Senior Estates Officer - Mechanical

Job description

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

The Senior Estates Officer (Mechanical) is a senior technical specialist who provides Authorised Person cover, mechanical engineering assurance and specialist support for the Trust's mechanical infrastructure and systems. The post holder owns delegated statutory compliance duties within their appointed mechanical disciplines, supports the Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager in maintaining safe, resilient and compliant services, and provides technical leadership to operational colleagues, contractors and project teams working on mechanical systems.

Main duties of the job

The post holder does not normally hold direct line management responsibility, but provides day-to-day technical leadership, mentoring, specialist advice and professional support to Estates operational staff, contractors and project teams working within mechanical disciplines.

The post holder will act as an Authorised Person for one or more specialist mechanical disciplines, as determined by service need, competence, training, appointment limits and formal sign-off, supporting the Senior Mechanical Engineering Manager in ensuring mechanical systems remain safe, compliant, resilient and fit for purpose across all Trust sites.

The role contributes specialist expertise to planned and reactive maintenance, statutory compliance, capital projects, minor works, asset management and the Trust's Integrated Management System (IMS), working closely with operational teams, contractors, Authorising Engineers and specialist suppliers.

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