The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Estates Manager Electrical Bias

The closing date is 26 June 2025

Job summary

To act as a professional specialist member of a multi-disciplinary team and be responsible for implementing Trust-wide, all engineering infrastructure operations, maintenance and selected capital /BLM projects. Lead AP for multiple disciplines: Electrical LV /HV, Lifts and Medical Gas , building management controls and Hospital infrastructure. Post Holder will report to the Estates Manager Higher Level Operations

Main duties of the job

Estate statutory compliance for assigned disciplines.

Lead AP for assigned disciplines across all PAH sites.

A key member of the Directorate Management Team, contributing to the strategic and operational and general management of the Directorate and ensuring that Estates strategies and policies are strictly adhered to.

Represent the Estates Operational team on Capital Project Boards to ensure that appropriate standards are applied to capital developments, take handover of completed projects, and adopt new assets into the ongoing servicing, repairs, and maintenance Regimes.

Oversee the maintenance of the Trust estate and off-site properties ensuring compliance with the Trust, DoH, statutory and any other management requirements as well as ensuring cross-directorate and Trust wide engagement.

Providing strong leadership and robust performance management framework for all staff within scope of responsibility and manage appropriately a range of complex information systems.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Details

Date posted

12 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-7228164-E&F

Job locations

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.

Person Specification

education

Essential

  • Degree (or HNC plus equivalent knowledge and experience) in Mechanical, Electrical or Buildings Services Engineering or equivalent Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Management or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuous professional development in the field of estates, facilities or sustainability
  • Extensive technical knowledge of Mech/Elec plant & equipment

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience managing a large team of technical, skilled and unskilled staff
  • Experience of utilising CAFM/CMMS/BMS/BIMS systems and computer controls

Desirable

  • Previous hospital maintenance management experience

Skills

Essential

  • Detailed knowledge of H & S legislation and requirements
  • Management of non-skilled, skilled and professional staff

Desirable

  • In depth knowledge of all HTMs, HBN's and other DoH Guidance. Knowledge of NHS/DoH/ CQC standards and requirements
Person Specification

education

Essential

  • Degree (or HNC plus equivalent knowledge and experience) in Mechanical, Electrical or Buildings Services Engineering or equivalent Degree or Post Graduate Diploma in Management or equivalent
  • Evidence of continuous professional development in the field of estates, facilities or sustainability
  • Extensive technical knowledge of Mech/Elec plant & equipment

Experience

Essential

  • Proven experience managing a large team of technical, skilled and unskilled staff
  • Experience of utilising CAFM/CMMS/BMS/BIMS systems and computer controls

Desirable

  • Previous hospital maintenance management experience

Skills

Essential

  • Detailed knowledge of H & S legislation and requirements
  • Management of non-skilled, skilled and professional staff

Desirable

  • In depth knowledge of all HTMs, HBN's and other DoH Guidance. Knowledge of NHS/DoH/ CQC standards and requirements

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.

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Associate Director of Estates and Facilities

Hardev Sagoo

hardev.sagoo@nhs.net

01279444455

Details

Date posted

12 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£53,755 to £60,504 a year per annum, plus 5% high cost area supplement

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

292-7228164-E&F

Job locations

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Hamstel Road

Harlow

CM20 1QX


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