Estates & Facilities Management

We have an exciting new opportunity that has recently opened up with us as a Estates & Facilities Management (EFM) Operations Lead. You will be required to work 37.5 hours per week, Monday- Friday between the hours of 8am and 5pm. This role also offers a Work From Home option when working on specific tasks, however this needs to be flexible and not a weekly occurrence. Should you be interested in this vacancy, you will be required to have; Education / Qualifications Educated to degree level or equivalent qualification in an estate engineering related technical category. Educated to degree level or equivalent level 7 qualification in an estates related technical category. Specialist qualifications relating to NHS estates management e.g. Authorised Persons across Electrical / Mechanical / Water trades Membership of a professional body relating to the role such as CIBSE, IWFM, IHEEM. Evidence of recent continuing personal development. Experience Demonstrable experience in interpreting statutory requirements and advising on what information best suits compliance requirements. To have previously managed a multi-disciplined hard and soft FM department more than £5 million in value. Successful implementation of performance monitoring systems with a Evidence of NHS management at a senior operational level, managing a large multi-disciplined hard and soft services department in a complex healthcare environment being able to demonstrate how they have navigated its known diverse situations and issues. Experience of managing muti-million-pound budgets (both financial reporting and procurement processes). Demonstrate how they have optimised physical and human resources across asset management, maintenance, energy and carbon outputs balancing against safety and compliance constraints. Provide evidence of analytical reporting on performance data regarding engineering operations and facilities systems, identifying trends and variances and producing robust recovery plans. Evidence of building working relationships across various stakeholder groups, exercising their professional judgement across a wide range of EFM related complex systems amidst the conflicting demands of the service. Demonstrable high levels of written and oral communication skills within a broad range of professional settings. Experience of developing and writing policies and procedures. Provide verifiable examples of their ability to delve deeply into complex technical estate infrastructure problems, deriving innovative and cost-effective solutions. To be conversant in and understand HTM and HBN guidance Knowledge Expert knowledge of EFM relevant national legislative regulations./ guidance and their application in a healthcare setting. Knowledge of internal NHS and external national compliance frameworks. Demonstrate operationally evidenced deep understanding of setting up and managing IWMS and associated CAFM systems, demonstrating advantages of integrating data streams for efficiency and analytics. Demonstrable understanding of contract management including standard forms of contract (NHS/JCT/NEC) and procurement options. Understanding and commitment to equality and diversity Excellent understanding of change management and performance management processes, with a proven record of successful delivery. Skills/abilities Ability to engage staff verbally and in writing, to openly communicate complex ideas to a range of audiences and to generate trust and confidence in individuals at all levels both internally and externally to the organisation. Ability to identify risk and minimise risk effectively. Ability to establish effective and collaborative working relationships and engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, both internally and externally to resolve issues. Strong leadership with the ability to think and plan strategically and to exercise sound judgement in the face of conflicting pressures to find innovative ways of solving or pre-empting problems Ability to absorb new technical information quickly and use a range of IT systems to best effect. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise, meet prescribed deadlines with the ability to manage a complex workload under pressure and delegate to deliver to varying deadlines. Excellent verbal & written communication skills demonstrating high levels of attention to detail and high standards of accuracy particularly with budgeting and resource allocation procedures. Ability to reflect on experience and identify lessons learnt. Excellent staff management skills including motivating and coaching staff and managing capability/grievance/disciplinary issues, as required. Personal qualities Professional individual with a pleasant disposition. Flexible approach to working. Willingness to travel in the course of performing duties. Demonstrate a commitment to respecting and displaying the trust values at all times