We are looking for a Deputy Head of Estates to join the Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd estates team to manage all aspects of the operational estates service provided to Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and external clients. You will need to demonstrate strong team working skills have extensive experience of working in an Estates/FM environment (ideally in the Public Sector) and be able to demonstrate excellent customer service skills.

This post will play a key role in meeting the estates key performance indicators and achieving the departments cost improvement plans. The successful department will manage all aspects of the day to day operational estates service on behalf of the Head of Estates.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered

Main duties of the job

Being responsible for all operational aspects of the estates workshop including performance, morale, expenditure, productivity, sickness, essential training etc.Ensuring that the estates MICAD and Zetasafe systems are managed and used correctly and as effectively as possible.Coaching and mentoring workshop team leaders to ensure the workshop team hits KPIs for planned and reactive maintenance.Identifying and delivering cost improvement plans by ensuring we purchase stores, obtain contracts and source contractors at the best possible price to obtain the required service.Ensuring we review overtime and out of hours callouts and implement changes to ensure a 'best value' service.Ensuring all sickness, disciplinary and performance issues within the workshop are promptly managed in line with our policies.Working with other senior estates managers to ensure that we deliver the required planned maintenance across the estates to meet our statutory requirements.Evaluating workshop procedures to ensure we are operating as efficiently as possible, allowing workshop staff to complete the maximum number of jobs in the day.Being appointed as an Authorised Person for disciplines within the post-holder's skillset, acting as a backup AP if a suitable Senior Estates Officer or Estates Officer is not available.

About us

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Ltd. (DSFS) is a subsidiary company that's 100% owned by Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.

DSFS has just under 1000 staff across Soft and Hard Facilities Services, and our corporate services including, ICT, Patient Records, Switchboard, Procurement, Finance and Clinical Engineering. Very much part of the 'Chesterfield Royal family', DSFS builds on solid NHS foundations to offer a more commercial approach that's dynamic, flexible, and proactive.

DSFS are proud to be striving to achieve a truly diverse and inclusive flexible workforce by valuing and welcoming everyone's abilities, uniqueness, and individuality. All our colleagues have the right to and should be able to feel 100% themselves at work we believe that all our people add to and should improve our culture and not just fit in with it. By embracing our diverse backgrounds and differences our culture becomes richer and makes us stronger together.

Derbyshire Support and Facilities Services Limited currently do not offer a Certificate of Sponsorship, any applications which require sponsorship will not be considered

Job description

Job responsibilities

For details of this exciting role, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Master's Degree in a Building Services or Construction discipline (or equivalent experience).
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• P405 management of asbestos (or willing to complete within 12 months of starting in the role).

Desirable

• IOSH or NEBOSH.
• Membership of an appropriate professional institute such as IHEEM, CIBSE, RIBA, IWFM, IEE etc.
• In date training for Responsible Person or Authorised Person roles.

Experience

Essential

• Significant estates leadership & management experience within an acute NHS trust or similar complex organisation such as the MOD.
• Evidence of success in leading and implementing significant change programmes within the NHS or other similarly sized organisations whilst maintaining high standards of quality
• Experience of managing a wide range of estates issues around procurement, contractors, planning, quality standards, governance and H& S matters
• Proven track record of delivering against performance and financial efficiency targets, working across multiple departments to achieve them
• Experience in formulating department training & development plans and policies.

Desirable

• Proven experience of effective risk and resource management within a large public sector organisation.

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Able to apply strong technical knowledge to make improvements to the estates department and mentor team members as required
• Good knowledge of CAFM systems (MICAD) and able to analyse complex data and make informed decisions from it.
• Fully conversant with statutory requirements that apply within an estates department and able to reference where to find said information
• Able to motivate a team and drive effective change
• Demonstratable project management skills
• Excellent IT skills, able to create complex Excel, Word and Powerpoint documents and produce quality reports as required.

Desirable

• Previous experience of lean working or Kaizen and its application within an estates department.

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Able to operate effectively at both operational and strategic levels
• Enthusiastic, highly motivated and able to determine priorities and achieve them using initiative and with minimal external input.
• High standard of written and spoken English.
• Able to communicate effectively with a wide-ranging audience, particularly able to explain technical issues without using jargon
• Effective negotiation and persuasion skills.
• Committed to continuous improvement and learning to bridge skill gaps.
• Able to continuously appraise situations and 'challenge the norm', creating new ideas in the process
• Able to operate with high integrity in the work environment.
• An effective coach, mentor and manager, able to switch between these roles as required.
• Flexible and able to adapt to change quickly
• Able to use empathy and tact plus effective listening skills to resolve occasional difficult situations with staff and customers

Employer details

Employer name

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

DSFS - Chesterfield Royal Hospital

Top Road

Chesterfield

S44 5BL

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