Estates Contract and Lifecycle Manager

The Methodist Church in Britain; Sunderland; Presencial; GBP 65 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is seeking a permanent senior estates professional to lead hard FM contract performance and lifecycle planning across the Queen Alexandra Hospital estate. The role includes chairing safety groups, driving compliance governance, and providing strategic technical advice.

With 5+ years in estates or contract management, ideally in healthcare, you will work within a triparty PFI framework with the project company and FM provider, travelling between sites and

Qualificações

• 5+ years in estates or contract management, preferably healthcare or regulated environment.
• Degree in technical discipline or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading multi-professional teams on complex information sharing and governance.

Responsabilidades

• Lead hard FM contract performance across the hospital estate.
• Lead lifecycle planning for the estate.
• Lead compliance assurance and technical governance.
• Chair key safety groups.
• Provide senior technical advice shaping operational and strategic decisions across the Trust.
• Collaborate with the project company and FM provider under the triparty PFI.
• Guide a multidisciplinary team.
• Provide leadership across multi-site arrangements with business travel.

Conhecimentos

Legislation & safety

Lifecycle planning

Data management

Contract management

Analytical thinking

Communication & negotiation

Financial data tracking

Leadership

Problem solving

Formação académica

Engineering/technical degree

Ferramentas

PRINCE2

APM

Descrição da oferta de emprego

A permanent senior estates post in the Estates and Facilities team at Queen Alexandra Hospital, a major acute PFI site. The post holder leads hard FM contract performance, lifecycle planning, compliance assurance and technical governance, and chairs key safety groups. The role is part of a triparty PFI with the project company and FM provider, across a partnership with Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust. Five years or more in estates or contract management, ideally in healthcare or another regulated setting, decides fit.

What the job involves

• Lead hard FM contract performance across the Queen Alexandra Hospital estate
• Lead lifecycle planning for the estate
• Lead compliance assurance and technical governance
• Chair key safety groups
• Provide senior technical advice that shapes operational and strategic decisions across the Trust
• Work closely with the project company and FM provider under the triparty PFI to keep the estate safe, resilient and future ready
• Guide a skilled multidisciplinary team
• Provide in-person leadership across multi-site arrangements, with business travel between sites

Qualifications

• Relevant degree or equivalent qualification in a technical discipline, or equivalent experience

Experience

• 5+ years in an estates, technical or contract management role, ideally in healthcare, MOD or another regulated environment
• Experience leading and working within a multi-professional team on complex and contentious information
• Track record of delivering to tight deadlines

Skills & knowledge

• Strong understanding of legislation and guidance, including HBNs, HTMs and statutory health and safety regulations
• Knowledge of strategic infrastructure lifecycle planning, data management and asset care models
• Understanding of complex contract frameworks such as PFI, NEC or bespoke healthcare service level agreements
• Strong analytical, data management and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills, able to explain complex and contentious technical issues to people at all levels
• Confidence in evaluating and tracking financial and lifecycle data

Other

• Strong technical grounding in engineering, estates management, building services or technical FM
• Calm, analytical judgement when issues are contentious or time-critical
• Commitment to continuous improvement in governance and use of data

Nice to have

• Continuing professional development and professional registration or institution membership, such as Engineering Council, IWFM or similar
• Formal management or accredited project management qualification, such as PRINCE2 or APM
• Experience in an NHS setting
• Experience in people management
• Senior experience in asset planning or contract variations
• Understanding of PFI contracts and contract management from a client perspective
• Skill in developing technical policy and procedural documentation
• Strategic thinking and understanding of current health service sector issues