering systems, legionella, building management systems, emergency standby generators, lifts, general and special waste, etc.
  
• Work closely with the Operational Managers, CAFM team, capital team, Health & Safety and Property in developing and reporting compliance.
  

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• Essential: Qualified to HNC/ONC/BTEC or equivalent in engineering/building/maintenance field.
  
• Desirable: Degree or equivalent qualification.
  

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• Essential: Demonstrated expertise in managing an in‑house estates workforce and external contractors; thorough knowledge of both mechanical and electrical maintenance; practical experience and knowledge to procure building projects.
  
• Desirable: Experience in mechanical building services such as HVAC systems, medical gases, heating and ventilation plant, hot & cold water systems (including legionella control); experience delivering planned preventive maintenance programmes and reactive maintenance in a large, complex environment; experience within statutory compliance frameworks (HTMs, H&S legislation, LOLER, PUWER, PSSR, etc.).
  

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• Essential: High level of communication skills both verbally and written; ability to plan maintenance and upgrading works and manage staffing levels; ability to implement policies for the Estates Department as directed by the Operational Estates Manager; ability to manage and monitor computer‑based systems and produce reports; ability to use software to input and analyse data and produce reports.
  
• Desirable: Use of building design software packages; maintain CPD record.
  

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• Essential: 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 team member; ability to organise and delegate; ability to manage multiple projects across sites in addition to managing day‑to‑day problems.
  
• Desirable: Confident in communication of complex information; proficiency in AutoCAD.
  

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.

Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are 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.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work‑life balance and to 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.

From April 2017, skilled visa applicants and their adult dependants 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.

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 organisation’s safeguarding children and adults policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. All employees (and volunteers) are expected to maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training.

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

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

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

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.