Band 8b Estates Manager - Solihull Hospital

Essential

• *Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience, in an appropriate field such as mechanical or electrical engineering or building plus specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate courses

Desirable

• Recognised continued professional development.
• * Formal Management training
• * Experience to master's level.

Essential

• *Experience of managing estate services in a major acute trust.
• *Experience of contract and project management.
• *Experience of working across multi sites/ Departments/ Services - both internal and external to the Organisation.
• *Experience of managing and developing staff, direct or indirect.
• *Experience of developing, implementing and interrogating detailed and highly complex information.
• *Experience of managing specialist estates services.
• *Experience of effectively developing policies, practices and procedures.
• *Experience of effectively applying specialist legislation, regulation, policies, practices & procedures.
• *Experience of managing a range of budgets & projects
• *Experience of effectively managing resources/assets and meeting financial targets for multi stranded services.
• *Evidence of successfully delivering value for money initiatives.
• *In depth knowledge health & safety legislation knowledge and their application in an estates department.
• *Specialist and up to date knowledge of own area of expertise, including associated legislation and regulation, including asbestos management, water safety and HSAW.

Desirable

• *Minimum of five years Management experience at a senior level within a large multidisciplinary service Organisation.
• *Experience of specifying, tendering, evaluating and procuring services and goods in accordance with EU and local regulations.
• *Experience of working alongside external bodies such as other NHS Trusts, HSE, and other similar national forums and agencies.
• *Evidence of improving service delivery.
• *Knowledge of KSF, Investors in People and PDRS process.

Essential

• *Effective financial, operational and contract management of multiple services and budgets.
• *Decision maker.
• *Creative and analytical ability to interrogate, interpret and develop often complex facts and/or information.
• *Excellent communication skills with the ability to receive and provide sensitive, contentious and complex information to a wide range of audiences
• *Ability to persuade, motivate, negotiate to overcome sometimes significant and hostile barriers to success.
• *Ability to write intelligible documents (reports, specifications, etc.) and present highly complex or sensitive information effectively to large groups of people.
• *Effective organisational, planning & leadership skills.
• *Negotiation, facilitation, leadership and coaching skills
• *Ability to effectively lead, plan and organise complex activities, sometimes with a degree of uncertainty which require formulation, adjustment and coordination with other professionals within the Organisation
• *Ability to work in collaboration with all staff disciplines.
• *Effective Project Management skills.
• *Advanced IT software skills, including use of Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, and other specialist systems e.g. asbestos management software, Autocad.
• *Leader, delegator and Team player.
• *Ability to successfully influence and negotiate.
• *Able to work under pressure and make decisions without referral to others.
• *Professional, composed and resilient.
• *Effective negotiator with the ability to influence and achieve required outcomes in a complex environment.
• *Ability to think conceptually and communicate concepts effectively.
• *Ability to work on own initiative.
• *Enthusiastic and well-motivated.

Desirable

• *Negotiation, facilitation, leadership and coaching skills
• *Ability to effectively lead, plan and organise complex activities, sometimes with a degree of uncertainty which require formulation, adjustment and coordination with other professionals within the Organisation.
• *Ability to work in collaboration with all staff disciplines.