Job Overview

Previous candidates need not apply

Under the direction of the Associate Director of Estates, the post holder will be responsible for maintaining a strategic compliance road map and plans towards full Estates compliance. You will be expected to be self-motivated and take the lead in analysing risks across wide-ranging operational regulations and pro-actively develop and roll out appropriate mitigation measures and plans and ensuring all appropriate policies and procedures are developed and regularly updated.

As an experienced Estates Compliance Manager, you will be responsible for co-ordinating, monitoring and managing Estates’ compliance in regards to Electrical etc, recording/documentation systems, standard operating procedures and staff legislative training requirements, in particular giving significant practical support to Estates’ Authorised Persons (APs), the Associate Director of Estates and Hospital Reconfiguration and the respective Heads of Operational and Capital Estates in the course of their duties.

The successful applicant will have a positive can-do attitude and be able to demonstrate flexibility and initiative, providing team leadership and co-ordination to achieve a high standard of productivity and workmanship in the most cost-effective manner.

Main duties of the job

• To be responsible for monitoring and managing the compliance against current and forthcoming equality, health, safety, environmental and other estates-related statutory and mandatory legislation and DH guidance, of the hard FM estate, infrastructure, specialist services (water, energy, waste, medical air), recording/documentation systems, Policies and staff training. This may include Medical Engineering Services (MES) as part of future service development.
• To act as Executive Secretary for the various Estates H&S, Risk and HTM Specialist Committees, ensuring timely collation and preparation of papers. To provide regular assurance reports for Trust Committees including the Infection Prevention Committee, Operational Risk Group and the Health, Safety, Security and Fire Committee.
• To act as the Trust’s Responsible Person for asbestos plus other AP duties as agreed.
• To coordinate the Trust’s implementation of the Premises Assurance Model (or similar) and ensuring the accuracy and auditability of data held within CAFM systems, asset registers and departmental IT systems.
• To be the primary point of contact for staff (and relevant external bodies) requiring advice on Estates-related compliance within the Trust.
• To support and drive the Lord Carter productivity and efficiency improvement initiative for Estates by producing performance reports, supporting and encouraging a continuous improvement approach.