Head of Estates

2 months ago


Smethwick, United Kingdom Equans Full time

**Domaine**: Autre/Autre
- **Type de contrat**: Permanent
- **Temps de travail**: Full-Time
- **Equans is looking for a Head of Estates to join our team in the West Midlands on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week. On offer is a salary banding of £60,000-£70,000, dependent upon skills and experience, company vehicle or allowance, bonus and benefits package.**

The role is based at the Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust estate. The estates consists of retained sites throughout the area including Sandwell Hospital and Birmingham City Hospital as well as the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH) that is due to start delivering clinical services in 2024. The new facility incorporates high level of modern services and technology both in terms of healthcare delivery and building management. Equans are working closely in partnership with the Trust to ensure the completed facility is of a good quality and able to provide a sustainable service to the area not only in respect to healthcare provision but also providing a diverse value to the local community.

The retained site contains a range of building styles and ages with the usual services you would expect to see in a complex facility such as a healthcare estate.

The role is to assist the Director of Estates in the provision and deliver of a high-quality maintenance service. The role will require the holder to take an active role in the day-to-day management of service delivery at the Trust sites including Sandwell Hospital, Birmingham City Hospital and Rowley Regis Hospital as well as potential involvement at the MMUH. Due to the wide range of services and systems installed within the building the role requires a wide range of skills and flexible nature but also provides the opportunity to work in a very rewarding environment with continued opportunity for learning and development.

The Head of Estates will be an essential member of the Senior Management Team with direct responsibility for the effective management of the Estates Operational team including Technical Service Managers and trade staff to ensure all maintenance activities comply with the statutory, NHS, Trust and Company guidelines and contractual requirements to enable the Trust to provide their services to patients in a safe, high-quality environment.

We are looking for a strong strategic thinker with operational experience. The post holder will have excellent people management and collaborate and co-operate with other Service Providers to deliver a customer focused, cost effective and efficient maintenance service to the Trust. Whilst having an assigned responsibility for a specific part of the estate they will be expected to be able to assist and deputize for all areas as required.

**What will you deliver?**
- Provide operational and technical expertise to the contract team
- Develop of service-related continuous improvement initiatives, from conception to introduction
- Develop and introduce business efficiency measures to ensure a cost effective and best value approach
- Ensure the appropriate level of AP/CP expertise is provided on the contract ensuring statutory compliance Management and delivery of FM services to satisfy service level agreements/KPIs
- Provide adaptability & Resilience - Technical competence with requirement to lead / influence effectiveness, efficiency and continuous improvement within complex healthcare environments
- Provide influence & pragmatism - Able to quickly assess challenges and opportunities, offer pragmatic solutions and influence direction
- Decision making - Ability to accept and work with ambiguity in resolving high volumes of often complex challenges expediently
- Commercial acumen - Commercially savvy in order to drive continuous improvement opportunities
- Ensure all maintenance activities comply with statutory, NHS, Trust and Company guidelines
- Manage and co-ordinate directly employed labour and sub-contractors in reacting to breakdowns and implementing the Planned Preventative Maintenance Systems
- Provide technical assurance advice across the discipline of maintenance services to include complex electrical, mechanical, building and grounds and gardens service
- Review and develop the quality of service at an operational level and Control expenditure as delegated by the Director of Estates
- Act as Authorised or Responsible Person qualified to Health Technical Memoranda (HTM) standard where directed and appointed
- Participate in maintenance on-call Rota
- On occasions travel will be required across the UK and variations in working patterns may be necessary therefore flexibility will be required

**What can we offer you?**

On offer is a competitive salary of £60,000-£75,000 dependent upon skills and experience, car or car allowance, bonus and benefits package, which includes;
- 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
- Car allowance of £5200 or company car
- Life Cover equivalent to 2 times a


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