PFI & Estates Compliance Officer

Job overview

The post holder will Support the Estates & Facilities Management Team in continuously improving PFI & estates contractual compliance with statutory requirements across all Trust sites. They will be responsible for monitoring and analysis of risks and performance of the Trusts PFI Contracts. They will ensure that all services associated with the PFI contracted properties are meeting the obligations and responsibilities defined under the Project Agreement

Main duties of the job

They will work as an integral part of the Estates management team to assist in improving value for money, statutory and mandatory compliance across all Trust sites. Their duties will include planning, organising and managing compliance audits. They will also manage projects ranging from statutory compliance works, minor capital or revenue funded projects, life cycle and passive fire protection improvement programmes. They will ensure all projects comply with CDM regulations and safe working systems are deployed by estates and facilities workforce and contractors working on the Trust’s diverse Estate. They will review procedures and working practices and help develop policies to ensure compliance with relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and technical guidance.

The post holder will support the management of the PFI Project Agreements and implement monitoring arrangements. They will provide monitoring advice to the PFI Contract & Performance Lead

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Attend PFI Contract Management meetings, Payment Mechanism, Variation, Fire Stopping, Legal and planned works meetings as required.
• Develop a good working relationship with the FM Service Provider on all Trust PFI maintained sites.
• Pro-actively co-ordinate and communicate programmes of emergency, reactive,  or planned, maintenance, and coordinate such activities across the Trust within agreed timescales or planned schedules.
• Co-ordinate and communicate with specialist maintenance contractors, consultants, statutory bodies, PFI and project contractors.
• Interpret technical manuals, fault diagnosis and communicate technical knowledge or information to other staff.
• Actively participate and contribute to Trust service development groups and Estates decisions.
• Provide professional engineering building services advice and support to other members of Trust Capital team, to assist in the design and implementation of new Capital works and refurbishment Schemes.