Senior Estates Officer (Electrical)

Job overview

We are seeking to recruit a suitably experienced Senior Estates Officer (Electrical) at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital site.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Trust's Operational Estates department. The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate commitment, enthusiasm and professionalism, working within a fast-paced healthcare environment. We are looking for a self-starter who will be able to work effectively both individually and as part of a team.

The post holders will advise and assist the Head of Estates on all technical matters relating to building maintenance management within their field of expertise and control. They will also provide senior leadership to the Maintenance Team and liaise with key Trust departments to ensure maintenance and repair works are delivered smoothly and with little or no effect on patient care services.

The post holders will have extensive knowledge of infrastructure services and suitable experience of working within a challenging environment and will have a full understanding of current legislation, and be responsible for ensuring compliance with Trust Policies, procedures.

The post holders will also have a minimum HNC/HND qualification in Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services Engineering.

Main duties of the job

You will be experienced in the technical operation and management of estates systems within a large organisation, managing specialist contractors along with directly employed staff.

The main duties of the roles are to:

• Deliver operational maintenance, Project Management and Statutory Compliance aspects of Estate Management.
• Perform the role of Authorised Person (AP) for the Trusts services and arrange and monitor specialist contracts to provide maintenance and validation.
• Ensure that the Trusts maintenance management systems reflect good practice in accordance with H&S legislation and HTMs.
• Maintain delegated infrastructure services across Trust sites.

This posts are based at the Royal Liverpool Hospital but will require travel across Trust sites. Hours are 37.5 hour week Monday – Friday and the post holders will be expected to participate in the on call rota service for out of hours emergency calls, with some weekend and evening work whilst on call.

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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• To support the Head of Estates with the compliance management of all Hard FM areas, across Aintree, Royal and Broadgreen sites.
• The post holder will have technical, managerial responsibility for reporting, escalation and making recommendations
• Working within the relative specialties of building, electrical, and mechanical engineering. The primary objectives of this position is to ensure that planned preventative and reactive maintenance work; undertaken by in-house maintenance staff and specialist contractors, is provided within pre-designated time spans at a competitive cost, providing technical input as required, to ensure compliance with all statutory regulations and legislation.
• To minimise disruption to the running of hospital departments.
• To operate from any sites controlled by Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT.
• Responsible for ensuring that operational departments receive technical support with regard to the following specialties as necessary, including; Decontamination equipment (sterilisers / washer disinfectors), medical gases, ventilation systems, steam systems, building construction, water systems including drainage, natural gas systems, boiler plant, electrical systems (HV and LV), energy monitoring & reporting, fire alarms, mechanical engineering systems, legionella, building management systems, emergency standby generators, lifts, general and special waste, etc.
• Work closely with the Operational Managers, CAFM team, capital team, Health & Safety and Property in developing and reporting compliance.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualified to HNC/ONC/BTEC or equivalent in engineering/building/maintenance field

• Degree or equivalent qualification

Experience

• Demonstrable postgraduate practical experience /knowledge to procure building projects
• Must be able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of both mechanical and electrical maintenance
• Must be able to demonstrate expertise at managing an in-house Estates workforce as well as external contractors

• 18th Edition IEE wiring regulations
• Maintenance of diesel driven standby generators
• Management of complex electrical distribution systems to HTM 06-02

Knowledge

• Must be able to demonstrate a high level of communication skills both verbally and written
• Must be able to plan maintenance and upgrading works and manage the staffing levels to complete the works
• Must be able to implement policies for the Estates Department as directed by the Operational Estates Manager
• Must be able to manage and monitor computer based systems and produce reports for others
• Must be able to create and use software to input and analyse data and produce reports

• Use of building design software packages Maintain Continued Professional Development record

Skills

• Dexterity when using a keyboard
• Design skills and technically minded Project management skills
• Excellent written and oral communication with the ability to influence and persuade
• Ability to communicate at all levels with staff and other professionals
• Excellent organisation and presentation skills Ability to work as an individual or as a team member
• Ability to organise and delegate
• Ability to manage multi projects across sites in addition to managing day to day problems.

• Confident in the communication of complex information
• AutoCAD proficient

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18^th birthday.

Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Bank posts require upfront payment. DBS applications submitted from 2nd December will be subject to the new DBS fee of £26.50 (standard) and £54.50 (Enhanced).

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.