Job summary
We need a great Building Officer to join our team to help keep our hospital environment safe, operational and supporting the health and well being of our patients, staff and visitors - day in day out. No mean feat! We really mean it when we say no two days are the same - it's a blend of managing planned projects/minor works coupled with emergency reactive repairs and everything in between.
What we offer you is stability, development, a set working pattern within sociable hours without a tax return or customer invoice in sight! Although, better than all of that, is the chance to really give something back to the NHS as we need people like you to join our NHS workforce with the skills, knowledge, experience and attributes you have to help us with patient comfort and safety.
You will be based at the Royal Preston Hospital, but will be expected to carry out duties spanning all Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust sites incorporating any that are covered under Service Level Contract Agreements with other organisations.
Main duties of the job
As the Building Officer you will be required to oversee the management of service contracts, have budgetary responsibilities across a range of budgets, participate in a range of audit and inspections, develop maintenance systems to try and deliver a more effective and efficient way to deliver the estates services. The post will be required to address complex and specialist building matters that may involve various options for consideration and discussion with stakeholders.
As an expert in building fabric, you will be required to advise and support the building management team and maintenance supervisors on all building related issues and ensure that all building schemes are undertaken in accordance with trust policies and procedures, building legislation and regulations and health and safety guidelines.
About us
We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.
Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.
You'll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you'd never have done. You'll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.
You'll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care and enhancing their experience which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for the management of estates related projects including feasibility studies, production of all technical drawings and specifications for minor works [both revenue and capital] from inception to completion
- Responsible for the objectives as agreed with the Senior Building and Contracts Manager and Building Manager[s] for the planned operational activities of all minor works projects throughout the trust and other duties as deemed necessary.
- Contribute to the work of the multi- disciplinary team, providing technical advice and support to others in the operational estates team.
- Communicate complex design requirements to stakeholders including non-technical senior members of staff.
- Ensuring the minor work projects are planned and implemented in conjunction with colleagues both within the directorate and from other Trust directorates to ensure they meet the on-going operational needs and objectives of the organisation
- Contributing to the development of an efficient and effective estates strategy that supports the delivery of excellent health services
- To carry out access audits, inspections and surveys across the Trust as required.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Responsible for the management of estates related projects including feasibility studies, production of all technical drawings and specifications for minor works [both revenue and capital] from inception to completion
- Responsible for the objectives as agreed with the Senior Building and Contracts Manager and Building Manager[s] for the planned operational activities of all minor works projects throughout the trust and other duties as deemed necessary.
- Contribute to the work of the multi- disciplinary team, providing technical advice and support to others in the operational estates team.
- Communicate complex design requirements to stakeholders including non-technical senior members of staff.
- Ensuring the minor work projects are planned and implemented in conjunction with colleagues both within the directorate and from other Trust directorates to ensure they meet the on-going operational needs and objectives of the organisation
- Contributing to the development of an efficient and effective estates strategy that supports the delivery of excellent health services
- To carry out access audits, inspections and surveys across the Trust as required.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent professional knowledge and experience in an estates, construction or building surveying related field
- oSpecialist knowledge acquired through continued professional development and education, equivalent to post-graduate courses / diplomas
Desirable
- oManagement Qualification
- oAssociate or member of a construction related professional institute (RICS, CIOB, IWFM, CIAT)
- oManagement of Asbestos - P405/P407
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oSpecialist knowledge of estates and management services
- oManagerial experience in a building/construction bias environment
- oSound understanding of the current CDM, Asbestos regulations, HTM's and HBN's
Desirable
- oTime-served maintenance crafts-person
- oExperience of using CAFM databases
- oConversant with NHS Estates guidance, codes of practice and requirements of regulatory authorities
Person Specification
Qualifications & Education
Essential
- oDegree or equivalent professional knowledge and experience in an estates, construction or building surveying related field
- oSpecialist knowledge acquired through continued professional development and education, equivalent to post-graduate courses / diplomas
Desirable
- oManagement Qualification
- oAssociate or member of a construction related professional institute (RICS, CIOB, IWFM, CIAT)
- oManagement of Asbestos - P405/P407
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oSpecialist knowledge of estates and management services
- oManagerial experience in a building/construction bias environment
- oSound understanding of the current CDM, Asbestos regulations, HTM's and HBN's
Desirable
- oTime-served maintenance crafts-person
- oExperience of using CAFM databases
- oConversant with NHS Estates guidance, codes of practice and requirements of regulatory authorities
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.
