Estates Officer (Engineering) Band 6
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Lincolnshire-wide, NG31 8DGView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
26 November 2026
13 days leftJob description
The Band 6 Estates Officer plays a pivotal role in supporting the effective management and development of the Trust's estate, ensuring that buildings,...
The Estates Officer is responsible for managing and coordinating the day-to-day delivery of estates maintenance services across Trust sites, ensuring that engineering systems, buildings, and infrastructure are safe, reliable, and compliant with statutory requirements. This includes overseeing planned preventative maintenance programmes, responding to operational issues, monitoring contractor performance, undertaking technical inspections and surveys, and ensuring that all estates activities support the effective delivery of healthcare services. The post holder provides technical advice to staff and stakeholders, assists with compliance monitoring, and supports the management of risks associated with the Trust estate.
The role also involves leading and supporting estates staff, including allocating workloads, monitoring performance, identifying training needs, and promoting high standards of service delivery. The Estates Officer contributes to the planning and delivery of capital and backlog maintenance projects, manages budgets and resources within agreed limits, and supports the implementation of service improvement initiatives. Working as part of the Estates management team, the post holder is expected to investigate faults and incidents, contribute to emergency response arrangements, and ensure that the Trust's estate remains efficient, compliant, sustainable, and fit for purpose.
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Have a look at the job description and if you like what you see then apply today. Dont miss this fantastic opportunity to work with a great team in a supportive environment within a great institution. Your NHS needs you!!!
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Qualifications (Academic, Professional & Vocational)
Essential
- Educated to degree level, or equivalent experience.
- BTEC Level 5, HND or BSc/ BEng in an Engineering or building related discipline and / or demonstrable level of experience for the role
- Evidence of continuing Professional Development
Desirable
- Registration with professional body.
- A recognized form of computer skills training such as European Computer Driving License
- Computer Aided Design course.
- Building Management Systems.
- HTM knowledge of specialist systems
Previous Experience (Nature & Level)
Essential
- Evidence of success in leading and implementing change programmes within an NHS or other complex organisation
- Experience of managing a range of Estates services issues including: Procurement, contractors, planning, quality standards, governance and H&S issues.
- Proven management skills and experience to control promote teamwork.
- Understanding of principles, practice of risk assessment, method statements and techniques.
Desirable: - Management experience of a large multi-disciplinary team.
Evidence of Particular: - Knowledge - Skills - Aptitudes:
Essential
- Proven ability to work and integrate with a wide variety of professionals, managers and staff.
- The ability to identify shortfalls in areas of activity and to identify underlying causes.
- Ability to analyse a range of complex options making judgements to appropriately advise key decision makers.
- The ability to generate ideas and continuously appraise and challenge the effectiveness of processes and activities.
- Ability in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, E-mail.
- The ability to present thoughts and ideas to a wide range of audiences at various professional levels.
- Ability to evidence/demonstrate key values and behaviours in line with the Trust framework: ?Patient Centred ?Safety ?Compassion ?Respect and Excellence
Specific Requirements
Essential
- Fully conversant with statutory requirements that impact on the Trust. Conversant with NHS guidelines, Codes of Practice and requirements of regulatory authorities.
- Ability to undertake on-call duties in a directorate Rota.
- Ability to work with minimal guidance and monitoring. Work on own initiative in a demand driven environment.
- To be flexible and adaptable to change.
- Capable to respond and participate in an Emergency situation including attendance to declared major incidents.
- Commitment to see job through from inception to completion
- Develop a rapport and display empathy with patients, visitors, staff and work colleagues where necessary.
- Working deadlines.
Desirable: - Knowledge and principles of Lean working to achieve best value within Estates & Facilities.
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First seen
12 November 2026
Last checked
13 November 2026
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