Estates Manager – Projects

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Job summary

The Estates Manager (Projects) will be responsible for providing specialist engineering support to both Operational Estates and Capital Projects functions across the Trust.

The post holder will work as an integrated member of the Estates and Facilities team and act as the principal engineering interface for capital developments, ensuring that engineering, compliance and operational requirements are fully considered throughout project delivery.

The role will provide professional engineering advice relating to building services, infrastructure, plant and equipment, supporting the delivery of minor and major capital schemes, backlog maintenance programmes, statutory compliance works and estate improvement projects.

The post holder will work closely with Operational Estates, Capital Projects teams, Authorising Engineers, consultants and contractors to ensure engineering systems are designed, installed, commissioned and maintained in accordance with relevant legislation, HTMs, HBNs and Trust policies.

The post holder will undertake Authorised Person responsibilities in designated disciplines as determined by the Trust and provide specialist technical advice within those areas.

The role will contribute to the management of engineering services, contractor performance, project delivery, statutory compliance and the efficient operation of the Trust estate whilst supporting the delivery of the Trust’s capital investment programme.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be an integrated member of the Estates and Facilities team and will act as the principal engineering liaison for capital projects, ensuring that engineering, operational and statutory requirements are identified, incorporated and delivered throughout the project lifecycle.

The post holder will provide professional and technical engineering advice, support, instruction and guidance to Estates colleagues, Capital Projects staff, consultants and contractors, ensuring that engineering infrastructure, plant and building services are maintained, developed and commissioned in accordance with statutory requirements, Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs), Health Building Notes (HBNs), Trust policies and recognised best practice.

The role will support the development and delivery of minor and major capital schemes, backlog maintenance programmes, statutory compliance projects and estate improvement initiatives whilst maintaining focus on the operational requirements of a live healthcare environment.

The post holder will undertake Authorised Person (AP) responsibilities in designated disciplines as required by the Trust and ensure that engineering standards, safety and compliance requirements are maintained across both operational estates activities and capital developments.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 3 years’ experience in mechanical or electrical building services operations and maintenance
  • Experience with asset maintenance management systems
  • Understanding of LOLER vertical transportation
  • Conversant with pressure systems regulations
  • Conversant with current IEE Regulations
  • Understanding of Electricity at Work Regulations in relation to LV/HV
  • Understanding of water systems & ACOP L8
  • Understanding of Fire Protection & Detection Systems.
  • Understanding of HVAC system
  • Experience of working across organisational boundaries to improve standard
  • Experience in providing technical support to capital project.

Desirable

  • Experience in Healthcare environment
  • Understanding of Health & Safety issues relating to hospital building services
  • Use of CAD systems
  • Experience of medical gas pipeline systems
  • Understanding of Health Technical Memorandum (HTM)
  • Knowledge of Micad.

Qualifications & Training

Essential

  • Educated to degree level, prepared to work towards a degree, or holds an acceptable qualification with relevant experience
  • HNC/HND/BTEC in electrical or mechanical or building services engineering
  • Management Qualification
  • Full driving licence

Desirable

  • COSHH Manual Handling
  • Risk Assessment Training
  • Asbestos at Work regulations
  • Legionnaire Preventative measures
  • Pressure Systems Regulation
  • Specialist ventilation systems
  • Authorised Person HV/LV
  • Authorised Person Medical Gas Pipeline Systems
  • Authorised Person Ventilation
  • Responsible Person for Water Systems
  • Membership of Professional Institute

Personal Attributes & Skills

Essential

  • Effective Communication both written and verbal
  • Experience in supervision or management of staff groups
  • Problem solving skills
  • Computer literacy
  • Good technical awareness
  • Ability to accommodate demands of the post
  • Flexible working
  • Good planning and time management skills
  • Methodical in working practice and ability to act on own initiative
  • Ability to prioritise work

Desirable

  • Multi-disciplinary Team Working
  • Staff Appraisal and development
  • Experience in budgetary control

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 6 August 2026

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