Project Officer (Salix - Decarbonisation )

Job summary

The post holder will act as the lead internal Project Manager overseeing the design development and implementation of the externally funded Salisbury District Hospital Heat Decarbonisation Scheme.

The post holder will work in conjunction with the Head of Estates Capital and wider Trust colleagues to assist in the development of the strategic direction for the Salisbury Estate, reducing Estates backlog and playing a key role in ensuring the continued improvement of the built environment, ensuring fit for purpose, safe and appropriate for Staff, patients and visitors.

The post holder will be expected to play a key role in the Estates Capital team bringing specialist expertise in sustainable technologies and expected to share knowledge and assist in the development of the Capital Projects team. The post holder will assist in the development of business cases for targeted investment funding to deliver capital works as well as bids for Salix funding associated with reducing the backlog maintenance and enabling the Trust to achieve net zero carbon targets.

Freedom to Act - the Postholder is required to work autonomously, using initiative and to be accountable for own actions. To be guided by European/National Building and Health and Safety Regulations and Policy. The lead specialist in managing large Capital Estate projects

Main duties of the job

Work together with Directorate managers, Estates Development, Clinicians, Nursing and Procurement for service planning. Ensure continuity and integration of all aspects of Capital projects is achieved and other multi-disciplinary healthcare staff. Ensure that patient, staff and public user groups are aware of Capital projects in order to deliver high quality, effective and efficient patient care, demonstrating best practice and value for money.

Management of Capital works, including all documentation from initial brief to completion ensuring compliance with relevant statutory and non-statutory standards, Health and Safety Guidance, Building Regulations, Codes of Practice, NHS guidance documents, British and European Standards and Planning Authority Guidance.

Carry out Capital project feasibility of sustainability focused schemes in a multi-discipline environment from initial brief to completion with the preparation of necessary documentation for all stages of the capital process. To include; project brief, scheme estimates and costs, CAD drawings, specifications and schedules of work, outline and detailed design, planning and building regulation applications, tender documentation, contracts, construction, on-site supervision, commissioning, acceptance of works and post project evaluation.

About us

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk