Band 8c Associate Director Capital Building & Construction
Job summary
Following the creation of a new senior Estates leadership team, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and enthusiastic construction professional at University Hospitals Birmingham in a new role as Associate Director of Capital Building and Construction to develop their career at the largest healthcare trust in the country in a dynamic and rewarding environment.
You will create and lead a team of professional staff responsible for major development work including the refurbishment, renewal and construction of new health care facilities spanning a 10 year programme anticipated to be in the range of 200 - 300m across all of our acute sites.
Main duties, tasks & skills required
You will be the Trust's lead for all building and capital related schemes and will oversee all aspects of design and delivery of the Capital Programme, through commissioning, maintenance planning and lifecycle requirements.
Working with a wide range of staff groups both within the Trust and its external partners, you will communicate complex technical matters and provide strategic leadership to the organisation.
Reporting to the Deputy Director, you will work closely with the Director of Operational Estates and senior leadership team to introduce an integrated approach for the directorate across all sites, identify opportunities for change and efficient ways of working, develop clear investment strategies and workforce plans for the future.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
Job description
*Please Note : For a specific detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
Educated to minimum of degree masters level in building, mechanical or electrical disciplines or equivalent experience
Specialist knowledge across the range of estates and facilities standards, regulations and compliance acquired through postgraduate experience and further training.
Experience
Essential
Extensive Senior Management experience/ Master's level qualification & managerial strategic & professional experience
Previous experience in managing major contracts
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
For help with your application, contact:
Mike Taylor
Mike.Taylor@uhb.nhs.uk
07827958159
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-1068434GB
Job locations
Trustwide
Mindelsohn Way
Birmingham
West Midlands
B15 2TH
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