Engineering Services - Senior Lead

at  Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Interpret and apply legislation, national and statutory requirements (Health Building Notes and Health Technical Memoranda etc.) to ensure all specifications and work fully comply with and maintain all aspects of statutory compliance, building regulations, construction design and guidance issued by building and engineering related professional institutes within projects and sector responsibilities. Review technical design information, providing constructive commentary to ensure that the design information responds to the briefing and Trust requirements. Ensure that all Technical Stakeholders (may include but not limited to Estates, FM, Infection Control, Health and Safety, Authorising Engineer(s), Fire and NHS Assure) have had the opportunity to review/comment on the proposals and document this. Represent projects team on safety groups as part of governance structure Regularly utilise the services of external contractors, both on a fixed term contract and tendered basis (e.g.
Professional construction services consultants, general and specialist building contractors) Provide specialist technical advice to key stakeholders within the Trust on the delivery of capital and property projects. Ensure the Health and Safety of staff during projects in conjunction with Health and Safety managers and local representatives ensuring documented evidence is available. Investigate accidents, incidents and complaints in conjunction with senior managers (e.g. Health and Safety), take appropriate action as necessary and monitor outcome, ensuring the Head of Capital and Property is informed.
Witness commissioning procedures, testing and working demonstrations for compliance with contractual documents. Inform the appropriate Project Managers of the outcome. Be responsible for authorising expenditure and accountable for expenditure within allocated budgets in accordance with the Trusts SFIs. Provide technical advice and support to works not directly controlled by the post holder, through interactions with the project management team, trust staff, technical consultants, design teams contractors and specialists.
Participate/lead Project Teams for scheme briefing planning, design, specification and delivery. Work with multi-agency and multi-disciplinary groups from different organisational cultures, facilitating co-operation between all parties Undertake or supervise feasibility and design work for proposed development schemes that are often complex in nature. Liaise closely with Head of Projects and Finance for on budget and cost forecasts ensuring underspend, overspends and project slippage are managed. Ensure Value for Money (VfM) for all projects and value engineering is considered and conducted where required.
The post holder will ensure that they explore new modern methods of construction and inventive construction, bringing new techniques, procedures and project management methods to the Trust. The post holder will work with the Sustainable Development Team to work towards achieving Net Zero and sustainable development for building and maintaining (lifecycle) of Trust buildings Support departments who may provide funding for service developments (through business cases) as required including feasibility work, surveying and sketch proposals. Advise Project Teams on likely budget costs for alternative options

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