Job summary

Can you provide expertise and leadership across our Maintenance Function at our Birmingham Hospital?

Location: Birmingham

Full Time | Permanent

Salary: £40k - £48k DOE

Lead the Maintenance Function in a Specialist Healthcare Environment

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Maintenance Manager to join our inpatient hospital in Birmingham. This is an exciting opportunity for a skilled maintenance professional to take ownership of the site's maintenance operations, ensuring a safe, secure, and compliant environment for our patients, colleagues, and visitors.

Working within a highly regulated healthcare setting, you will lead the day-to-day maintenance function, manage contractors, oversee planned and reactive maintenance activities, and ensure all statutory compliance requirements are met.

Our patients, their carers and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew's CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all maintenance activities across the site.
• Manage planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules and reactive repairs.
• Ensure compliance with all health and safety, environmental, and statutory regulations.
• Oversee contractor management, ensuring work is completed safely, on time, and to the required standards.
• Monitor and maintain building systems, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, security, and fire safety systems.
• Support capital projects, refurbishments, and site improvement initiatives.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, compliance documentation, and asset registers.
• Work closely with clinical and operational teams to maintain a safe environment.
• Assist in budget management and identify opportunities for cost-effective improvements.

About You

We are looking for a hands-on maintenance professional with strong leadership skills and experience managing facilities within a complex environment.

You will ideally have:

• Previous experience in a Maintenance Lead, Maintenance Manager, or similar role.
• Experience overseeing maintenance operations within healthcare, secure environments, social care, hospitality, manufacturing, or comparable settings.
• Strong knowledge of building services and statutory compliance requirements.
• Excellent contractor management and organisational skills.
• A recognised qualification in a relevant trade or building services discipline.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and compliance standards.

About us

Our Charity

St Andrews is a charity specialising in complex mental health. Its mission is to help people with complex mental health needs transform their lives.

With its history dating back nearly two centuries, St Andrews today is undergoing significant change to deliver on its mission for years to come.

St Andrews has services in Birmingham, Essex and Northampton. It delivers inpatient and outpatient services, as well as dedicated care services for adults.

St Andrew's Birmingham is a 125 bedded adult mental healthcare facility comprises of eight units that cover medium and low security for both Men and Women. Located in Stirchley, a vibrant area in South Birmingham, easily accessible by road networks and public transport.

Known for its warm, welcoming and collaborative culture, we work closely with partners across the West Midlands, including the University of Birmingham and Aston University, and we're proud of our strong multidisciplinary ethos.

What we offer

St Andrews Healthcare offers an attractive benefits package including pension, sickness policy on par with the NHS, 35 days annual leave rising up to 41 days (including back holidays), life cover, car lease scheme, cycle to work scheme, healthcare cash plan, free parking and paid DBS application and an opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a special healthcare environment.

If you require any further information, please contact James Farrelly 07827856634 / [email protected]

Early applications encouraged