Estates Mechanical Officer | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking for a resourceful and energetic Estates Mechanical Officer to join our expanding team. Come and join us at North Manchester General where you will enjoy a role which can showcase your expertise and knowledge in an ever-changing environment.

With one of the most varied roles with the hospital, you will be on hand to help support and fix mechanical issues across the site, ensuring visitors, workers, and patients all receive the same great experience.

• The NMGH Estates Mechanical Officer has responsibility for Hard Facilities Management (FM) services and sub-contracted services at North Manchester General Hospital and any other sites serviced by the NMGH Estates Team. They will ensure that all buildings, plant & infrastructure are maintained safely and cost effectively within agreed statutory requirements, in accordance with NHS and the Trust’s policies and procedures. They will manage and monitor programmes of work.
• Prioritise workload to effect change within the hospital to build a safe environment for clients, visitors, and staff.
• As Authorised Person, ensure that testing, validating, certification and registering of all the Trust’s Estates Statutory Compliance requirements are undertaken by either the in-house team, PFI service providers, or qualified sub-contractors to ensure the Trust complies with its responsibilities, including but not limited to: Water Quality; Medical Gases; Building Management System (BMS); Construction Design & Management (CDM); Permits to work; Health & Safety; Emergency planning; Energy management through BMS; Decontamination Services; Asbestos Register; Certificates & Samples of Management Control Plan.
• Support in maintaining registers of Compliance as required by the Trust Compliance Manager and support the Compliance Manager in periodic audits to assure performance with regards to Water Quality.

With benefits to NHS pension scheme, travel discounts and blue light discounts, a great opportunity to work at the NHS biggest trust awaits you.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of over £3bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the “Supporting Documents” heading. Read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification to be informed before applying. This document provides details about the Trust, our benefits and how we care for you as you care for others, and contains critical information for applicants.

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

This advert closes on Monday 6 Oct 2025