Job Summary
As Junior Estates Officer (HVAC) at Manchester Foundation University Trust, you’ll be the key person overseeing the maintenance and management of critical engineering systems across the Trust’s facilities. You’ll ensure all maintenance activities, including contract work, meet high-performance standards and comply with relevant legislation. Your expertise will be essential in managing complex HVAC systems, planned maintenance programmes, and asset registers. You’ll oversee minor schemes and capital works, ensuring smooth operations for critical systems like 88 AHUs, BMS systems, microbiological safety cabinets, clean rooms, and LEV systems. Join us and play a vital role in maintaining high standards across our healthcare environment, ensuring optimal performance and safety for all.
What you’ll do:
Directly manage HVAC maintenance teams, providing technical guidance and support.
Work closely with Capital Projects, Estates personnel, and non-technical staff to exchange information and ensure smooth operations.
Communicate regularly with Heads of Departments, Nursing Officers, and staff.
Manage contractors ensuring compliance with specifications, regulations, Health & Safety, and relevant codes of practice.
Maintain strong working relationships with managers and staff at all levels within Sodexo and the Trust.
Participate in the Estates on-call roster and cover absent colleagues as needed.
Monitor compliance with engineering safe working practices in line with legislation and guidance.
Oversee the Planned Preventative Maintenance System, ensuring it meets current regulations and is regularly updated.
Maintain comprehensive records of all engineering plant, equipment, and services to ensure regulatory compliance.
What you bring
willing to work towards or currently working towards HNC level or equivalent in a relevant building discipline.
Have a minimum of 5 years’ experience in the maintenance in a mechanical disciple Including apprenticeships.
Experience in the management of contracts and contractors.
Understanding of Health & Safety legislation
Numerate with the ability to manage budgets.
Experience working towards deadlines.
What we offer:
Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we also offer a range of resources, rewards and benefits for our colleagues and their families:
Unlimited access to an online platform offering mental health and wellbeing support.
Employee Assistance Programme to help with everyday issues or larger problems where you may need additional support, including legal and financial advice, support with work related issues or personal issues such as bereavement.
Access to a free health and wellbeing app that provides rewards for maintaining a healthy lifestyle and includes access to a 24hr virtual GP and various other services.
The Sodexo Discounts Scheme, offering great deals 24/7 (also open to friends and family) and/or the prepayment cashback card.
Money Insights and financial benefits via the Salary Finance Platform.
Save for your future by becoming a member of the Sodexo Retirement Plan
A Death-in-Service benefit for colleagues who pass away whilst employed by Sodexo
Opportunities to enable colleagues to grow and succeed throughout their career at Sodexo, including a variety of learning and development tools.
Cycle to Work Scheme to help colleagues to do their bit for the environment whilst keeping fit.
Volunteering Opportunities to enable all colleagues to help support worthwhile causes in our communities.
Flexible and dynamic work environment
Competitive compensation
Full training and full protective uniform supplied.
Ready to be part of something greater? Apply today! Career progression for the caring profession
Sodexo reserves the right to close this advertisement early if we are in receipt of a high volume of applications.
Package DescriptionA role you can feel good about.
37.5 hours per week
Monday - Friday
£19.10 - £22.99 per hour + Sodexo benefits
Subsidised parking
Based: Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
The successful candidate will be willing to work towards or currently working towards HNC level or equivalent in a relevant building discipline.
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About The CompanyAbout Sodexo
At Sodexo, our purpose is to create a better every day for everyone to build a better life for all. As the global leader in services that improve the Quality of Life, we operate in 55 countries, serving over 100 million consumers each day through our unique combination of On-Site Food and FM Services, Benefits & Rewards Services and Personal & Home Services.
We are committed to being an inclusive employer. We are a forces friendly employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds, and identities. We encourage our employees to get involved with our Employee Networks such as Pride, Sodexo Parents & Carers, Sodexo Disability, Ability network, So Together, Generations and Origins.
We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. We run a Disability Confident interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria for the job.
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