Estates Officer

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 8.30am – 5.00pm preferred with some flexibility required to meet the demands of the role.

Salary: 32,000 to 35,000 dependent on experience, plus annual bonus opportunity.

Location: This is a site-based role, with a requirement to travel to multiple locations across the Greater Leeds area.

Role Overview

Employed directly by Sewell Advisory, the Estates Officer will provide operational support within the Estates Department at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust (LCHT).

Responsibilities:

• Collating information and data for quarterly assurance and performance reporting.

• Attending, inputting into and providing support for the Trust’s Water Safety Group, Electrical Safety Group and Medical Gas Committee.

• Carrying out the role of Legionella Deputy Responsible Person, supporting and deputising for the Senior Estate Manager in their Responsible Person role.

• Working with the Estates and Property Assistant to provide appropriate compliance records for estate activities.

• Working closely with the Trust Finance Department to ensure that appropriate charging processes are in place, and that related activities (procurement / expenditure) are carried out in accordance with the Trusts SFI’s/SO’s.

• Working with all Trust colleagues such as IPC, Risk Management, Clinical and Operational Support Teams, to continually develop the service provision.

• Ensure the LCHT estate is maintained to an acceptable condition and is statutorily compliant.

• Liaising with external organisations such as NHS Property Services, Leeds City Council, Community Health Partnerships, and other NHS Trusts with regards to building maintenance and statutory compliance.

• Supporting the delivery of LCHT’s capital programme, ensuring that spaces are empty and prepared for works, and assisting with programming and relocations of teams where required.

• Working closely with the Facilities Department to ensure a seamless Hard and Soft FM service to building users.

• Undertaking all duties in line with Trust and Estates Policies and Management Plans.

• Assisting the Head of Estates to review Estates Policies and Risk Assessments.

• Ensuring all energy invoices reconcile.

• Collecting and recording energy / utility data and compiling records of energy expenditure.

• Identifying energy efficiencies in leased and owned properties working with external organisations, and developing initiatives to reduce energy costs.

• Completing annual Display Energy Certificates (DEC’s).

• Advising on, and managing, the renewal of energy/utilities contracts.

• Carrying out any other duties in line with the requirements of the Partnering Service Agreement between LCHT and Sewell Advisory as required.

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Requirements

As well as exhibiting our company behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Customer Focused, a Team Player and Doing the Right Thing, the successful candidates will have the following:

Essential:

• Experience in delivery of a reactive and planned estate maintenance service

• Experience of managing Hard FM service contracts

• Excellent levels of customer service and a proactive approach to managing issues

• Compliance management experience

• A full driving licence, valid in the UK and own transport.

• Excellent people and customer management skills.

• A positive and professional attitude, along with a high-quality approach to service delivery.

• Excellent levels of computer literacy in Microsoft Office products, specifically Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

• Be able to work both as a team member and alone in a busy working environment.

• Have a flexible attitude towards hours worked and interest in supporting the wider team during holiday and sickness periods.

Desirable:

• Previous experience within the healthcare sector

• Hold IOSH and NEBOSH

Sewell Group is an equal opportunities employer, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services.

As a committed safe employer, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be carried out for the successful candidate of this role.

Benefits

• Annual Bonus opportunity

• 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days
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• Auto Enrolment pension
• Staff discounts
• High Street & Retail discount schemes
• Bike 2 Work Scheme
• Technology Scheme
• Paid Parental Leave and Sickness Absence schemes

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