Engineering Maintenance Specialist – Mechanical

Location: St Thomas’ Hospital, Central London
Salary: £35,964 + excellent NHS benefits
Contract: Full-time, permanent
 

The Role

As the Engineering Maintenance Specialist, you’ll be providing essential mechanical support across the hospital estate. You’ll manage and maintain a range of complex building services, including ventilation, steam systems, confined spaces and medical gas systems. You’ll be a key member of a dedicated team ensuring essential services run safely and efficiently.

You’ll also:

• Act as an Authorised Person in your specialism
• Diagnose, repair and maintain critical plant and mechanical infrastructure
• Lead on-site activities during emergency call-outs (on-call rota)
• Support junior engineers and apprentices through coaching and technical guidance
• Liaise with clinical and non-clinical teams to coordinate service interruptions and planned maintenance
• Deputise for the Engineering Team Manager as required

What you’ll Bring

We’re looking for candidates with:

• A strong mechanical engineering background, ideally within healthcare or commercial estates
• Experience working with complex mechanical systems (e.g., boilers, ventilation, medical gases)
• Authorised Person certification (or willingness to work toward it)
• Ability to lead, prioritise, and work both independently and as part of a wider technical team
• Flexibility to participate in on-call rota

Why Apply

• Join one of the UK’s most respected NHS Trusts, renowned for innovation, history, and patient care
• Work in central London with access to some of the most advanced hospital infrastructure in the country
• Generous NHS pension scheme, annual leave entitlement and staff benefits
• Opportunities for progression and development within the Estates & Facilities team
• Be part of a team that makes a visible difference to frontline healthcare every day

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