Job Specification: Technical Facilities Assistant Location: Coventry (site-based)
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000
Reports to: Asset Manager
The Company Our client is a leading organisation within the facilities and estates sector, committed to delivering safe, reliable, and efficient property and asset management services. With a strong emphasis on compliance, technical excellence, and stakeholder satisfaction, they provide critical support services to healthcare and specialist environments.
The Role We are seeking a Technical Facilities Assistant with a strong Mechanical or Electrical background to support the Asset Manager in the delivery of hard facilities management services across a busy healthcare site in Coventry.
This role will be responsible for monitoring contractor performance, reviewing technical works, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, and assisting with the day-to-day management of building services. The ideal candidate will have previous experience in hospital or healthcare facilities, where safety, reliability, and compliance are paramount.
Key Responsibilities - Support the Asset Manager in the delivery of planned and reactive maintenance across the site.
- Review contractor performance, ensuring all works are delivered to specification, on time, and in line with statutory and contractual obligations.
- Conduct regular site inspections of M&E systems and infrastructure, raising and following up on remedial actions.
- Assist in reviewing contractor documentation including RAMS (Risk Assessments & Method Statements), PPM schedules, and compliance records.
- Monitor building systems performance (Mechanical, Electrical, HVAC, medical gases, and critical services) and escalate issues where necessary.
- Provide technical input into asset lifecycle planning, condition surveys, and project works.
- Support health & safety compliance across the estate, reporting incidents, near misses, and ensuring best practice is followed.
- Liaise with contractors, clinical staff, and the wider facilities team to minimise disruption to hospital operations.
- Maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, asset registers, and statutory compliance.
Candidate Profile - Technical background: Qualified in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (apprenticeship, ONC/HNC, or equivalent experience).
- Experience within a hospital, healthcare, or similarly critical environment (e.g., data centres, laboratories) highly desirable.
- Familiar with M&E systems such as HVAC, electrical distribution, medical gases, water systems, and building management systems (BMS).
- Strong knowledge of compliance, statutory maintenance, and health & safety in a healthcare setting.
- Ability to review technical documentation and challenge contractor performance.
- Excellent communication skills, able to liaise with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and able to prioritise tasks in a busy live environment.
Why Apply? - Opportunity to support the running of a critical healthcare estate in Coventry.
- Hands-on technical role with direct impact on patient care and service delivery.
- Professional development opportunities, with exposure to asset management and lifecycle planning.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.