Estates Supervisor: Sponsorship Available

Barts Health NHS Trust

Job summary

The Estates Hard FM Team is responsible for the day to day repairs, PPM and operational testing for a wide range of building services and equipment located in the Trust. We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and flexible estates supervisor to join our multi-Skilled Estates team at Mile End Hospital site providing operational maintenance services throughout the Trust and its associated properties and sites.

You will be a positive team member with a can do attitude accompanied with a recognised understanding of the latest HTM’s (Heath Technical Memorandums), conversant with up to date ACOP’s, BS & EN standards & SFG20 Standard Maintenance Specifications as they affect the management of Building Services throughout a frequently complex Health Care environment.

Essentially be able to demonstrate a clear understanding in the management of statutory compliance as they affect NHS building premises. Areas of compliance would typically be in water hygiene, asbestos and fire management, Medical Gases and Air Conditioning systems. Being an AP (Authorised Person) in any of these specialist groups will be an advantage.

Ideally you will have proven specialist skills in house maintenance and external contractor management. In particular you will have excellent communicative skills that can articulate issues and problems to senior management in a meaningful way both to clinical and non-clinical members of staff.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the supervision of in-house multi skilled maintenance teams and contracted staff in the day to day running of the Estates service delivery within the Retained Estate Services.

Under general direction of the Estates Manager, he/she will supervise all buildings, plant, and equipment to be serviced and maintained throughout Mile End & Royal London Retained Estate property in accordance with Statutory & Mandatory requirements in a timely manner. In Including Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and Reactive Maintenance (RM), minor works, major overhauls, and replacement. In addition, the Estates Supervisor will be required to be an initiative-taker who is able to work on his/her own initiative.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good Literacy & numeracy skills.
  • To have served a recognised apprenticeship and educated to HNC/HND level in a building service, mechanical or electrical engineering discipline or have equivalent experience.

Desirable

  • Specialist training in medical gases, water systems, legionella/pseudomonas control, gas safety, refrigeration systems, BMS, Air Conditioning & Electrical Safety.

Experience

Essential

  • Knowledge of information systems for the management of maintenance activity (Concept CAFM System).

Desirable

  • In depth experience of healthcare building services, maintenance management of multi skilled teams across multiple sites.
  • Experience of allocating planned and reactive work to the in-house team and contractors. Proven ability to performance manages both work streams.
  • Understanding Standing Financial Instructions in relation to procurement, management, and commissioning of external contracting services.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Detailed working knowledge of preventative and reactive maintenance.

Desirable

  • An evidenced knowledge of statutory compliance to all relevant Estates and Engineering systems and building elements

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: 4 November 2026

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