Assistant Estates Operations Manager (Building)

The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust; Greater London; In loco; GBP 60.000 - 72.000; Tempo pieno

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The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is seeking a technically astute Estates leader to coordinate the day-to-day activities of the in-house Estates Building service. You will oversee a customer-focused maintenance function and manage performance, provide technical guidance, and support staff.

You may also manage external contractors to ensure value for money, quality and H&S compliance. This pivotal role sits within the Estates operational team, helping us deliver exceptional service

Competenze

• Experience leading and coordinating a customer-focused maintenance service in a complex environment.
• Proven ability to manage performance and provide technical expertise within an estates/maintenance team.
• Experience managing external contractors and ensuring value for money, quality and H&S compliance.

Mansioni

• Responsible for a building maintenance section of the Trust, with day-to-day management of maintenance and repair services within budgets, using Directly Employed Labour and Contractors.
• Acts as Authorised Person/Responsible Officer for maintenance responsibilities (e.g. medical gases, ventilation, electrical safety, water safety).
• Maintains, operates and reviews PPM programmes to ensure buildings and equipment meet NHS and statutory standards.
• Continuously reviews operational procedures to improve efficiency and economic operation of engineering and building services.

Conoscenze

Estates management

Maintenance management

Contract management

Electrical safety

Medical gases

PPM planning

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Job Overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join a transformational Trust and play a pivotal role in leading & coordinating the day-to-day activities of the in-house Estates Building service.

We are looking for someone who is technically astute and has a strong track record of managing and delivering a customer focused maintenance service at a similar level within a highly complex environment.

You will manage performance, provide technical expertise and support the staff within your team. Where applicable, you we also be responsible for managing external contracted support to ensure value for money, quality and H&S compliance.

This is a key role within our Estates operational team, and we are keen to recruit a motivated individual who will help us to provide exceptional standards of service that we continually strive to provide to our patients and colleagues.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for a building maintenance section of the Trust, which includes first-line day-to-day management responsibility for providing an efficient, effective and patient focused maintenance and repair service, within the allocated budgets, using Directly Employed Labour (DEL) and Contractors, who together are involved in the upkeep of the buildings, engineering systems, roadways, footpaths and grounds at the designated site(s).
• Acts as Authorised Person/Responsible Officer in relation to specific maintenance responsibilities e.g. medical gases, specialised ventilation, electrical safety, water safety and/or decontamination equipment.
• Maintains, operates and reviews Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) Programmes and through the implementation of suitable operational work plans ensures that buildings, plant and equipment are maintained and fully efficient operational status to the appropriate NHS and statutory standards in order to deliver a high quality care environment for the Trust’s patients.
• Continually reviews and revise as necessary operational procedures and working practices as an aid to the continuous improvement and excellence of the maintenance and repair services within his/her remit, so as to ensure the efficient and economic maintenance and operation of engineering and building services, fabric, plant and equipment

Working for our organisation

Our Poppy’s Promise Commitment

We believe that compassionate care sits at the heart of everything we do. Every member of our team - clinical or non-clinical - plays a vital role in ensuring that patients, families, and colleagues are treated with dignity, empathy, and respect at all times.

We expect all staff to demonstrate compassion not only through their words, but through their actions: by listening attentively, communicating clearly and kindly, and recognising individual needs, feelings, and circumstances of those in our care.

Effective communication is central to safe and high-quality healthcare. We value colleagues who take the time to understand others, explain information in a meaningful way, and respond to concerns with patience and understanding.

By joining our team, you are committing to uphold these values - ensuring that every patient feels heard, respected, and valued, and that compassion is embedded in every interaction, every day.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.