Maintenance Manager – Mechanical

Main area Estates & Ancillary Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 day week) Job  
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Site Torbay Hospital Town torquay Salary £38,682 - £46,580 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 23/10/2026 23:59

Lead & co-ordinate the day to day activities of the Mechanical maintenance service, so as to deliver a robust, technically strong customer responsive service which complies with relevant statutory directives.

Manage the in house mechanical team of 6-8 staff, and be responsible for external contractors completing their tasks and objectives safely and effectively.

Do you want to work for an innovative and integrated healthcare organisation in a role which combines leadership and technical knowledge?

Then look no further - we are looking for bright and ambitious Operational Estates Manager to join our great team at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. We are looking for someone who has a strong track record of managing and delivering a customer focused estates maintenance service in a complex environment, preferably in healthcare.

We need Estates Managers who will lead a team, where the quality of service, a safe patient and staff environment, strong financial management and statutory compliance are the key drivers within all areas of the service. This is a key role within our operational team, and we are keen to recruit motivated individuals who will help us to provide the levels of service that we continually strive to provide to our patients and clinical colleagues.

As a manager and leader the post holder will assist in the production and delivery of the organisation's estates operational plans and will provide operational support in the delivery of capital projects. They will provide line management accountability for associated staff and will ensure appropriate financial, workforce and performance management arrangements are in place.

Our Estate Team are a welcoming group who will be happy to support you and offer training to help you feel comfortable in a clinical environment.

We understand how important life is outside of work and want to ensure you have a great a work life balance. We'll support you, so that you don't miss out on what truly matters to you.

In addition, there is 27 days annual leave (rising to 30 days) plus bank holidays, NHS discounts and an attractive NHS pension scheme.

We need all Estates and Facilities staff to own and live our organisational values.

• Working together for people
• Commitment to quality care
• Respect and dignity

Please take a look at the attached Job Description/ Person Specification for a detailed list of duties and responsibilities.

We look forward to hearing from you.

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• A Degree or minimum of HND/HNC in a relevant estate discipline appropriate for this role or equivalent qualification and demonstrable acquired knowledge and experience
• Accredited qualification in management or demonstrable experience.
• Proven record of Continuing Professional Development including specialisation relevant to the operational healthcare estate (e.g. ventilation, MGPS, etc or within the field of electrical engineering).
• Recognised professional qualification or working towards membership of one of the professional institutes that is recognised by the NHS

• Knowledge and understanding of operational estate management across all disciplines and functions.
• Sound knowledge of legislation relating to estates services.
• In depth knowledge of maintenance planning and organisation (PPM, reactive, contract, etc).
• High level of building engineering knowledge, techniques, systems and standards
• Experience…