We are currently looking to recruit a Estate and Facilities Manager to manage, facilitate and coordinate all E&F activities for a range of properties within the Trust estate in London and West Hertfordshire.  Liaising with stakeholders on E&F issues and to be responsible for overall operation of buildings, compliance, records and on site day to day processes and procedures, including line managing E&F Co-ordinators. This role will lead for all leases and licenses across a complex Estate with the priorities and planning for the clauses and obligations resulting from the leases and occupation agreements across the Trust. 

What you will be doing:

• To oversee the leases and license across the Trust, and establish work plans, systems and procedures that help support the timely compliance with obligations on the Trust and their tenants. As part of a team to implement and manage local health & safety systems with in the cluster in line with Trust wide Health & Safety procedures, liaising with the Estates and Facilities department and resilience teams as required.

• To manage, liaise and work with all stakeholders of the Trust regarding the estate’s management of all CLCH freehold and leased sites.

• To manage, liaise and work with 3rd party contractors and Landlord providers and E&F staff regarding estates management of all CLCH sites.

• To ensure all hard and Soft FM provision including waste, site systems, food and catering suppliers and standards are monitored and levels of quality and service are met.

• Monitor site systems including CCTV, FM services, BMS and energy systems, telephones and lines for alarms and lift rooms are all maintained.

• To raise orders for the sites rent rates service charges and all day to day contract provision. Managing budgets and ensuring cost pressures are reported.

• To undertake site assessments for compliance and inspections for CQC standards.

• Ensure maintenance is carried out and that the overall appearance of the site buildings is free from hazard that would cause harm to staff, clients and patients.

• To manage sites within the cluster including compilation of maintenance and space utilisation data reporting to the E&F Operations Manager as directed.

• Ensure installation and on-going maintenance servicing and repairs are undertaken by contractors as required.

• To be part of the E&F business planning process and to ensure that site service plans are in line with the local business plan and site integration of CLCH.

• To undertake audits as required and provide information to Resilience, Infection Prevention and stakeholders as required.

What we’re looking for:

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent acquired though course and / or experience

• Experience of implementing policies and practices across specialist areas/impacting on other departments

• Experience of recruitment and day-today staff management including performance management

• Experienced budget holder and payments signatory, managing a range of contractors and payment procedures.

• Experience of risk management

• Experience of change management

• Experience of planning and prioritising maintenance activities and projects including liaising with colleagues/contractors/specialist agencies and project management. 

• Knowledge of the health care environment including recent developments in community and primary care

• Certified knowledge of health and safety procedures including risk assessments

• Knowledge of audit procedures and practices

• Working knowledge of project management

• Ability to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively at all levels verbally and in writing

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What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic Salary

• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave

• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice

• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more

• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology

• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. If you have any questions you’d like to ask before applying, you can contact Charlotte Barnett @ charlotte.barnett@capita.co.uk

All interviews, assessments and background checks will continue to take place online, to completely remove the need for face-to-face contact. All Capita colleagues who can work from home should do so; and where it is not possible for colleagues to work remotely, we have taken important steps to protect those working from Capita’s offices. Social distancing, enhanced hygiene and safety measures are already in place at all Capita locations that are open to protect our colleagues and manage the risk of COVID-19. The welfare of our people is of paramount importance to us, and we’re doing everything we can to keep our colleagues and customers safe during this time.

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.