Estates Officer

Job overview

Are you experienced in building maintenance and management with an HNC in Building Surveying, Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering?

We're recruiting for an Estates Officer to join our team based at the Warneford Hospital in Oxford. This role will be supporting our Estates Hub C which covers several of our sites across Oxfordshire including the Fulbrook Centre, Slade Site, Raglan House, Manzil Resource Centre, Cornwallis House and Witney Community Hospital.

You'll be a member of multi-skilled estates team with the primary role of optimising & maintaining the quality and condition of our properties to ensure buildings are kept in a safe condition.

You'll lead the estates team on planned and reactive maintenance with your excellent understanding of building mechanisms including electrical, plumbing, plant safety systems and equipment. You'll also be procuring materials whilst maximizing quality and cost effectiveness.

Administration duties including rota planning, management of sickness, disciplinary & annual leave require attention to detail and good organisation.

If this sounds like you, come and join our friendly and supportive Estates Team to ensure our sites are clean, safe and well maintained for everyone at Oxford Health NHS Trust.

Applicants must have a full valid driving licence and have access to a vehicle for work. Adjustments can be considered in line with the Equality Act 2010 where required.

Main duties of the job

• Day-to-day management of operational estates
• Allocating reactive and planned maintenance to appropriate resource
• Management of contractors including permits to work
• Procurement of materials and management of stock
• Produce job specs, procure quotes quotes and arrange contractor works.
• Staff management including sickness absence and disciplinary
• Financial responsibilities including invoice process

Please refer to the job description attached for a comprehensive list of duties

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.