Estates Officer (Mechanical or Electrical) Band 6

The closing date for this position is the 12 th March 2026

Estates Officer (Mechanical or Electrical)

Band 6

Lagan Valley Hospital, Lisburn

Temporary (6 months initially)

£19.78 per hour

37.5 hours per week

Main Purpose

The post holder is responsible for the management of specific elements of estates operations relating to the development and maintenance of the built environment, engineering services and physical assets.

As an Estates Officer, the post holder will manage a cost effective and efficient service that supports the corporate aims of the Trust in meeting its aims of quality of service commensurate with a modern and efficient Health Service.

Working as a member of an estates operations team, the post holder will manage and co-ordinate estate operational and maintenance services throughout the Trust's estate. This post holder will be required to manage mechanical and electrical engineering services, building elements and components, maintenance contracts and building/engineering projects and the efficient use of energy.

They will also manage and co-ordinate other estate issues under Service Level Agreements and will provide professional and technical advice and support relating to building/engineering contents in projects as required. Whilst the post holder will be expected to be professionally accountable within their own operational area, they will be professionally accountable to the lead specialist.

Main Roles and Responsibilities

Main Roles and Responsibilities Setting Direction Allocate work to and supervise staff within designated areas, ensuring efficient management of workload Use the building management system to provide effective energy control/monitoring of the estate. Undertake as may be required any other duties, which are necessary to support the efficient operation of the estate management function. Provide professional advice to technical and non-technical staff in relation to operational maintenance projects. The forward planning, development, implementation and review of maintenance policies and schedules to ensure the safe and efficient operation of all plant and equipment. Implementation and efficient management of the engineering/building plant/systems asset register. This includes plant surveys, audits, condition reports, long and short team plant and maintenance replacement programmes. Be prepared for interruptions to daily duties to provide emergency response to lift-critical services where patient and staff safety are at risk. Initial management of complaints from service users and resolution of direct employed labour issues were the post holder has specialist knowledge/experience. Technical responsibility on a day-to-day basis for specialist contracts to ensure that patient needs are not compromised during planned and non-planned duties. This includes the issue of Permits-to-Work in accordance with HTM's and ACoP's. Take measurements and interpret the results using precision instruments to resolve complicated faults. Service Delivery Ensuring the commissioning of buildings and engineering services is carried out as per agreed protocols and in accordance with relevant Statutory Standards, Codes of Practice, Health & Safety Guidance, Health Technical Memoranda and Building Notes. Provide maintenance services utilising both in-house staff and external contractors throughout a sector of the Trust. Ensuring the building fabric, engineering and utility services are maintained to standards that are in keeping with high quality patient/client care services and reflect the risk associated with the impact a failure would have on the quality of care provided by the Trust. Where necessary to assist colleagues when contacted outside normal hours in the event of emergency situations that may require additional staff and/or areas of expertise. Post holder to have working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) and AutoCAD in order to provide plant condition reports, memos, e-mails, presentations and to prepare and interpret engineering drawings. Essential Criteria: (Please note that Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd require original certificates as proof of all qualifications listed on CV)

• Managing engineering systems and up-to-date methods of maintenance planning.

• The control and development of maintenance and operational staff.

• Preparing maintenance estimates and engineering reports.

• Carrying out directly or by contract repair, replacement and renewal of engineering plant and equipment and services.

A degree in a relevant Engineering related subject plus 2 years' relevant experience

OR

A HNC (or equivalent) in a relevant engineering related subject together plus 4 years' relevant experience

OR

be due to complete year 2 of the HSC Estates Graduate Training Scheme

Hold a current full driving licence which is valid for use in the UK and have access to a car on appointment. This criteria will be waived in the case of applicants whose disability prohibits driving but who have access to a form of transport approved by The Organisation which will permit them to carry out the duties of the post.

Excellent communication skills to meet the needs of the post in full

Ability to manage and control a budget

Ability to work accurately and produce work of a high standard under pressure and to strict deadlines

Excellent administrative and organisational skills

Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Ability to lead, manage and motivate a team of staff and allocate the workload efficiently

Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs to the post in fully including out-of-hours emergency cover, bank holidays and/or weekend working Willing to undergo appropriate training if required

Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and a Corporate Member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd adheres to all current employment legislation.

We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date, should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please send your CV as early as possible.

Please note only those candidates shortlisted may be contacted.

Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK and Ireland. We are unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

Successful candidates may need to apply for an Access NI Certificate with Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd regardless if you already have a valid certificate. It will be a cost of between £16 - £32 depending on clearance level