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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

Contact

Address: Royal Victoria Infirmary; Queen Victoria Road; Newcastle upon Tyne; Tyne and Wear; NE1 4LP
Contact Number: 0191 282 0999 option 2

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Ref: 317-2023-13-024-C Vacancy ID: 5749284

Estates Net Zero Delivery Manager

Closed for applications on: 20-Nov-2023 10:14

Vacancy status: Closed

Closed for applications on: 20-Nov-2023 10:14

Location

Site: Trustwide
Town: 317 Trustwide
Postcode: NE7 7DN
Major / Minor Region: Tyne and Wear

Contract type & working pattern

Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary

Salary: £58,972 - £68,525 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: (Band 8b)

Specialty

Main area: 317 Sustainability Team

Interview date: 06/12/2023

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To provide senior leadership to a specialised team of Sustainability Engineers and Project Managers in the production and delivery of the Estates Decarbonisation Strategy, meeting the ambitions of the Trust Climate Emergency Declaration, for Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust Estate, including the RVI, Freeman and various Community Estates, in line with the NHS Estates Net Zero Delivery Plan.
Work closely with existing stakeholders, both internally and externally to the Directorate, including the Estates Energy Management and Estates Operation & Maintenance Teams, to develop work packages in line with the agreed Decarbonisation Strategy identifying potential funding sources, producing suitable business cases and funding bids, managing the application process and ultimately delivering projects on site.
Work with the Capital Delivery Team to ensure that all capital projects are delivered in line with the aims of the Estates Decarbonisation Strategy, providing advice and guidance as required, whilst understanding potentially conflicting Operational demands.
Work in collaboration with the Estates Energy Team to manage a programme of regular energy related audit to support the identification/prioritisation of potential schemes, monitor progress against targets and support the development of Business Cases and reports.
Support the Estates Energy Team in the delivery of regular reports outlining progress against Estates decarbonisation targets and carbon saving projects, using various means of communications, to ensure that the organisation and wider community are aware of the action being taken in support of the Trusts Climate Emergency Declaration.
To actively support the development and delivery of the Estates strategy including the production of site-specific decarbonisation plans with a particular focus on ensuring plans reflect the detail of the Estates Decarbonisation Strategy.
Proactively manage delegated budgets in line with Trust Standing Financial Instructions, including the procurement of materials and services, ensuring that cost improvement is embedded within the financial management process.
To author and manage various Estates related policies and procedures as they related to the field of work.
Act as liaison with third party organisations such as the Department of Health, NHS Estates, Building Control, Environment Agency, Salix, Local Authorities etc.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

Essential criteria

Educated to Postgraduate / Masters level in Building Services, Sustainability Engineering or a related Engineering subject or equivalent experience
Registered as member with a professional body such as the IET, IMechE, IEMA, etc.

Desirable criteria

Management qualification such as ILM level 5, 7 or MBA.
Formal project or programme management qualifications such as PRINCE2 Practitioner or Managing Successful Programmes Practitioner

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive post qualification experience/specialist knowledge of engineering services and estates decarbonisation/Net Zero
Proficient in the development of long-term strategies and plans for Estate improvement and business development
Experienced in the management of projects in line with fixed programme, agreed budgets and government best practice, i.e., PRINCE 2 Practitioner, Management of Successful Programmes Practitioner, etc
A thorough knowledge of the Business Planning process including the use of management techniques for the capturing of data, problem modelling, options appraisal, development of key performance indicators / success factors, etc
Significant senior management experience in the leadership of teams in the delivery of construction or engineering related projects
Experience in the management of budgets in line withstanding financial agreements and the procurement of services using traditional quotation and tender processes
Demonstrable knowledge and passion to deliver engineering solutions to achieve Estates Net Zero by 2030
Understanding of specialised practices, policies and procedures some of which are highly specialised to specific Estates, building and engineering installations and require expertise within the specialism, e.g., Disability, Discrimination Act, Health & Safety, Climate Change Act 2008 (2050 Target Amendment), energy demand reduction, and heat decarbonisation etc
Experienced in the management of revenue and capital budgets in line withstanding financial instructions ensuring that value management is achieved.
An understanding of the fundamentals of Quality Improvement methodology including the use of root cause analysis and the Plan, Do, Study, Act cycle

Desirable criteria

Experience of working within regulated areas such as healthcare, pharmaceutical manufacture, etc
Evidence of involvement in successful sustainability funding bid processes