At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead Hard FM services at Wythenshawe Hospital and drive performance improvements.
- Company: Sodexo, a global leader in facilities management with a focus on healthcare.
- Benefits: Career development opportunities, strategic impact, and exposure to complex systems.
- Other info: Join a collaborative team dedicated to operational excellence and patient care.
- Why this job: Shape the future of healthcare services and influence critical infrastructure.
- Qualifications: Recognised qualification in engineering and experience in managing Hard FM services.
The predicted salary is between 46000 - 52000 £ per year.
Shape the Future of Healthcare Estates. Sodexo is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Technical Manager to lead the delivery of Hard FM services at Wythenshawe Hospital — a complex, high-profile acute healthcare environment. This is not just an operational role. We 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 Driving
- Strategic service delivery: Lead the optimisation of PPM and reactive maintenance programmes 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.
Why This Role Stands Out
- This is a strategic influence role within a major healthcare contract, offering you the opportunity to shape how technical services are delivered across a live hospital environment.
- Lead compliance across critical infrastructure and life safety systems.
- Influence long-term asset management and lifecycle planning decisions.
- Partner directly with senior stakeholders across Sodexo, the Trust, and PFI partners.
What We’re Looking For
- A recognised qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, or Building Engineering.
- Proven experience managing Hard FM services within a complex environment (healthcare highly desirable).
- Strong understanding of statutory compliance, HTMs, and safe systems of work.
- Experience operating within PFI or similar contract frameworks.
- Demonstrated ability to lead teams, manage subcontractors, and deliver through others.
- A proactive, solution-led mindset with the confidence to challenge and improve existing ways of working.
Success in This Role Looks Like
- 100% statutory compliance across all technical services.
- High-performing maintenance delivery against KPIs.
- Strong, collaborative client and stakeholder relationships.
- A culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence.
What You’ll Get in Return
- The opportunity to lead within a mission-critical healthcare environment.
- Exposure to complex estates and major infrastructure systems.
- A role with genuine strategic impact and visibility.
- Career development within a leading global FM provider.
Ready to Make an Impact? If you’re a technically strong leader ready to step into a strategic role where you can influence, improve, and lead at scale — we’d love to hear from you.
Technical Manager employer: Sodexo Group
Sodexo is an exceptional employer, offering a dynamic work environment at Wythenshawe Hospital where you can make a significant impact on healthcare services. With a strong focus on employee development, compliance excellence, and strategic leadership, we foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration, ensuring that our team members thrive in their careers while contributing to outstanding patient care.
