HEAD OF ESTATES - CHELTENHAM
53,755 - 60,504.
JOB SUMMARY
The Head of Estates will play a crucial role in supporting the Associate Director of Estates to ensure that the healthcare properties are safe and well-maintained. This involves providing a cost-effective, efficient, and safe maintenance service through the combined efforts of direct labour and contractors, overseeing both external and internal environmental management, and maintaining a safe and secure environment for patients, staff, and visitors.
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead on building and engineering safety, inspection, and maintenance.
* Operationally manage all estates activities across: Healthcare Engineering, Decontamination, Medical gases, Ventilation, Water, Fire, Electrical, Environment, Pressure Systems.
* Ensure Authorised person roles are covered (electricity, heating/ventilation, lifts, medical gases, decontamination, confined spaces, working at heights, gas systems, and pressure systems), taking lead responsibility in person where appropriate.
* Link with the Associate Director of Estates and senior colleagues to ensure effective management of Service Level Agreements/Contracts across various estates-related disciplines.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS
* Industry qualification in engineering, technology, building, surveying, or architecture plus either an appropriate mechanical or electrical formal qualification in estates disciplines; industry qualification in management safety.
* Registered Professional in relevant FM Institution.
* Excellent communication, negotiation, and training skills; ability to motivate and support staff.
* Understanding of budget management and ability to manage expenditure within the allocated budget.
* Demonstrable knowledge of healthcare processes and interdepartmental relationships.
* Self-motivated with the ability to organise, prioritise workload, and delegate appropriately; ability to make and justify rational decisions quickly.
* Sound knowledge of environmental management, health & safety requirements/legislation including COSHH, risk management, Legionella, etc.
* Extensive experience of engineering services to buildings and building construction, with specific geographical knowledge of the services and equipment throughout the properties to be maintained.
* Detailed knowledge and experience in engineering services to buildings, building construction, and maintenance management strategies and techniques.
* Detailed knowledge of Building Management Systems and AutoCAD; advanced skills in using departmental computer software systems including FMIS, Safecode, Smartstream, ELVIS, and the full Microsoft Office package (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook, Bactraq, and Project).
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