Estates Manager - Electrical

at  Sheffield Childrens NHS Foundation Trust

The Estates team is seeking an experienced Electrically qualified Manager to join our busy Estates Operational Maintenance Team. Candidates will be qualified to at least HNC / HND level in Electrical Engineering and with a minimum of 5 years supervisory or management experience in a maintenance or installation environment.
Applications are welcomed from candidates outside of the NHS who meet these essential criteria. Experience of NHS specific process and guidance is not a pre-requisite for application.
Patients are at the heart of everything we do, with resilience built into all our systems to ensure that we can support our clinical colleagues to deliver a 24/7 service. You will find we are a small, welcoming and committed team, with a wide range of complex engineering and building services equipment that we look after.
Applications from those with good supervisory experience in the right environment who are looking to move to the next level are welcomed alongside those who already have an established management track record looking for a new challenge in a different environment. Please note that we are looking for an electrically qualified individual at this time to balance the existing skill set within the management team.
The role includes on-call duties on a roughly 1 week in 6 basis split and attracts a generous NHS pay rewards package as follows:
Band 7 AFC Pay scale £46,148pa rising to £52,809pa after 5 years NHS experience On Call payment circa £2,400 pa Annual leave 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays after 10 years NHS Pension Scheme (Career average) with Contributory rate of 10% The department also operates a flexi time policy.
The post holder will be responsible for providing effective, operational estates management services to the Sheffield Children’s Hospital estates portfolio. Ensuring that the Trust operates within all relevant regulatory, advisory, compliance, financial and service delivery frameworks.
They shall co-ordinate the day-to-day planning and delivery of operational and maintenance functions, primarily but not exclusively for engineering, services and buildings. This will involve day to day management of the in -house maintenance team and specialist contractors or service providers that the department relies upon to provide a normal hours service and out of hours emergency service
At Sheffield Children’s, our purpose is clear: to provide healthier futures for children and young people. Our three strategic aims are:
Outstanding Patient Care
Brilliant Place to work
Leaders in Children’s Health
We work successfully with local, regional, and national partners to provide physical and mental healthcare across acute and community settings. Many of our clinicians are amongst the best in their field, recognised nationally and internationally for their expertise.
As well as having enormous pride in what we do, we are a friendly, welcoming, and motivated NHS Trust who are guided by our CARE values: Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence. Our nearly 4000 colleagues live these values, ensuring kind and compassionate care that makes patients and their families feel safe and at home.
As we approach our 150th anniversary in 2026, we remain committed to enhancing our reputation in children’s health leadership, improving the experiences of both patient and colleagues, and focusing on our communities and population health.
Responsible for writing and updating all Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPMs) procedures relating to Estates plant, equipment and buildings. Ensure all PPMs take account of current best practice and HTM, HBN guidance.
Responsible for ensuring that maintenance specifications and contracts provide the same detail and requirements as PPMs.
Contribute to the development and update of the Trust’s Major Incident Plan and ensure the resilience of estates and facilities through the development of business continuity plans.
To be a ‘Responsible Person’ for ensuring best practice in delivering and working to the technical disciplines within the HTMs 01,02,03,05,06
Support the Senior Estates manager in development and review of the operational service function, highlighting any cost pressures and capacity plan requirements.
Be an authorised signatory for delegated budgets, ordering of supplies / equipment and processing of staff timesheets.
Check and report any inconsistencies with budget and highlight these to the Estates finance Management Accountant and/or line manager.
Support the development and implementation of contingency and business continuity strategies and processes to ensure the smooth running of the service in the event of major disruption/disaster.
Ensure adequate stocks of estates operational related materials, parts and equipment. Ensure nonstock parts are sourced or offsite repairs are completed in a timely manner.
Inclusive Recruitment & Selection
We are committed to being an inclusive employer and accurate data capture is an important part of that to ensure we are supportive and representative. Our aim is to ensure that all applicants can see themselves in the available categories on our application form, but we recognise that some of our data capture fields are not inclusive. We have flagged this with our system provider to ask for change.
We offer encouragement and active support to applicants with additional needs, including those from ethnic minorities, with disabilities and members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you wish to adjust any aspect of the recruitment process or wish to find out more about our recruitment & selection processes, please get in touch with our Recruitment Manager: Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
We are continually reviewing our recruitment & selection process to support the long-term aim of Sheffield Children’s being a champion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. If you have any ideas for improvement, please get in touch with Catherine Gilbert at Catherine.Gilbert7@nhs.net
Trust Values
The Trust is committed to providing great quality patient care and keep children, young people and families at the heart of what we do by following our CARE values:
Compassion – leading by kindness and showing empathy, understanding and respect
Accountability – striving to do the right thing and owning responsibility
Respect – value differences, tackling inequality and fostering a culture of inclusion
Excellence – delivering a high-quality standard of car

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