Job summary
Are you a dynamic, motivated and focussed individual ready for the next challenge in your career development journey? Are you looking to work in a fast-paced environment with a variety of challenges and opportunities?
Stockport NHS Foundation Trust Estates Department provide a comprehensive range of Hard FM services to maintain the internal and external physical assets of our estate. The quality of service we provide is of the highest importance to us and our overall ambition is to provide an excellent, effective and efficient service in order to allow the Trusts healthcare professionals to focus on delivering quality patient care.
Main duties of the job
The part you play
You should have a building maintenance background and previous experience in a managerial role; using your initiative you will be expected to respond to complex building fabric issues whilst ensuring best use of resources which includes the building maintenance team and external contractors to bring about a timely resolution.
You will possess a strong focus on statutory compliance and will be required to work collaboratively with our Compliance team to deliver a planned maintenance programme that will ensure a safe and comfortable environment for our staff, patients and visitors. Our ambition is to be industry leaders in the delivery of a HTM compliant Estate utilising modern approaches and methodologies.
You will receive training (if required) to act as Authorised Person in a variety of fields, you will form part of a team of appointed Authorised Persons across all Hard FM disciplines working with our external Authorising Engineers to ensure safe systems of work are in place and adhered to.
We are currently undertaking a significant 5 year capital plan to improve the existing estate; therefore you will be part of a technical team that will collaborate with the Capital Projects Department providing specialist knowledge and experience to assist in the delivery of various construction and infrastructure improvement schemes.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:
Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Prepares specifications, procures, project management, commissions and evaluates schemes for repair and improvement of the Trusts estate, using in-house or outsourced resources as necessary. Ensures that any specified schemes are delivered to the specified quality and time standards, bringing together the multi- disciplinary facets of the Directorate and their respective clients. Focussing on customer needs to meet their expectations.
- To have delegated responsibility for the co-ordination and monitoring of building maintenance activities to ensure the estate is maintained in such a condition that it fulfils its functions effectively, safely, economically and efficiently.
- To provide day to day management of the Trusts painting and floor renewal programmes.
- Manage the day to day procedures involving the annual wall-washing programme.
- To participate in building stock surveys, inspection and repair as necessary to ensure compliance as far as practicable with Trust policies and Statutory Instruments.
- Apply coherent contracts management procedure for the tendering and subsequent management of individual multi-trade capital & minor work schemes from inception to completion including as required the procurement of furniture and equipment.
- Participate in the management of the Measured Term Contract, the associated safe systems of work and the communication of all performance and management documents to the Clinical Divisions.
- Supports the Head of Estates & Key Projects Manager in the delivery of the Trusts Capital Programme by providing information on the existing estate, agreeing programmes of enabling work, inputting to health and safety plans and supplementing design and project management resources when required. Appoint Consultants from both engineering and building disciplines as required in order to assist in the execution of the Capital Programme.
- Lead on the Trusts Equality Act and managing the Trusts compliance with the requirements of the Act.
- Manage the day to day activities of the Grounds maintenance staff.
- To provide cross discipline support to the Senior Estates Officers and their associated teams.
- To be proficient in the use of CAD with the ability to create or change existing engineering drawings.
- The post holder will be required to provide co-ordination and management to the multi-disciplinary workforce when on duty as part of the Estates Directorates rostered overtime commitment. As such the post holder will be rostered on in rotation with other Estate Officers.
- Ensuring implementation of and compliance with Governance Issues
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Prepares specifications, procures, project management, commissions and evaluates schemes for repair and improvement of the Trusts estate, using in-house or outsourced resources as necessary. Ensures that any specified schemes are delivered to the specified quality and time standards, bringing together the multi- disciplinary facets of the Directorate and their respective clients. Focussing on customer needs to meet their expectations.
- To have delegated responsibility for the co-ordination and monitoring of building maintenance activities to ensure the estate is maintained in such a condition that it fulfils its functions effectively, safely, economically and efficiently.
- To provide day to day management of the Trusts painting and floor renewal programmes.
- Manage the day to day procedures involving the annual wall-washing programme.
- To participate in building stock surveys, inspection and repair as necessary to ensure compliance as far as practicable with Trust policies and Statutory Instruments.
- Apply coherent contracts management procedure for the tendering and subsequent management of individual multi-trade capital & minor work schemes from inception to completion including as required the procurement of furniture and equipment.
- Participate in the management of the Measured Term Contract, the associated safe systems of work and the communication of all performance and management documents to the Clinical Divisions.
- Supports the Head of Estates & Key Projects Manager in the delivery of the Trusts Capital Programme by providing information on the existing estate, agreeing programmes of enabling work, inputting to health and safety plans and supplementing design and project management resources when required. Appoint Consultants from both engineering and building disciplines as required in order to assist in the execution of the Capital Programme.
- Lead on the Trusts Equality Act and managing the Trusts compliance with the requirements of the Act.
- Manage the day to day activities of the Grounds maintenance staff.
- To provide cross discipline support to the Senior Estates Officers and their associated teams.
- To be proficient in the use of CAD with the ability to create or change existing engineering drawings.
- The post holder will be required to provide co-ordination and management to the multi-disciplinary workforce when on duty as part of the Estates Directorates rostered overtime commitment. As such the post holder will be rostered on in rotation with other Estate Officers.
- Ensuring implementation of and compliance with Governance Issues
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Apprenticeship
- Good Education Standard
- Degree in construction related discipline or equivalent experience.
- Member of a Building/Construction related professional organisation
Experience
Essential
- Post Qualification experience
- Experience of working with & managing a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience working to and with HTM / HBN guidance.
- Experience working on a variety of aged building stock with associated risks such as Asbestos.
Desirable
- NHS Estates Background.
- Relevant works maintenance background.
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively
- Knowledge of Health and Safety and Risk Management techniques
- Safe use of tools and equipment
- Specialist Technical knowledge of building construction and design.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Hospital services
- Use of CAD proficient at creating and changing building drawings
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oComputer literate - spreadsheets/word processing.
- oAble to communicate and negotiate effectively at all levels.
Desirable
- oCurrent Driving Licence.
Person Specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential
- Recognised Apprenticeship
- Good Education Standard
- Degree in construction related discipline or equivalent experience.
- Member of a Building/Construction related professional organisation
Experience
Essential
- Post Qualification experience
- Experience of working with & managing a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience working to and with HTM / HBN guidance.
- Experience working on a variety of aged building stock with associated risks such as Asbestos.
Desirable
- NHS Estates Background.
- Relevant works maintenance background.
Knowledge
Essential
- Able to communicate effectively
- Knowledge of Health and Safety and Risk Management techniques
- Safe use of tools and equipment
- Specialist Technical knowledge of building construction and design.
Desirable
- Working knowledge of Hospital services
- Use of CAD proficient at creating and changing building drawings
Skills & Abilities
Essential
- oComputer literate - spreadsheets/word processing.
- oAble to communicate and negotiate effectively at all levels.
Desirable
- oCurrent Driving Licence.
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).
