Job summary
To lead on all Estates building services matters including design, procurement, installation and whole life maintenance. Ensuring an effective and efficient Planned Preventative Maintenance Program (PPM) to cover all items for which Estates are responsible.
To lead on major Mechanical & Electrical Capital projects. Holding responsibility for the compliance of the Estates & Facilities Department with all relevant Statutory and Mandatory checks and inspections.
To lead on the London Ambulance Service Energy Policy. Hold budget accountability by ensuring value for money is maintained at all times. Ensure that at all times the integrity of the Building services to the control rooms, communication rooms and other 999 & 111 facilities are maintained to level where there is no disruption to service.
Main duties of the job
To project manage all Estates major engineering capital schemes, liaising with all consultants, preparing briefs and monitoring budgets.
Manage a range of small to medium sized engineering capital schemes from inception through to commissioning and occupation.
Manage the Building Services Engineers, including recruitment, appraisal, development.
To have full responsibility for all mechanical and electrical plant and installations at LAS including maintaining mechanical and electrical plant for critical services to Emergency Operations Centres (EOC), requiring consultation with Network and Systems, Applications and Operations Managers.
Organise and Chair meetings in the form of: Customer liaison meeting, consultant planning meetings also contractor pre-start meeting and progress meetings.
Monitor total engineering of the Estate to ensure compliance with Health and Safety requirements.
Develop/monitor Quality Assurance and Benchmark Standards to ensure commitment to the pursuit of value for money.
Participation in the Out Of Hours rota, to receive emergency calls and if necessary attend to site outside of normal working hours.
About us
Our vision is to deliver outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed for everyone in London, 24/7, 365 days a year. Our strategy 2023-2028 outlines how we plan to achieve this, and is centred upon three missions focused on:
- Our care- delivering outstanding emergency and urgent care whenever and wherever needed.
- Our organisation- being an increasingly inclusive, well-led and highly skilled organisation people are proud to work for.
- Our London- using our unique pan-London position to contribute to improving the health of the capital.
To achieve these three missions we have set ourselves 50 commitments to deliver over the next five years. In developing these ambitious commitments, we have engaged extensively both inside our organisation, with our partners and with our patients, and we have analysed population trends and horizon scanned the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached advertising document for further information, including the job description and Person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the attached advertising document for further information, including the job description and Person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential
- Degree in Building Services engineering or equivalent
- Qualified Chartered Engineer or membership of equivalent professional association or equivalent experience
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007(amended 2015) Desirable I ? Evidence of continuing
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-qualification training and experience in Estates, Facilities and complex project management in the Private or Public sector
- Preparing and writing reports
- Construction Design and Management Regulations
- Estate, Facilities and Project Management experience either within the public or private sector.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good written and oral communication skills and the ability to work effectively with other LAS colleagues, internal and external clients, external contractors and consultants.
- Ability to work to deadlines without compromising standards of services provided
- Excellent analytical and reasoning skills of highly complex issues and plant.
- Ability to identify, initiate, coordinate and implement research and development programmes.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Accreditations, Education
Essential
- Degree in Building Services engineering or equivalent
- Qualified Chartered Engineer or membership of equivalent professional association or equivalent experience
- Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007(amended 2015) Desirable I ? Evidence of continuing
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post-qualification training and experience in Estates, Facilities and complex project management in the Private or Public sector
- Preparing and writing reports
- Construction Design and Management Regulations
- Estate, Facilities and Project Management experience either within the public or private sector.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Good written and oral communication skills and the ability to work effectively with other LAS colleagues, internal and external clients, external contractors and consultants.
- Ability to work to deadlines without compromising standards of services provided
- Excellent analytical and reasoning skills of highly complex issues and plant.
- Ability to identify, initiate, coordinate and implement research and development programmes.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
