Assistant Estates Operations Manager (Building)

• HNC/HND in a relevant engineering discipline (Building Services) or equivalent technical knowledge.
• Recognised Level 3 trade qualification or apprenticeship in a relevant engineering discipline.
• Evidence of continuing professional development in estates, engineering or compliance.
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Knowledge of HTMs, statutory legislation and engineering compliance relevant to healthcare estates.
• Significant experience delivering PPM and reactive maintenance in a complex environment.
• Experience supervising multi-trade estates teams, including task allocation and performance monitoring.
• Experience managing contractors and external service providers,? Experience working specifically within a healthcare estates environment.? Experience contributing to service improvement projects or process redesign.? Experience supporting budget monitoring or resource planning. Knowledge, Behaviours and Experience including monitoring KPIs and SLAs.
• Demonstrable experience ensuring statutory, HTM and safety compliance across engineering systems.
• Experience using CAFM systems (e.g., MICAD, Planet, Apollo FM).
• Experience working within an on-call or 24/7 operational environment.
• Strong technical understanding of engineering plant, building services and infrastructure.
• Ability to interpret technical drawings, specifications and compliance standards.
• Effective risk-based prioritisation and operational decision-making skills.
• Ability to produce, interpret and act upon performance reports and compliance data.
• Knowledge of safe systems of work, including permit-to-work and isolation procedures.
• Excellent communication skills, able to liaise with clinical departments and coordinate works with minimal disruption.
• Competent IT skills including CAFM and Microsoft Office.
• Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and support multi-disciplinary teams.
• High level of accountability, professionalism and commitment to safe working.
• Calm, decisive and effective under operational pressure.
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to participate in an on-call rota.
• Commitment to continuous improvement and embedding best practice.
• Ability to travel across Trust sites as required.
• Participation in the Estates on-call rota.

• NEBOSH or equivalent safety qualification.
• Additional specialist training in electrical, mechanical or building fabric systems.
• Training in permit-to-work systems or Authorised Person/Competent Person roles.
• Experience working specifically within a healthcare estates environment.
• Experience contributing to service improvement projects or process redesign.
• Experience supporting budget monitoring or resource planning.
• Knowledge of NHS specific compliance frameworks, including HTM/HBN requirements.
• Understanding of procurement processes and value-for-money principles.
• Ability to support benchmarking and performance improvement initiatives.

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