Job Description

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 Bring

• Recognised Electrical or Mechanical Technician qualification
• Significant practical experience working independently on a broad range of estates plant and systems
• Proven ability to escalate serious issues to management when required
• Excellent technical knowledge of specifications, drawings and manuals
• Flexibility to travel across multiple Trust sites in your own/ Trust vehicle
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise under pressure
• Commitment to health, safety and high-quality workmanship
• Team member with shared goals of improvement, development and excellence.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with shift and on-call allowances
• Ongoing professional development
• Training opportunities
• A supportive, collaborative team environment
• The chance to make a real difference to patient care by keeping essential services operational.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.
Main duties of the job
What You'll Do

• Operate on a shift system plus on-call, responding to breakdowns and job requests both day and night
• 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 networks
• Perform installations and refurbishments of building fabrications
• Evaluate and respond effectively to emergency situations, prioritising safety for patients, staff and the public
• Conduct and document your own risk assessments for medium and high-risk tasks
• 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
23 October 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
38,682 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
390-EFM-BA-0842-A
Job locations
Thurrock
long lane
Grays
RM16 2PX
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.We look forward to your application. Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you.For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.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
Essential

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

Desirable

• Supporting information and/or work history demonstrates knowledge of Health Technical Memorandums

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

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

Knowledge
Essential

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

Desirable

• Supporting information and/or work history demonstrates knowledge of Health Technical Memorandums

Skills Required