About this role
Job summary
The Associate Director - Estates will oversee the management of the building and engineering infrastructure and built environment within Trust properties, including hospitals, clinics, grounds, and administrative offices. They will ensure that estates compliance, including fire engineering and systems safety, is led in accordance with Trust strategy and statutory obligations.
Main duties of the job
The main duties include developing and implementing estate management strategies, overseeing property occupancy (tenancy and lease agreements, space utilisation), maintenance and repairs, managing building and engineering design solutions for capital projects, ensuring compliance and assurance with estates health, safety, and environmental regulations, managing budgets and resources, and leading and managing a team of estate management professionals.
Responsible for supporting the development and implementation of sustainability initiatives to reduce the environmental impact of the Trust estate and promoting the efficient use of energy and resources.
Additionally, ensure that the private finance initiative contract between the NHS and the private sector companies is properly managed and that the contract obligations are met.
Working closely with clinical and administrative staff to ensure that Trust properties are designed and equipped to support the delivery of high-quality patient care.
About us
Why Work With Us
As an integrated care organisation, the Trust's purpose is to provide safe, high-quality health and social care at the right time, in the right place to support the people of Torbay and South Devon to live their lives to the full.
The EFM Teams underpin the provision of clinical services, employing approximately 600 staff, delivering support services across all sites within the Trust.
We need all EFM staff to own and live our organisational values and we not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trust's and the EFM Teams core values:
o Working together for people
o Commitment to quality care
o Compassion
o Improving lives
o Everyone counts
o Respect and dignity
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Associate Director -Estates will oversee the management of the building and engineering infrastructure and built environment within Trust properties, including hospitals, clinics, grounds, and administrative offices. They will ensure that estates health and safety and environmental compliance, including fire engineering systems , is led in accordance with Trust strategy and statutory obligations.
The main duties include developing and implementing estate management strategies, overseeing property occupancy (tenancy and lease agreements, space utilisation), maintenance and repairs, managing building and engineering design solutions for capital projects, ensuring compliance and assurance with health, safety, and environmental regulations, managing budgets and resources, and leading and managing a team of estate management professionals.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Recognised degree in engineering, building or equivalent qualification in building services or relevant discipline.
- Specialist engineering or building knowledge acquired through post graduate qualification or relevant experience.
- Professional membership in estate discipline (CIBSE, IEE, IMechE, IHEEM, RICS, CIOB or RIBA)
- Proven record of Continuing Professional Development including specialisation to the healthcare estate (e.g. legionella, electrical systems, fire, pressure systems, asbestos, H&SAW, DDA etc).
Desirable
- Chartered membership or working towards chartered status.
- Accredited qualification in management.
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Torbay Hospital
Lowes Bridge
Torquay
TQ2 7AA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)