Estates Tradesperson; Mechanical​/Plumber​/HVAC

Estates Tradesperson (Mechanical/Plumber/HVAC)

The closing date is 29 April 2026.

North Manchester General Hospital are looking to recruit an experienced tradesperson with a mechanical bias to our ever expanding team.

This role directly supports the Director of Estates in ensuring that the Directorate both creates and supports a caring environment through the delivery of an effective estates service at best value and quality.

• To ensure that the properties are maintained in accordance with the service level agreements and to the appropriate quality and standards expected.
• To maintain a high-quality environment for both clinical and non-clinical staff, patients, and visitors.
• Provide technical advice to other estates staff and contractors to ensure compliance with safety standards and procedures.
• To assist, plan and organise operational maintenance for the Trust under guidance.
• Execute a range of controlled operations e.g. isolations, interruptions of mechanical supplies, under guidance.
• Review and develop maintenance procedures including maintenance programmes for new equipment and regulatory changes.
• Provide estates assistance across MFT sites as required for resilience and as instructed by senior staff.
• Participation in the Estates on-call rota or any other rota as required to meet the service demands.

• City and Guilds Level 3/NVQ Level 3/ONC in Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Building Services and significant equivalent experience
• Ability to travel
• Health & Safety Awareness
• City Guilds 18th Edition
• Lift Release Training
• Competent Person in electrical/mechanical discipline
• Working within a hospital environment

• Experience of working in a pressurised reactive environment
• Completion of a structured training program in Electrical/Mechanical/Building Engineering discipline for a minimum of 5 years
• Practical and theoretical building structure and fabric knowledge
• Experience of Service Level Agreements
• Awareness of NHS Estates HTMs and HBNs
• Knowledge of a variety of computer based Building Management Systems i.e. CAFM
• Experience of estate related audits and control procedures
• Experience in both Operational Estates activities in a large Acute NHS Organisation
• Experience of working for an NHS Trust with outsourced services through a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Agreement

• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people and professionals at all levels in the organisation and externally.
• Good communication skills both written and verbally
• Ability to present information in clear and understandable format
• Ability to prioritise workload
• Ability to work without supervision
• Ability to carry out works across trades
• Well-developed problem-solving skills and a flexible approach to developing solutions
• To undertake best and safe practices under Health and Safety Guidelines
• Maintaining continuous Professional Development by training
• IT literate

• Engineering or Building knowledge/ expertise
• Knowledge of a variety of computer-based Building Management Systems
• Knowledge of estate management techniques
• Familiarity with NHS estate plant and equipment

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.

As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you.

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.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

£32,073 to £39,043 a year (pro rata)