Job summary
We are seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking Associate Director of Hard FM to provide senior leadership, strategic direction, and professional oversight for the Trust's Hard Facilities Management services.
This is a pivotal role with responsibility for ensuring our built environment is safe, compliant, sustainable, and supports an excellent experience for patients, visitors, and staff.
Main duties of the job
The Associate Director of Hard FM will lead the effective delivery of estates maintenance and capital programmes across the Trust. Reporting to the Director and Deputy Director of Estates & Facilities, you will be a key member of the Directorate's senior leadership team with professional accountability for the planning, development, and long-term strategic direction of the Trust's estates services.
You will oversee the maintenance and development of the Trust's estate, ensuring robust delivery of backlog maintenance, statutory compliance, and capital works. The post-holder will be responsible for ensuring that all Trust premises meet the highest standards of safety and regulatory compliance, while enabling operational efficiency and service excellence.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
A comprehensive and detailed description of the main duties can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
A comprehensive and detailed description of the main duties can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree or equivalent senior management experience
- Degree in Estates or engineering related disciplline
- Management and leadership qualification
- Continuous professional development
Desirable
- MSc
- NEBOSH/IOSH qualification or equivalent Health & Safety qualification
- Chartered membership of relevant professional body
Experience
Essential
- Significant senior management experience in the FM sector
- Significant in depth financial experience
- Experience in strategic planning
- Proven responsibility for large budgets and technical staff, engineering and project teams
- Experience developing and delivery strategy business plans and policy
- Experience of Board level reporting
- Experience of contract and supplier performance management
- Experience of transformation and modernisation of FM Services
- Experience of delivery HardFM in complex environments
Desirable
- Leading and delivery development control plans
- Experience of property management and long-term Estates planning
- Experience leading large scale asset management and lifecycle replacement
- Detailed knowledge of CAFM
Skills
Essential
- In depth knowledge of SFG20, industry knowledge and engineering systems
- CAD skills
- Excellent analytical and evaluative skills
- Strong financial and commercial acumen
- Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills
- High level of IT literacy
Desirable
- Lean six sigma / lean skills
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Masters Degree or equivalent senior management experience
- Degree in Estates or engineering related disciplline
- Management and leadership qualification
- Continuous professional development
Desirable
- MSc
- NEBOSH/IOSH qualification or equivalent Health & Safety qualification
- Chartered membership of relevant professional body
Experience
Essential
- Significant senior management experience in the FM sector
- Significant in depth financial experience
- Experience in strategic planning
- Proven responsibility for large budgets and technical staff, engineering and project teams
- Experience developing and delivery strategy business plans and policy
- Experience of Board level reporting
- Experience of contract and supplier performance management
- Experience of transformation and modernisation of FM Services
- Experience of delivery HardFM in complex environments
Desirable
- Leading and delivery development control plans
- Experience of property management and long-term Estates planning
- Experience leading large scale asset management and lifecycle replacement
- Detailed knowledge of CAFM
Skills
Essential
- In depth knowledge of SFG20, industry knowledge and engineering systems
- CAD skills
- Excellent analytical and evaluative skills
- Strong financial and commercial acumen
- Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills
- High level of IT literacy
Desirable
- Lean six sigma / lean skills
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
