Estates Officer - Electrical

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Foundation Trust in the UK is seeking a professional with a background in electrical engineering and experience in team management. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with legislative requirements and contributing to a safe healthcare environment through effective project planning. The ideal candidate will thrive in a supportive workplace that values diversity and offers competitive salaries along with excellent benefits including generous annual leave and pension contributions.

Benefits

Competitive starting salary

Access to discount schemes

Industry-leading pension contribution

27 + 8 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Professional electrical engineering qualification.
• Experience managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Be professionally responsible for compliance with various legislative requirements.
• Work within estates and facilities management team to provide a safe, cost-effective environment.
• Plan and organize activities, including multi-discipline projects.

Job description

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under‑represented within the Trust.

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Candidate Profile

• Professional electrical engineering qualification.
• Experience managing a team.
• Looking for your next step.

Responsibilities

• Be professionally responsible for compliance with various legislative requirements such as asbestos, fire safety, environmental protection and building regulations.
• Work within estates and facilities management team to provide a safe, appropriate and cost‑effective environment for effective healthcare delivery.
• Exercise professional judgement across a wide range of estates compliance and maintenance issues taking into account legislation, complexity of systems or interactions and the conflicting demands of the service.
• Plan and organise a broad range of activities, adjust plans or strategies. Including planning multi‑discipline projects which may run concurrently and be inter‑related. Projects may include conflicting requirements/solutions and the post holder will assist and make judgements to find the preferred solution. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as “Good” overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward‑thinking multi‑award‑winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world‑leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.

Important Considerations

• As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
• The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support—developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
• UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
• To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at interview.
• If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, please check you are eligible under the UKVI points‑based system.
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About the Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.

Benefits

• A competitive starting salary and unsocial enhancements.
• Access to a raft of national and local discount schemes including shopping, holidays and insurance.
• An industry‑leading pension where your employer pays in 20.6 % of your annual salary.
• 27 + 8 days annual leave per year, paid leave including absence.