Head of Contract Compliance (Estates), Band 8b

at  Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• To manage these specialist contracts, leading the Trust response on contractual, commercial and legal matters. - Budgetary management on related invoicing and payments associated with the above contracts and related items - Financial forecasting and monitoring of the Trusts Estates contracts in association with the Trusts Finance Department to ensure best value for money across the Estates Contracts portfolio - Management of the Trust terrier for leased buildings, stating the responsibilities required by GMS and other organisations involved as landlord and lessee - Provide support to the Contract Management Group (CMG) for the management of the Estates Contracts portfolio - To advise the Trust on contract variations both required from the Trust and from the contractors in response to amendments in national, statutory or strategic direction. - To support in planning for the PFI concession agreement expiry, including the need to ensure the ongoing service provision, ensuring best value for the Trust, minimising risk, and determining that performance standards are continually met. - To provide & receive complex information by analysing & exchanging technical, commercial and legal information with specialist legal teams, consultants & suppliers; negotiating to ensure maximum value.
• To provide close & regular liaison with contract providers on all estate & facilities related operational, technical, contractual & performance matters. - To support with Trust benchmarking activity, responsible for agreeing Terms of Reference, and KPIs with stakeholders and specialist advisors, to demonstrate value for money and increased performance. - To ensure clear systems are in place with contract providers to carry out comprehensive cyclical condition surveys, risk assessments and audits to monitor the service performance, and managing action plans to improve contract breaches, service failures and non-compliance. - Responsible for all financial, contract, business and performance aspects of the estate contracts, ensuring that services are delivered within set budgets, managing and minimising financial & performance risk.
• To ensure expenditure is delivered within concession agreements and plans, reviewing & analysing highly technical or complex information, negotiating with THC and SPV, and specialist advisors and suppliers to ensure best value. - To chair contractual and project meetings for specialist areas of expertise, and to participate in and chair meetings on behalf of the Portfolio Director for estates and Facilities as delegated - To implement robust governance processes for estates contracts, to ensure issues are escalated appropriately, and risks managed and escalated effectively. - To actively contribute to the development & delivery of key policies, strategies and annual plans to improve contract efficiency and value for money. - To report on estate contract issues, providing expert advice and recommendations based on the analysis and interpretation of complex information in line with legal requirements and the priorities of the Trust.
• To deputise for the Portfolio Director on estates matters, including line management of other senior managers, during times of annual leave, etc. as delegated.

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