Estates Manager Engineering (Electrical Bias)

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Health and wellbeing support

NHS Car Lease schemes

Discounts on external providers

Job summary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Estates officer to lead and support maintenance across hospital facilities. You will manage directly employed staff and contracted services to keep engineering systems compliant and reliable.

The role emphasises collaboration with clinical, technical and managerial colleagues. Applicants should have a technical engineering background (HNC/HND or equivalent) and NHS estates experience or a similar building

Qualifications

• Minimum HNC/HND or equivalent in mechanical, electrical or building services engineering.
• Experience in NHS estates management or related building services engineering.
• Ability to communicate with clinical, technical and managerial staff at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to managing the engineering maintenance section and staff resources.
• Ensure properties and building services are maintained to DOH standards.
• Procure services and goods, reconcile invoices, and monitor budgets.
• Participate in the 24/7 on-call service and provide technical guidance.
• Review NHS Estates Facilities Alerts and develop action plans.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Interpersonal skills

Budget management

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent in engineering

Job description

This is an excellent opportunity for somebody with experience in electrical engineering who is looking for a career within NHS estates management. Reporting to the Head of Estates you will work as part of the team responsible for the management of the Hospital’s estate. Managing directly employed labour and contracted services working on a wide range of engineering systems, you will be responsible for maintaining effective and efficient service delivery in line with statutory legislation, guidance and healthcare technical standards.

We are particularly looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual with relevant technical qualifications and experience in NHS estates management, or a related building services engineering environment. You must have the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of clinical, technical and managerial staff members, demonstrating a high level of interpersonal and team working skills. A degree in an engineering discipline is desirable, but applicants must hold a minimum HNC/HND or equivalent in a mechanical, electrical or building services engineering discipline.

Contribute as part of the team responsible for the management of the engineering maintenance section for the Trust, including management of staff resource. Manage the response and effective/efficient development of the department’s resources to ensure that all the Trust’s properties and their associated building and engineering services are maintained in a good state of repair and meet mandatory, statutory DOH guidelines and other relevant technical standards and guidance.

To fulfil the role of “Action Officer” undertaking reviews of NHS Estates Facilities Alerts, Hazard Notices, and other DOH notices issued, providing guidance, and developing action plans to meet the recommendations of the relevant issuing body.

Procure services and goods ensuring best value in line with the Trust’s Standing Financial Orders and Instructions. Check and reconcile invoices against orders and authorising payment of goods/services received. Monitor and control budgetary trends on behalf of the budget holder, and compile records for audit purposes.

Participate in the department’s on-call service, ensuring professional and technical support is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, managing and co-ordinating an emergency response, providing technical advice, support, instruction and guidance and liaising with clinical/management colleagues to resolve the adverse situation with a view to returning to normal service standards.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: James Hutchinson Job title: Head of Estates Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07721116563

Further information/Informal visit please contact James Hutchinson, Head of Estates on 01302 644658 or email [e-mail]