About this role
Job summary
Passionate about EFM and people, you will have a professional qualification and specific operational experience in a number of areas; electrical engineering, building services engineering and compliance. You will have hands on experience of delivery as well as more strategic experience of developing and managing an estates and maintenance team.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Operational Estates Manager. This is a key post, acting as lead Electrical Authorised Person, providing specialist advice and duties as defined by HTM 06 and managing the day to day operations of a busy estates function within Newham University Hospital. You will have specific responsibility for ensuring that the building fabric, mechanical and electrical infrastructure is appropriately maintained and that a high level of service is provided by the in-house maintenance team.
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to HND/Degree level in a Building Services Engineering or Electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
Desirable
Quality Improvement training or qualification. Project management training or qualification.
Experience Essential
In depth experience of Health care building services maintenance management of multiple teams across multiple sites Detailed working knowledge of Preventative and Reactive maintenance regimes Knowledge of information systems for the management of maintenance activity Experience of successfully managing a budget and identifying cost savings. Ensuring timely provision of accurate reporting on activity and spend Understanding of Standing Financial Instructions in relation to procurement, management and commissioning of external contracting services Proven Experience and track record for procuring and managing specialist sub-contract Electrical (LV) AP experience on a complex site Experience in procuring, managing and delivering minor projects
Desirable
Proven track record of working on large capital projects
Skills, Personality and personal attributes Essential
Judgements across wide range of issues taking into account and personal attributes legislation, H&S, conflicting demands, content of expert advice on estates operations matters Ability to provide expert advice to service end users on a wide range of Estates management issues Computer literate. Ability to maximise the use of allocated resources in the achievement of set objectives Ability to work under pressure to meet deadlines Have proven ability to work under pressure and within given parameters Ability to lead and motivate a team Able to work on own initiative and within a team
Desirable
Supporting the team and organisation through environmental change and impact through legislative and organisational impact
Personal and people development Essential
Good inter-personal skills, managing a team and individuals Good influencing and motivation skills
Communication Essential
Excellent communication skills and ability to discuss Estates issues with all levels of management
Specific requirements Essential
Good written and verbal communication Effective Team Leader/Worker Able to work under pressure and meet demanding deadlines Ability to build relationships with all staff groups Performance orientated/customer focused
Experience Essential
Previous NHS Acute provider experience. Detailed working knowledge of HTM's and HBN's. Detailed working knowledge of Preventative and Reactive maintenance regimes Experience of working within a team to achieve delivery of planned benefits. Experience of working in a demanding environment with many, sometimes conflicting priorities. Project management experience - experience of supporting a change programme. Understanding of Standing Financial Instructions in relation to procurement, management and commissioning of external contracting services Proven Experience and track record for procuring and managing specialist sub- contractors.
Desirable
Experience of successfully managing a budget and identifying cost savings. A good working knowledge of Health and Safety principles. Experience of successfully developing collaborative relationships with a variety of stakeholders
Skills Essential
Able to solve problems or pre-empt problems by employing appropriate measures and processes. Good leadership skills - with the ability to motivate and facilitate in order to deliver results Excellent communication skills and ability to discuss Estates issues with all levels of management. Takes the initiative to establish immediate credibility with a range of internal and external stakeholders. Ability to deliver quality work in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities.
Knowledge Essential
Extensive knowledge of the maintenance of building services in large complex buildings. Knowledge gained through the route of craft/technician and estates management level and preferably in the NHS and up to Post Graduate Education level. Previous knowledge of health sector Estate management.
Desirable
Knowledge of statutory & mandatory compliance and the audit process.
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship 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).
Employer details Employer name Barts Health NHS Trust
Address Newham University Hospital
Glen Road
London
E13 8SL
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)