Estates Manager (Mechanical) | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,810 - £54,710 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 April 2026 |
| Location: | Rochdale, OL12 0NB |
| Company: | Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7850176/236-NCA-EA037-26 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Estates Manager to join us to manage the operational management of building and engineering services and equipment.
Estates directs, efficiently manages and monitors its activities and the Estate condition, to ensure compliance with legislative requirements and ensures safety of patients, visitors and staff is not compromised.
• Assist with providing comprehensive mechanical services to all wards and departments in a multi-disciplined environment in accordance with all relevant current legislation, healthcare technical memorandum, and standards.
• Responsibility for ensuring the operational management of building and engineering services for the organisation and for management of the organisation’s estates, including staff management.
• Responsible for ensuring that engineering maintenance, including contract work, is carried out to estate standards and specifications across the whole range of Estates services, to provide best value.
• Provide expert specialist and professional building and engineering expertise to other estates staff, senior management of the organisation and external organisations supported by Estates providing specialist advice on a whole range of estates and technical issues.
• Undertake Authorised Person responsibilities as the Authorised Person in relation to Low Voltage Systems and Authorised Person responsibilities in other areas of engineering systems in line with HTM as required.
• Be a key member of the Trust working groups which Estates Compliance impacts on and there may be a requirement for the post-holder to be hands on.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire– to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
This advert closes on Sunday 22 Mar 2026
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