Group Estates Manager
Start Date: July
Location: Birmingham (with nationwide travel across estate sites)
We are currently looking for an experienced Group Estates Manager to join our team on a 7-month fixed term basis to cover maternity leave.
ABOUT THE ROLE
The Group Estates Manager will oversee and maintain the facilities across HealthHarmonie and Medinet Group, ensuring efficient, safe, and compliant operations throughout our national estate portfolio, including over 125 clinics and two head offices. This role is pivotal in maintaining the highest standards of facility management, with a strong emphasis on safety, compliance, and operational efficiency in a healthcare setting.
Key Responsibilities:
* Oversee both Hard and Soft Services across the organisation, ensuring all facilities are properly maintained and operational.
* Lead and manage planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules at Head Offices in Birmingham and Sutton Coldfield, as well as nationwide clinics, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
* Conduct regular H&S, Risk Assessments, IPC and facilities inspections to ensure they are fit for purpose, safe, secure, and conducive to a healthcare environment.
* Ensure all estates and facilities comply with relevant quality, health, and safety regulations as well as government and regulatory body requirements, including the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
* Manage risk across the organisation, including L8 legionella water management and overall water safety plan.
* Communicate and enforce policies and procedures to ensure adherence to health and safety, regulatory, and operational standards.
* Issue, review, and update SLAs for host sites, ensuring they meet the specific requirements of HealthHarmonie and align with CQC standards to meet the specifics requirements of each discipline.
* Oversee and manage external subcontracting arrangements, including waste control and BOC services, to ensure high standards of service delivery.
* Enforce infection control measures at all facilities, ensuring compliance with CQC standards through the implementation of action plans and audit schedules.
* Identify and assess suitable host sites for new and existing contracts, ensuring they meet HealthHarmonie's specifications and are in line with CQC requirements and relate to the specific discipline.
* Oversee the setup and ongoing management of rooms or clinics, ensuring they are fully equipped and compliant with all necessary standards.
* Regular travel to various contract locations across England to oversee and manage facilities, ensuring compliance and operational efficiency.
* Manage and organise monthly reviews with all contractors including cleaning, maintenance and security from all Health Harmonie sites including appropriate departments with clear and direct communications both externally and internally.
* All H&S and Facilities documentation to be continuously maintained, organised and communicated with Chief of Estates and Facilities and saved onto relevant systems.
* Manage and communicate all AD HOC requests from various areas of the business including sourcing, approval and delivery of equipment keeping inline with NHS HTM standards
* Resolve and Priorities any issues from Risk Assessments, Inspections or Walk abouts in a timely and cost-effective manner.
* Identify cost -saving opportunities and implement energy efficiency measures
* Provide regular updates to tenants, staff, contractors and Chief of Estates and Facilities on all changes and on going works.
ABOUT YOU
* Proven experience in facilities management within the healthcare industry, with a deep understanding of healthcare facility regulations, including infection control and H&S compliance requirements.
* Demonstrated experience in managing and implementing Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedules across multiple sites, ensuring minimal disruption and optimal operational efficiency.
* Strong knowledge of CQC requirements and the ability to ensure compliance across all facilities.
* Strong knowledge and experience in managing water safety, particularly in L8 legionella control measures.
* Experience in negotiating and managing SLAs for facilities, ensuring high standards of service delivery.
* Excellent project management skills with a demonstrated ability to manage complex, multi-site projects.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with various stakeholders.
* Full valid driving license and access to a car.
* NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent in health and safety.
ABOUT US
HealthHarmonie, part of the Medinet group, is a leading private healthcare provider dedicated to delivering high-quality healthcare services to patients across the UK. We specialise in partnering with the NHS and ICBS to provide innovative solutions that improve patient outcomes and streamline healthcare delivery.