Job Description

The post holder will be responsible for the operational management of the building and engineering services for the Trust and for the management of the Estate including staff management. To provide specialist and professional building and engineering expertise to the Trust, other estates staff, directors and senior managers. To act as Authorised Person for a number of disciplines.



To undertake Authorised Person responsibilities in relation to specified systems.



To be the source of technical ability and supply interpretation of legislation when needed to senior estates management team



Day to day operational management of direct labour and contractors in line with standards such as HTM's SFG20 and operating procedures.



Working with the Head of Estates agreeing, monitoring and reporting against budgets.



Ensuring the design and build installation and services comply in accordance with, legislation, statutory, HTM requirements and service requirements.



Active member of the management team. Representing the department commercially and technically at meetings when required.



To continually improve reporting systems to maintain a safe environment for patients and staff



Our Organisation



The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.



We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.



Our Values



The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:



Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts



Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both



Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care



The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.



Please see the attached Job description and person specification. This is available to download at anytime.