Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity for a qualified Technical Support Manager to join SECAmb within the existing Estates department covering the Kent area. We are looking to recruit a dynamic individual to support our Head of Strategic Estates in delivering high quality Estates service to SECAmb NHS Foundation Trust.
The Strategic Estates department is responsible for ensuring that all buildings and facilities contracts are managed and maintained effectively and safely across the Trust, to ensure that the Estate is fit for purpose, safe for work/visitors and staff and is legally compliant in all matters relating to the Estate. Secamb has three regions Kent Surry and Sussex.
The Estates Technical Support will manage the day-to -day relationship with Operational Senior Management on Estate matters, such as Health & Safety compliance, ensuring a fit purpose, safe compliant environmentally maintained at all times.
To identify and oversea small works requirements that improve the building fabric where appropriate and addresses any Health & Safety or statutory compliance requirements.
To provide and receive complex, sensitive information, persuasive, motivational, negotiating, training skills are required.
Judgement across a wide range of estate issues taking into account legislation, H&S conflicting demands - condition of plant& equipment, complex fault finding
Long term maintenance planning, short term projects planning, emergency, contingency planning for critical services.
Main duties of the job
This post is to support the Trust in the delivery of key estates objectives. In particular, the job holder will work closely with the Estates Manager to monitor and manage the performance and activities of the Trust Facilities Management (FM) provider to ensure corporate governance and assurance in the delivery of all its Statutory and Mandatory Compliance, Planned & Preventative Maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs and minor works.
The job holder will liaise closely with all stakeholders and members of senior management and represent the Estates function at corporate meetings to provide assurance on matters such as Health & Safety compliance. Ensuring all properties are fit-for-purpose, safe, compliant and well maintained at all times.
In undertaking role, they will identify any unreported maintenance requirements and ensure issues are resolved in a timely manner and provide assurance on activities and tasks that have been completed. They will also ensure building maintenance issues are appropriately logged.
The job holder will also provide professional subject matter expert assurance that all PPM, audits, inspections and tests on a range of services that include fire, gas, water, asbestos lifts, emergency lighting, electrical systems, fuel etc. are fully compliant with H&S Executive and Statutory and Mandatory requirements
About us
- Option to join NHS pension scheme
- A minimum 27 days' holiday each year, increasing after 5 years' service.
- Personal and professional development and training opportunities.
- Salary Sacrifice schemes for cars or push bikes.
- Access to occupational health and counselling services.
- Award winning wellbeing hub
- Back up buddy App
- Access to NHS discounts, offering NHS employees a range of money-saving deals.
Other than in exceptional circumstances, the starting salary for staff new to the NHS will be the bottom point of the band to which they have been appointed.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Strategic Estates department is responsible for ensuring that the Trusts buildings and facilities contracts are managed and maintained effectively, this ensuring the Trusts estate is fit for purpose and safe for any visitors or staff to work in, visit or use, and that all matters relating to the estate are legally compliant.
The Strategic Estates department is also responsible for the ongoing review of the current estate, in conjunction with other departments within the Trust, to ensure that any buildings in use, is required, is appropriately used and continues to represent the best value. The department is also responsible for the strategic provision of new buildings, Make Ready Centres, ARCPs, EOC etc to support the delivery of front-line services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Strategic Estates department is responsible for ensuring that the Trusts buildings and facilities contracts are managed and maintained effectively, this ensuring the Trusts estate is fit for purpose and safe for any visitors or staff to work in, visit or use, and that all matters relating to the estate are legally compliant.
The Strategic Estates department is also responsible for the ongoing review of the current estate, in conjunction with other departments within the Trust, to ensure that any buildings in use, is required, is appropriately used and continues to represent the best value. The department is also responsible for the strategic provision of new buildings, Make Ready Centres, ARCPs, EOC etc to support the delivery of front-line services.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Highly developed specialist Estates technical knowledge underpinned by theory, training qualification and experience
- Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estates Management (IHEEM)
- IOSHH or NEBOSH qualification
Desirable
- Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Building Contract Management professional qualification
- Authorised Persons Certificate in one of the following disciplines i.e. Electrical Low Voltage Systems, Fire Alarm Systems, Fixed Electrical Installation Testing, Gas, Water, Asbestos Installations
- Proven leadership skills, energy and drive Full driving license
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- GRADES AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- KNOWLEDGE
- Plan and organise broad range of complex activities; formulate, adjust plans or strategies
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Highly developed specialist Estates technical knowledge underpinned by theory, training qualification and experience
- Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estates Management (IHEEM)
- IOSHH or NEBOSH qualification
Desirable
- Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), Building Contract Management professional qualification
- Authorised Persons Certificate in one of the following disciplines i.e. Electrical Low Voltage Systems, Fire Alarm Systems, Fixed Electrical Installation Testing, Gas, Water, Asbestos Installations
- Proven leadership skills, energy and drive Full driving license
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential
- GRADES AND YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
- Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
- KNOWLEDGE
- Plan and organise broad range of complex activities; formulate, adjust plans or strategies
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
