Head of Estates

Finegreen are currently supporting a large NHS organisation in London, they are looking for a senior Estates professional to undertake a technical leadership role for an initial period of 6 months.
Responsible for delivery the safe and effective operations for estates, leading the engineering and maintenance staff within the organisation.
Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure that engineering and building activities are compliant with statutory legislation, Health Technical Memorandums (HTMs) and other relevant codes of practice;
• Responsible for overseeing the reactive, corrective and planned maintenance of equipment, engineering services and building fabric for all properties under their control in a cost effective, compliant, safe and timely manner;
• Communicate highly complex technical information with senior managers, directors, contractors, suppliers and other staff on a range of operational estates projects and works programmes;
• Provide credible leadership, professional management and direction to all staff within the Estates department, to enable the effective sharing of knowledge, ideas and skills.
• Promoting culture, within the Estates department, which is underpinned by open communication and team working across all disciplines;
• Responsible for ensuring that appropriate managerial, technical engineering, building resources and associated infrastructure are in place to support the delivery of a cost effective Estates service to maintain the objectives of the organisation and the relevant Healthcare regulatory standards;

Essential Criteria:

• Degree in relevant field (i.e. Electrical, Mechanical or Building Service Engineering) (Or HNC/HND in one of the above disciplines and demonstrate significant knowledge and experience post qualification);
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development;
• Management qualification or significant previous experience in management role within healthcare.

If you are interested in the role, please contact Donna Larder on (phone number removed) or send your CV to (url removed)