Engineering Maintenance Specialist – Mechanical
Location: Central London
Salary: £37,259 - £45,355 + 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
To apply please submit your CV or contact us at hello@braxfieldrecruitment.com to find out more and one of the Braxfield team will be in touch.