259143 Estates Officer

NHS DUMFRIES & GALLOWAY; Dumfries; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking

Job summary

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is seeking an Estates Officer to join the Estates and Property Services department. The role involves leading a small, busy team to deliver planned and reactive maintenance across NHS sites in Dumfries and Galloway.

The successful candidate will have a building services qualification and demonstrable experience in facilities maintenance management, with familiarity with CAFM systems; training will be provided where needed.

Qualifications

• A building services qualification and demonstrable experience in facilities maintenance management.
• Experience in the use of a computer aided facilities management system would be advantageous; training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Manage and undertake a wide range of strategic and operational maintenance activities.
• Use specialist systems for data input, interpretation and management of this data.

Skills

Building services qualification

Facilities maintenance management

CAFM system experience

Tools

CAFM system

Job description

A vacancy has arisen within the Estates and Property Services department for an Estates Officer, to be part of a successful multi disciplinary team delivering a planned and reactive maintenance service for NHS Dumfries and Galloway.

The successful applicant will have a building services qualification along with having demonstrable experience in facilities maintenance management. Experience in the use of a computer aided facilities management system would be advantageous however training will be provided.

Working in a relatively small but busy department, the successful candidate will be required to operate at both a National and Local level, to manage and undertake a wide range of strategic and operational maintenance activities. This will be carried out using specialist systems, and there will be a requirement support accurate and effective data input, interpretation, and management of this data.

The successful applicant will require good communication and people management skills and have the ability to work to deadlines in an ever-demanding environment.

With an ability to demonstrate effective leadership skills, the successful candidate will be responsible for the effective and efficient management of an inhouse maintenance team.

They will need to have the ability to work well unsupervised and be able to work effectively as part of a team, while fostering positive and co-operative relationships with all other groups and departments, internal and external to the organisation.

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Application process

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