Maintenance Manager

EQUANS are looking for a Maintenance Manager working on our Royal Calderdale Hospital contract in Halifax. This role would be a permanent full-time role working 40 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.

General Overview:     

Responsible for overseeing the Maintenance delivery on an acute hospital setting manging both internal and external labour. Responsible for the Building Fabric you will also be required to assist other members of the team in the service delivery. Collaborate and co-operate with senior team to deliver a client-driven, cost effective and efficient Facilities Management Service at Calderdale Royal Hospital. 

Impact:  Deliver a safe, happy & compliant hospital environment to provide the best possible patient experience. Being Fabric or Construction bias providing support to the estates team & working with the wider site team

Budgets: Responsible for managing fabric-related maintenance budgets, covering planned preventative maintenance (PPM), reactive works, minor works, and emergency repairs.

Contracts: Oversee and manage external contractors delivering fabric maintenance and minor works projects, ensuring value for money, compliance with statutory obligations (including HTMs), and adherence to service level agreements. Including but not limited to Fire Door inspections, decorating frameworks, flooring contracts, and emergency repair services.

Staff: Managing a team of fabric technicians and grounds team, monitoring performance, and ensuring training and development to maintain a competent workforce. Cover for other managers during periods as leave as well as supporting their line manager. 

Compliance & Safety: Ensures compliance with statutory requirements such as fire safety (e.g., fire door inspections), legionella risk management (fabric elements like dead legs or redundant pipework), infection prevention (e.g., maintaining integrity of finishes in clinical areas), and accessibility (e.g., DDA compliance).

Project Input: Provides technical input to capital schemes and refurbishments, ensuring the integration of long-term maintainability and operational suitability. Acts as a key stakeholder in minor capital or lifecycle replacement projects affecting the fabric & grounds of the estate.

Complexity: 

The Maintenance Manager must routinely apply analytical, practical, and forward thinking problem-solving to ensure the hospital’s-built environment supports safe and uninterrupted patient care. The role requires balancing operational demands, budget constraints, statutory compliance, and workforce capacity while responding to both planned and unplanned issues. This position will also require carrying out AP duties in accordance with HTMs, Contractual compliance and other relevant regulations.

Qualifications or Required Experience:  

Essential Qualifications

• A recognised Level 3 or higher qualification in a building, construction, or fabric

related discipline, such as:

o City & Guilds, NVQ Level 3 or above in carpentry, joinery, plastering, painting &

decorating, building maintenance, or equivalent.

o BTEC, HNC/HND in Building Studies, Construction Management, or related

field (or working toward).

• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent health and safety qualification (or willingness to

attain within 6 months).

• Evidence of ongoing CPD (Continuing Professional Development) relevant to the

built environment or healthcare estates.

Desirable Qualifications

• NEBOSH General or Construction Certificate.

• Fire door inspection certification or other fire safety-related qualifications.

• Qualifications in project or contractor management (e.g., PRINCE2 Foundation, ILM

Level 3/5).

Essential Experience

• Significant firsthand experience in building fabric maintenance in a complex

environment (ideally healthcare or similar regulated setting).

• Proven experience of managing multi-skilled maintenance teams and external

contractors.

• Demonstrated ability to interpret and apply statutory requirements and technical

guidance, including Building Regulations, HTMs, and infection control measures.

• Experience planning and delivering PPM schedules, managing reactive works, and

overseeing minor works projects.

• Budget awareness and understanding of delivering services within financial

constraints.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working in a live clinical or hospital environment, with understanding of

the sensitivities of working around patients and staff.

• Familiarity with CAFM systems for maintenance management and reporting (e.g.

Maximo, Concept).

• Authorised Person (AP) position previously held or willingness to take on roles.

What can we offer you?  
On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package, which includes; 
• 24 days annual leave
• Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary 
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers 
• Gym membership discounts  
• Cycle to work scheme  
• Holiday purchase scheme 
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year 
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes 
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme 
• Access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in EQUANS), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network 
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app 

Who are we? 

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting-edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world.  

Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billion euros in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group. 

Our ambition 

At Equans, we are driven by our ambition to be recognised for our operational excellence and as the best place to work for our employees. This commitment extends to achieving global and sustainable performance through Impact, ensuring that everything we do aligns with our core values—Accountability, Respect, Team Spirit, and Service Focus.  

We take ownership, act with integrity, and set high standards. We listen, support, and care for one another. We collaborate and build trust to achieve shared goals, always striving to meet our customers’ needs in a proactive and pragmatic way. These values shape our culture, strengthen our community, and inspire us to deliver excellence every day. 

What’s next?

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.  

As part our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.   

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.   

You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN Together (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.  

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check or security vetting, as noted in the role requirements. A criminal record will not necessarily be a barrier to obtaining a position with us. 

The Equans Resourcing Team manage this requirement. Agency involvement is not required. All related enquiries should come to the resourcing team not direct to Equans Managers.