Job summary Are you ready to make a difference in healthcare? Join our dedicated Hospital Estates Department as a Building Officer, where you'll play a crucial role in maintaining and enhancing our facilities to ensure they are safe, efficient, and conducive to patient care. What we offer: Collaborative Environment: Work with a team of passionate professionals who value teamwork, creativity, and continuous improvement. Career Growth: Benefit from opportunities for professional development and career advancement within a forward-thinking healthcare organisation. Impactful Work: Your contributions will directly improve the quality of care for our patients, making a tangible difference in their lives every day. What We're Looking For: Expertise: Strong knowledge of building regulations, maintenance, and project management within a healthcare setting. Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify and address issues proactively to ensure smooth operations. Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with contractors, medical staff, and stakeholders. Passion: A genuine interest in healthcare facility management and sustainability. Why Join Us? This is more than just a job; it's a chance to be part of something bigger. With a supportive team, you'll find ample opportunities to grow and make a lasting impact. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and contribute to innovative and sustainable healthcare solutions, we want to hear from you Main duties of the job What we're looking for: Expertise: Strong knowledge of building regulations, maintenance, and project management within a healthcare setting. Problem-Solving Skills: Ability to identify and address issues proactively to ensure smooth operations. Communication: Excellent interpersonal skills to liaise effectively with contractors, medical staff, and stakeholders. Passion: A genuine interest in healthcare facility management and sustainability. Explore the Job Description and Personal Specification for a more detailed description of what we are looking for. About us We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this. Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to: Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives. UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work. University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital. Date posted 18 March 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 7 Salary £46,148 to £52,809 a year Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time, Flexible working Reference number 304-9004700 Job locations Heartlands Hospital Bordesley Green E Birmingham West Midlands B9 5SS Job description Job responsibilities Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description Job description Job responsibilities Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree Level or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering AND BTEC/HNC in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering, or applicable equivalent. Completion of a structured post graduate training program in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or applicable equivalent plus significant post training site experience. Experience Essential NHS experience and working knowledge of Health & Safety Policy, Risk Assessments, Legal asbestos requirements, planning building control and CDM requirements. Good leadership, fault diagnosis, keyboard and communication skills. Ability to work without supervision and confident to take decisions based on own ability. Adaptable to change. Capable working to deadlines. Experience of action building drawings, advise on specifications in line with HTM / HBN / local statutory requirements and Tender Documents to complete projects within budget and programme. Additional Criteria Essential Physically demanding role requiring manual handling of loads and the ability to work at heights or in confined spaces. Appreciation of their own limitations Desirable Available for on-call duties and undertaking overtime. Clean driving licence Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree Level or equivalent in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering AND BTEC/HNC in Mechanical or Building Services Engineering, or applicable equivalent. Completion of a structured post graduate training program in Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or applicable equivalent plus significant post training site experience. Experience Essential NHS experience and working knowledge of Health & Safety Policy, Risk Assessments, Legal asbestos requirements, planning building control and CDM requirements. Good leadership, fault diagnosis, keyboard and communication skills. Ability to work without supervision and confident to take decisions based on own ability. Adaptable to change. Capable working to deadlines. Experience of action building drawings, advise on specifications in line with HTM / HBN / local statutory requirements and Tender Documents to complete projects within budget and programme. Additional Criteria Essential Physically demanding role requiring manual handling of loads and the ability to work at heights or in confined spaces. Appreciation of their own limitations Desirable Available for on-call duties and undertaking overtime. Clean driving licence Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Address Heartlands Hospital Bordesley Green E Birmingham West Midlands B9 5SS Employer's website https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)