At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead Hard FM services in a dynamic healthcare environment, ensuring compliance and performance.
- Company: Join a high-profile healthcare trust focused on excellence and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, bonuses, company car, and opportunities for professional growth.
- Other info: Immediate start available for proactive leaders ready to drive change.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient care while leading a talented team.
- Qualifications: Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Building Engineering with Hard FM management experience.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 70000 £ per year.
Our client seeks to appoint a Technical Services Manager to lead the delivery of Hard FM services across a Healthcare Estate — a complex, high-profile acute healthcare environment. This is not just an operational role. They are looking for a strategic leader who can drive performance, lead compliance excellence, and influence stakeholders across a multi-partner PFI contract landscape. You will play a key role in ensuring that critical estate services are not only maintained but continually improved to support outstanding patient care.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Strategic service delivery: Lead the optimisation of PPM and reactive maintenance programs to improve service efficiency, asset performance, and contract outcomes.
- Compliance & governance leadership: Ensure full statutory compliance across the estate, embedding best practice aligned to HTMs, HBNs, and regulatory frameworks.
- Stakeholder influence: Build trusted relationships with NHS Trust representatives, Project Co, and internal teams to deliver aligned, high-performing services.
- Performance & continuous improvement: Use data, KPIs, and audit outcomes to identify improvement opportunities and drive measurable service enhancements.
- People leadership: Develop and lead multi-disciplinary engineering teams, fostering capability, accountability, and a strong safety culture.
- Contract and commercial awareness: Operate effectively within a PFI framework, understanding risk, compliance obligations, and service delivery requirements.
What We’re Looking For
- Education: A recognised qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, or Building Engineering.
- Experience: Proven Hard FM management in complex environments, with a strong preference for healthcare.
- Compliance: Deep understanding of statutory compliance, Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs), and safe systems of work.
- Contracts: Background operating within Private Finance Initiative (PFI) or similar strict contract frameworks.
- Leadership: Ability to lead direct teams, manage external subcontractors, and deliver performance through others.
- Mindset: Proactive, solution-led approach with the confidence to challenge and improve current processes.
Success in This Role Looks Like
- Zero Failure: Achieving 100% statutory compliance across all technical services.
- Performance: Meeting and exceeding maintenance delivery Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
- Relationships: Building strong, collaborative ties with clients and stakeholders.
- Culture: Driving operational excellence and continuous improvement.
Core Requirements
- Education: A recognised qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, or Building Engineering.
- Experience: Proven Hard FM management in complex environments, with a strong preference for healthcare.
- Compliance: Deep understanding of statutory compliance, Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs), and safe systems of work.
- Contracts: Background operating within Private Finance Initiative (PFI) or similar strict contract frameworks.
- Leadership: Ability to lead direct teams, manage external subcontractors, and deliver performance through others.
- Mindset: Proactive, solution-led approach with the confidence to challenge and improve current processes.
Must have a right to work in the UK.
Sound like you? Apply today – Immediate start!
Technical Services Manager ( Hard FM ) in Manchester employer: Maddison Consultants
As a leading independent IFM services provider, we pride ourselves on fostering a dynamic work culture that prioritises employee growth and development. Our National Account Director role offers competitive compensation, including a generous bonus structure and executive benefits, all while working with prestigious clients in a supportive environment that encourages innovation and excellence.
