Estates Officer (Building Design & Project Management)

at  Wrightington Wigan Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Assist the Head of Capital & Property Services with the production and maintenance of adequate estate records necessary for the efficient management of the estate with particular attention to the continual updating of fire survey and statutory estate condition records. To support the delivery of the Trusts capital programme to ensure quality facilities, delivered within budget, and within the current financial constraints. Support and deliver of capital projects from feasibility through to timely completion, and within budget working alongside all project stakeholders. Ensure all capital projects are completed to high standards using best sustainable practices whilst achieving value for money; To provide expert advice on aspects of projects which affects the Trusts ability to achieve its clinical needs through the consequences of capital developments, ensuring time, cost and quality standards are met.
To work with the wider Estates team to ensure projects are delivered compliant with legislation using specialist advice and design consultants. To support the development of policies and strategies for the implementation of capital projects to improve the built environment for patients, staff and visitors; To support the management and control the financial expenditure of programmes and projects, ensuring regular reports are available to the Head of Capital & Property Services; To support on planning and building control application processes for capital development works. To procure consultants, contractors and services necessary to deliver capital projects in accordance with the Trusts Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions; To contribute to the risk management processes and the maintenance of a comprehensive project risk register To manage highly complex information and analyse and interpret data to generate a range of options, contributing to the delivery of an affordable and deliverable capital programme. To develop good working relationships with a wide range of groups and individuals both within and outside the organisation including Clinicians, Senior Managers, patients, voluntary organisations and community stakeholders.
To lead the working groups and external advisors in the preparation of output specifications, operational policies and design briefs. To chair and facilitate capital technical meetings ensuring the technical advisers develop appropriate and affordable design and capital costs in line with the constraints set by each scheme, procurement processes and competing demands of the Trust. To ensure the advisors work is properly co-ordinated and interfaced. To support the development of a Post Project Evaluation strategy to review capital projects and ensure continuous quality improvements in the built environment

Please refer the Job description for details