Deputy Estates Manager

Job Introduction

We are currently recruiting a Deputy Estates Manager at Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton. Reporting to the Estates Manager, you will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the building and engineers services.

You will provide management and supervision of the estates engineers and specialist contract staff whilst carrying out maintenance activities and where appropriate, manage new work projects within the PFI.

Role Responsibility

• Responsible for the day-to-day operational activities of Sodexo Healthcare, Hard FM Estates Department within the guidelines and objectives agreed with the Estates Manger.
• Provide management and supervision of the estates engineers and specialist contract staff whilst carrying out maintenance activities and where appropriate, manage new work projects within the PFI.
• Ensure the provision of a legally compliant, cost effective, timely, & quality driven maintenance service to our client, and any organisation with which Sodexo have service level agreements with.
• Monitor key performance indicators for the area of estates maintenance services within the PFI.
• Monitor Sodexo objectives by supporting and delivering against estates policies and compliance with legislative and departmental requirements. This will include playing a key role in identifying opportunities for innovation and modernisation, to meet operational performance targets and Sodexo objectives. 
• Provide detailed professional and technical advice to staff and contractors on issues that are complex and non-routine.

The Ideal Candidate

• Operational management experience, working in an Industrial / Facilities Management Environment
• Experience of working within a Building Maintenance Organisation
• Proven ability to manage change, service activity and development within a large and complex organisation
• Proven track record of achievement of organisational / development objectives
• Quality and Preformance Monitoring techniques. Working to Key Preformance Indicators (KPI’s) and Service Level Agreements (SLA’s)
• Ability to demonstrate the ability to identify waste and superfluous tasks and have the ability to optimize the allocation of resources
• Knowledge of NHS policies and procedures
• Working knowledge of Health Technical Memorandums (HTM’s and Health Building Notes (HBN’s)

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation. 

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.