As a strategic leader, you will oversee multiple teams, including Estates Maintenance, Fire Safety, and Sustainability, and manage a capital budget that directly impacts the Trust's operational goals. Your ability to foster collaboration and create a culture of continuous improvement will be essential as you partner with various stakeholders. If you're passionate about leveraging your skills in a supportive and dynamic setting that prioritises both staff and patient welfare, we invite you to make a meaningful difference with us. Embrace this opportunity to shape the future of care and join a team that truly cares.
The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe and is world renowned for cancer treatment and research. The Trust has an outstanding reputation for performance and has delivered a substantial capital programme over the last 5 years (circ £30m p.a.), this has significantly upgraded large areas of the estate and further strategic redevelopment is planned.
We are looking for an experienced leader in Estates Operations and Maintenance to join our team and lead on driving our vision to be an outstanding and innovative Estates service, providing a safe and high-quality environment for everyone, driving positive change and improving patient care.Your leadership will be key to delivering a safe, effective, and compliant service, ensuring continuous improvement and development of the Trust's Estate. You will lead the Estates maintenance, Business and Governance, Digital Asset, Fire Safety and the Sustainability teams. The role covers all sites owned and occupied for the Royal Marsden Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
You will provide leadership, strategic vision, and management of the Estates team, also incorporating financial management, risk identification and mitigation, development of a robust estates team and supporting wider Trust teams in business cases and capital projects. The role will be accountable for estates governance, maintenance, health and safety.
To use professional and sound business judgement to lead and manage the Estates Department and the entire built environment for a global leading cancer specialist Trust. Deputise for the Director of Projects & Estates during periods of absence and provide sound Estates advice and contribute to corporate decisions on major estate strategic and operational plans.
The role encompasses the management of the Trust Fire and estates H&S compliance, Energy and Utilities management, Property Management, delegated capital budget typically £1.5m for backlog, refurbishment, life cycle and all Operational Estates services which directly supports patient and staff safety and global research. Operational Estates which encompass safe execution of planned, reactive, minor new works /projects and emergency maintenance. Protect the long-term interests of the Trust's Estate and adapt the Estates Department to continuously support the Trust's needs.
Responsible for leading the Estates Department and develop close partnership working with Capital Projects, Trust Divisional Directors /Heads and other Trust stakeholders.
Be a key member of Trust strategic working groups and the incident team and there may be a requirement for the post holder to be hands on.
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For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.
Responsible for the leadership of the Estates Department (70 WTE). To lead the development, implementation and ongoing management of the Estates Operational Strategy and Operational Plan. Responsible for ensuring the Trust meets its statutory and mandatory obligations in relation to the Estate it owns and occupies. Responsible for the effective performance and statutory compliance of all building services, plant, equipment, structures and fabric to meet the Trusts strategic goals. Responsible for working in conjunction with IPC to provide a safe environment. Responsible for working alongside and coordinating with the other Estates and Facilities Heads of Department (Facilities, Energy and Sustainability, Fire and Health and Safety, Security, Decontamination and Capital Projects) for the safe, sustainable and effective delivery of Estates & Facilities services to the Trust.
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