Estate Officer (Operations)

Job overview

Responsible for engineering maintenance section for the trust, including management of staff

Act as Authorised Person/ Responsible Officer in relation to specific maintenance responsibilities e.g. medical gases, sterilisation equipment

Maintains, operates and reviews pre planned maintenance programme/ and reactive and out of hours maintenance; review and revises procedures, working practices

The work does involve lone working which requires candidates to be able to identify various alarms and working in restricted places, it is therefore essential that candidates read the Job Description and are able to undertake all tasks required.

Users of the service should receive a high level of Customer Service in a polite efficient manner by staff with a high standard of personal presentation and hygiene.

Occasionally the post holder will be required to access unpleasant working areas such as confined spaces, drainage systems and plant rooms and may be exposed to sewage, fumes, dust and dirt.

Main duties of the job

Will work closely with the Estate Manager, Estate officers, Estate team leader and clinical managers for example ward managers, matrons, other heads of departments.

Working in agreement and co-operating with other departments to ensure maintenance and repairs are completed, in and around the other service users inc patients.

Providing engineering information at meetings for departmental updates relating to complex engineering information, including pricing and timescales of work.

Provide and receive complex information, negotiating skills

Exchanges maintenance, technical project-related information with specialists, non-specialists; negotiates with contractors or suppliers.

Analyse, Plan, and organise complex activities, taking into consideration the health and safety aspects, departmental demands due to labour and costs.

Plans and prioritises maintenance projects, including liaison with users, contractors, specialist agencies, project management.

To undertake all line-management responsibilities and duties for all specialist Engineering Section staff including e-rostering, training, KSF Appraisals of all staff and ensure that they all receive an agreed PDP and objectives.

Will have key relationship skills to motivate the team and be empathic in situations that may arise on site or within the team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.