Estates Senior Technician

Are you a qualified Electrical or Mechanical Technician with hands-on experience in complex estates plant? Join our Estates Engineering Team and play a pivotal role keeping our Trust's critical services running 24/7. You'll work on a shift rota with on-call duties, tackling Planned Preventative Maintenance, emergency breakdowns and installations across multiple sites.

What You'll Bringo Recognised Electrical or Mechanical Technician qualificationo Significant practical experience working independently on a broad range of estates plant and systemso Proven ability to escalate serious issues to management when requiredo Excellent technical knowledge of specifications, drawings and manualso Flexibility to travel across multiple Trust sites in your own/ Trust vehicleo Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise under pressureo Commitment to health, safety and high-quality workmanshipo Team member with shared goals of improvement, development and excellence.

What We Offero Competitive salary with shift and on-call allowanceso Ongoing professional developmento Training opportunitieso A supportive, collaborative team environmento The chance to make a real difference to patient care by keeping essential services operational.

Ready to power our Trust's estates and keep vital services running around the clock? Click "Apply Now" or contact Tom Salter (tom.salter@nhs.net) for more information. We can't wait to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

What You'll Doo Operate on a shift system plus on-call, responding to breakdowns and job requests both day and nighto Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance and in-depth fault-finding on generators, fire alarms, lighting and power, distribution boards, boilers, air-handling units, chiller plant, medical gas systems, calorifiers and hot & cold-water networkso Perform installations and refurbishments of building fabricationso Evaluate and respond effectively to emergency situations, prioritising safety for patients, staff and the publico Conduct and document your own risk assessments for medium and high-risk taskso Ensure strict compliance with Trust policies, statutory standards and health & safety legislation

About us

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust

Details

Date posted

29 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 a year

Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

390-EFM-BR-0832-L

Job locations

Broomfield

Court Road

Essex

CM1 7WE

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant practical experience and either ONC Elec/Mech or HNC Elec/Mech or equivalent technical qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Previous management experience
• Supporting information demonstrates knowledge of electrical/mechanical/building services legislation.

Desirable

• Previous roles involved working with IT systems

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant practical experience and either ONC Elec/Mech or HNC Elec/Mech or equivalent technical qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Previous management experience
• Supporting information demonstrates knowledge of electrical/mechanical/building services legislation.

Desirable

• Previous roles involved working with IT systems

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

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Court Road

Essex

CM1 7WE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Broomfield

Court Road

Essex

CM1 7WE

United Kingdom

Employer's website

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

Job responsibilities

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

We look forward to your application.

Qualifications

Essential

• Relevant practical experience and either ONC Elec/Mech or HNC Elec/Mech or equivalent technical qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• Previous management experience
• Supporting information demonstrates knowledge of electrical/mechanical/building services legislation.

Desirable

• Previous roles involved working with IT systems