Principal Strategic Estates Advisor - Quantity Surveying
Band 8b
Main area: Principal Strategic Estates Advisor - Quantity Surveying
Grade: Band 8b
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 043-EA097-1224
Site: Companies House
Town: Cardiff
Salary: £63,150 - £73,379 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 06/02/2025 23:59
Job overview
NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Specialist Estates Services (NWSSP-SES) is committed to championing patient centred and sustainable healthcare environments. You will be responsible for leading on the provision to WG of capital related business case scrutiny comments in order to inform capital investment decisions aimed at improving the NHS Wales estate. You will also oversee delivery stage activity to check compliance with original cost and other related business case parameters.
The provision of related advice and guidance on strategic estate planning as well as representing NHS Wales on Wales and UK wide working groups and committees are also fundamental aspects of the role.
As a Chartered Estates Professional e.g. RICS, CIOB, with a Master’s degree, or equivalent experience, you will also have a good track record of managing professional staff and working credibly at a senior level within a related public or private sector organisation.
Main duties of the job
The Principal Strategic Estates Advisor/QS (PSEA QS), using highly developed specialist knowledge, takes a lead role in providing professional and technical support to WG and Health Boards in planning and delivery of their major capital investment programme.
The PSEA (QS) will:
1. Provide advice, guidance and support on a broad range of strategic estate planning issues in relation to the NHS estate, to Welsh Government (WG) and NHS organisations in Wales.
2. Lead and coordinate the process of providing scrutiny comments on business cases submitted to WG for capital investment in the estate and associated infrastructure; thereafter oversee delivery stage activity to check compliance with original business case parameters.
3. Have a thorough understanding of the 'How to Cost a Hospital' guidance published by NHS Estates, and historic cost analyses and index information published by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Professional Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) or Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
* A Degree in an appropriate estates related discipline.
* Knowledge of hospital estates related issues.
Experience
* Experience of working at a senior professional level in complex building and estate related areas.
* Experience of providing authoritative advice to organisations at a senior level.
* Experience of working for the NHS or Welsh Government.
Skills
* Ability to plan and manage projects.
* Ability to co-ordinate the activity of a team.
* Understanding of the services and structure of NHS Wales and the Welsh Government generally.
We are committed to flexible working and equal opportunities.
If you are shortlisted for interview you will be contacted by email using the email address with which you registered. Please ensure that you check your email account regularly.
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