M&E Supervisor / First Line Manager - South London

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Mon-Fr 8-5 Temp-Perm
Elec Supervisor
Perm salary negotiable circa £53-55K

ROLE SUMMARY

• Responsible for the operational management of the building and engineering services on the PFI estate, including staff & sub contractor management.
• Has responsibility for ensuring that engineering maintenance, including contract work, is carried out to appropriate standards and specifications in line with the Project Agreement.
• Provides expert specialist and professional building and engineering expertise to other estates staff, directors and senior management of the organisation including external agencies.
• Undertakes Authorised Person responsibilities in relation to specified systems.
• Supports the day to day commercial management of the estate management and operation. Developing, implementing and managing energy policies for the estate.
• Manages operation and implementation of the Permit to Work system and Safe Systems at work.
• Ensures services comply with the Project Agreement, legislative, statutory and HTM requirements.
• Manages a team who ensures the safe operation of all plant and equipment on the hospital site.
• Supports Commercial Management of the operational element of the contract, including management of the Performance Monitoring systems and ensuring Contract and Commercial Compliance.
• Delivers a cost effective Planned Preventative Maintenance Service.
• Manages a reactive maintenance service during normal operating hours of the hospital.
• Manages a reactive maintenance service outside operating hours of the hospital.
• Available on call or for emergencies 24hrs/7days.
• Overall responsibility for the management of the Permit to Work System.
• Contributes to the implementation of an energy strategy, policies and initiatives.
• Ensures plant is maintained and operated to its optimum efficiency.
• Encourages and participates in departmental energy saving schemes and promotes the understanding of the economic use of energy.
• Provides technical and professional support to all staff, colleagues, Engineering Supervisors and to SPV and Trust officers in order to develop a "team" approach.
• Authorises competent persons.
• Acts as key point of contact with the NHS Trust regarding the provision of estates maintenance services.
• Undertakes employee appraisals/performance reviews including the identification of training and development needs within specified company timeframes.
• Manages the service desk system ensuring all service requests are responded to within contractual obligations.
• Manages lifecycle, small works and projects in conjunction with the company representative and project managers.

KEY AREAS

• Communication & Relationship Skills
• Provides and receives highly complex data and information, uses negotiating skills in procurement and with all levels of staff from the Trust Board, external bodies, suppliers and individuals.
• Exchanges, interprets, analyses and calculates complex information and communicates to specialists and non specialists.
• Maintains formal and informal communications with SPV and Trust managers related to service activities through the Sodexo Representative.
• Negotiates with contractors and supplies regarding maintenance and technical projects.

Knowledge, Training & Experience

• Has and develops highly specialist knowledge and skills at degree level or equivalent in Engineering disciplines.
• Specialist skills in energy management, conversion, leadership and alternative technologies.
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent and specialist knowledge through postgraduate courses and experience to masters equivalent level.

Analytical & Judgement Skills

• Collects all data and information necessary to analyse all aspects of the service in relation to estate management, considering legislation, health and safety, Trust and company policy.
• Uses data and information to breach marks, faultfind, predict and analyse system failures.
• Operationally resolves staff performance problems and address staff shortages.
• Makes judgments on compliance with health and safety requirements, carrying out risk and COSHH assessments.
• Provides sound judgments across wide range of issues considering legislation, H&S, conflicting demands and offers advice on estate operational matters.

Planning & Organisational Skills

• Prepares, plans, implements and modifies maintenance and procurement programmes to ensure 100% availability of service to the site.
• Organises all appropriate human, technical, financial and training resources for programme delivery.
• Develops long term strategic estates operations plans to implement organisational objectives for critical services.

Physical Skills

• Use of fine tools and equipment.

Responsibility For Patient/Client Care

• Assists patients/clients during incidental contacts.

Responsibility For Policy/Service Development

• Contributes to policy development and implementation for the estates service in relation to the PFI.
• Reviews policies for estates maintenance to ensure suitability and recommends amendments as appropriate.

Responsibility For Financial And Physical Resources

• Manages a maintenance budget including authorising payments of invoices with delegated authorities.
• Maintains stock control, equipment and uniforms.
• Authorises excess and overtime hours within delegated authorities.

Responsibility For Human Resources

• Provides training to estates and other staff in system operation and facilities awareness and authorises competent persons.
• Manages contractors, consultants, specialists and other staff.
• Line manages estates operational staff, promotes morale and well being, delivers training and reviews staff performance.
• Conducts performance development reviews and identifies improvement areas.

Responsibility For Information Resources

• Manages information within the CAFM system including collection and analysis of data in relation to estates service and energy management.
• Uses computer software to develop or create reports, documents, drawings etc.

Responsibility For Research And Development

• Ensures critical estates condition surveys are conducted and highlights areas of concern.
• Studies, researches and presents alternative technologies and business cases to the SPV for funding.
• Appraises plant and equipment for renewal and advises on best available techniques.

Freedom To Act

• Broad operational policies guided by building, H&S regulations, responsible for estates operations.

Physical Effort

• Requires regular work in plant areas; fit, able to climb ladders and access confined spaces.
• Sitting, standing, walking/frequently lifting effort for several short periods.
• Light physical effort/working at heights, carrying equipment.

Mental Effort

• Frequent intense concentration, coping with interruptions, dealing with complex calculations.
• Maintains contactable phone and mobile while on site.
• Focus on paperwork, drawings and operational incidents.

Emotional Effort

• Deals with complaints from staff, patients and the public regarding environmental conditions.
• Occasional distressing or emotional circumstances; handles staff grievances and disciplinary issues.

Working Conditions

• Works often in unpleasant, noisy, hot, humid areas when necessary.
• Occasional highly unpleasant conditions, site visits, maintenance activities, sewage, pest infection.

Personal/Professional Development

• Takes every reasonable opportunity to maintain and improve professional knowledge and competence.
• Participates in personal objective setting and review, including a personal development plan.

Health And Safety

• Takes reasonable care for personal health and safety and that of others affected by work.
• Co operates with company and Trust to ensure statutory regulations, codes of practice, local policies and departmental health and safety rules are adhered to.

Mark Dunn