Job summary
Interview Date: 29th September 2024
Asan experienced Mechanical Estates Officer, you will play a key role in helpingto shape the future of the Estates maintenance service within BFS and will havemanagerial, professional and technical responsibility for the operationalestates services.
Youwill lead the maintenance team (Mechanical) and assist the Estates Managerwith the management of the Estates Hard FM infrastructure and the wider Estatesfunction, to provide a high quality, proactive and responsive maintenance andrepair service for the Trust.
Youwill ensure compliance with the Health & Safety at Work Act, and associatedStatutory Regulations that are applicable to the to the position, with suitabletraining and support. Also, you will act as an Authorised/ResponsiblePerson for a number of specialised building and engineering services, like Pressuresystems, Ventilation, Natural and Medical Gases. The role is ideally suitedtowards a mechanical bias background.
Asa strong people manager and someone who continually seeks improvement, you willbe passionate about the provision of high quality service delivery; ensuringclear direction concerning service improvements and the effective utilisationof resources providing a customer focused approach. You will have the abilityto motivate and encourage staff and self in their development.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role are to diligentlycarry out high-quality maintenance activities ensuring that our patients,staff, and visitors are safe and are in a comfortable environment and the environment is safe and fit for purpose.
You will use your Mechanical Engineering skillsto ensure proactive planned maintenance of pressure, ventilation, heating,cooling, water, natural and medical gas systems are carried out to a highstandard utilising in-house and external resources. You will also carry outreactive tasks within KPI and SLA targets ensuring that our customers aresatisfied with the work that has been carried out.
You will operate safely demonstrating anexemplary safety-minded culture, complying with various and relevant legislations,regulations, Health Technical Memorandums, and best practice guidance.
You will plan workforce resources according toplanned maintenance activities, provide information in weekly meetings, andliaise directly with clinical leads for these tasks to be carried out.
About us
BFS RESERVE THE RIGHT TO CLOSE A POSITION EARLY.
Operating as a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, BFS has over 40 years heritage in providing high quality estates, facilities, procurement services and Outpatient pharmaceutical services to the healthcare sector. With a turnover of over £50m per annum, we take pride in our people, the quality of our work and in making financial contributions back into the NHS, supporting our patients and staff to deliver front line patient services.
BFS are passionate about providing essential facilities and healthcare support services. Our highly skilled and experienced leading professionals take pride in what they do, delivering world-class services and best-in-class NHS standards.
We believe in our people and our ethos is to put our customers and team at the heart of everything we do.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS) are committed to promoting equality of opportunity and fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.
The cost of the DBS (criminal records check) will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.
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Job description
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Job Description for Mechanical Estates Officer
Please refer to the attachedJob Description and Person Specification for full details of the role andresponsibilities.
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Person Specification
Experience
Essential
1. Able to supervise maintenance and investigate work to the highest level.
2. Use of Building Management System
3. Carrying out surveys
4. Preparation of reports
5. Design or maintenance of Engineering services
6. Analysis of data and presentation of findings
7. Negotiation
Desirable
8. Use of AutoCad
9. Management of budgets
10. Presenting to groups of staff
11. Presentation to all levels of the organization.
Effort / Environment
Essential
12. Ability to work in office environment with VDU
13. Survey work in hot environments, cold environments, low level service areas and rooftop plant areas
14. Working in close proximity to patients and in clinical procedure areas
15. Working in contaminated areas with appropriate personal protective equipment
Knowledge and Awareness
Essential
16. Fully conversant with modern installation and testing techniques.
17. Familiar with HBNs and HTMs
18. Knowledge and understanding of Estates best practices.
19. Knowledge of Confidentiality
Desirable
20. Care Quality Commission standards
21. Healthcare environments
Qualifications
Essential
22. HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
23. Continuing Professional Development
24. To have a minimum of one of the following: Gas Safe registration, Medical Gas Competent Person, Pressure Systems Competent Person, IEE 17th Edition. HTM 06 01 Competent Person.
Desirable
25. Degree in Mechanical or Electrical. Membership of relevant Professional Institution.
26. HTM 06 01 AP Medical Gas
27. HTM 06 02 AP Low Voltage
Values
Essential
28. In around 100 words please describe what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
29. In around 100 words please describe how you lead/manage a well-functioning team.