Job summary
To form part of the Trusts Estates & Property Management service providing expert technical estates input into the Site Development Plan, Estate Development Programme, Future Hospital Programme, Decarbonisation Strategy and Climate Change Adaptation Plan. The primary purpose of the role is to provide technical engineering advice to ensure all construction, adaptation, or modifications of the estate/services meet the legal, regulatory, or best practice standards to ensure the trust provides a fit for purpose, efficient, effective, safe, and well maintained estate.
Main duties of the job
To act as the engineering/technical lead and support all project leads by influencing the safe and efficient design of construction/service projects. To ensure that all technical submittals for new builds, adaptations, modifications or new installations to the Trust's building stock or plant and equipment are designed in accordance with the legal, regulatory, best practice standards to ensure key design/project deliverables are achieved with the best possible outcome to support a safe environment and that the trust receives maintainable assets.A main function of the role is to act as the primary liaison/critical linkage between the Estates and Facilities Directorate and the Trust's Capital redevelopment team and associated construction/services project managers.Responsible for the dissemination of any project derogation schedules and managing the outcome via submitting, delivering, and managing the outcome from relevant working groups. Support the Estates & Facilities Team with technical engineering support to ensure the annual estates backlog maintenance/capital investment programme provides a balance of best value and technical compliance. To act as the Estates & Facilities liaison to monitor the design, planning and execution of forward investment planning and the NHP site redevelopment programme across the estate, including the Surgical Centre project, developing a soft landings approach in conjunction with the Trust's Project team & the Principal Supply Chain Partner.
About us
As an organisation, Somerset NHS Foundation Trust offers employees a wide range of benefits including flexible working, NHS pension scheme, generous annual leave allowance and a commitment to career development.You will be eligible for our Blue Light Card and a wide range of NHS exclusive shopping & leisure discounts.We are proud of our skilled, diverse workforce and as an inclusive employer we welcome applications from all backgrounds.Working in Somerset enables you to enjoy the idyllic countryside, areas of outstanding beauty and stunning coastlines whilst still only being a stone's throw away from bustling city centres like Bristol, Bath and Exeter and only two hours away from London.There are excellent educational facilities in the area and, when compared to other regions, house prices are reasonable.Somerset offers the countryside and the cosmopolitan -- there is truly something for everyone!
Job description
Job responsibilities
All the information relating to the Estates & Engineering Technical Lead (Capital Liaison) is within the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
All the information relating to the Estates & Engineering Technical Lead (Capital Liaison) is within the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification in Building Services Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Building, Architectural, Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience
- Specialist knowledge acquired through an MSc or equivalent experience.
- Project Management Qualification (PRINCE -2)
Desirable
- Member of an appropriate professional body.
- Evidence of continuing professional development;
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a construction and/or Estates environment.
- Experience of managing, planning, and budgeting.
- Experience in building services management.
- Working in a multi-skilled organisation.
- Experience of risk management concepts and approaches.
- Experience in the management of a high quality, responsive and cost-effective estates service with specific customer focus
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate with a wide range of staff groups within the organisation and externally whilst remaining independent to the Estates & Facilities Directorate.
- Ability to effectively communicate complex information to non-technical staff groups within the organisation.
- Excellent communication skills, both written, oral and PC, including presentation skills
- Well-developed planning and organisational skills and the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to form strong and effective relationships with immediate team and other colleagues in progressing work-plans and the operational agenda whilst remaining independent to the Estates & Facilities Directorate.
- Strong negotiating and influencing skills applied to immediate team and other colleagues.
- Highly developed problem-solving skills.
- Self-motivated, driven, enthusiastic and strong attention to detail;
- Sufficient to fulfil the duties of the post with any reasonable adaptations;
- Valid driving licence.
- Willingness to adopt other technology to improve standards and the provision of services;
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree level qualification in Building Services Engineering, Electrical/Mechanical Engineering, Building, Architectural, Quantity Surveying or equivalent experience
- Specialist knowledge acquired through an MSc or equivalent experience.
- Project Management Qualification (PRINCE -2)
Desirable
- Member of an appropriate professional body.
- Evidence of continuing professional development;
Experience
Essential
- Experience working in a construction and/or Estates environment.
- Experience of managing, planning, and budgeting.
- Experience in building services management.
- Working in a multi-skilled organisation.
- Experience of risk management concepts and approaches.
- Experience in the management of a high quality, responsive and cost-effective estates service with specific customer focus
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate with a wide range of staff groups within the organisation and externally whilst remaining independent to the Estates & Facilities Directorate.
- Ability to effectively communicate complex information to non-technical staff groups within the organisation.
- Excellent communication skills, both written, oral and PC, including presentation skills
- Well-developed planning and organisational skills and the ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Ability to form strong and effective relationships with immediate team and other colleagues in progressing work-plans and the operational agenda whilst remaining independent to the Estates & Facilities Directorate.
- Strong negotiating and influencing skills applied to immediate team and other colleagues.
- Highly developed problem-solving skills.
- Self-motivated, driven, enthusiastic and strong attention to detail;
- Sufficient to fulfil the duties of the post with any reasonable adaptations;
- Valid driving licence.
- Willingness to adopt other technology to improve standards and the provision of services;
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
