Project Manager - Fire Remediation

The post holder will support the Project Director in ensuring the Fire Remediation works are planned and managed effectively and take the lead in their successful delivery. This role is unique as it will lead on the day to day management of the Fire Remediation works. The post will provide assurance that national and local standards and accreditations are in place and maintained; and that the services are provided within budget. The post holder will work collaboratively with colleagues across the Directorate.,

• Liaise with appropriate stakeholders across the organisation.
• Develop and implement service transformation and improvements.
• Maintain service quality systems and procedures.
• Ensure annual training and development plans are completed.
• Identify commercial opportunities for the areas within your scope of responsibility.
• Define service level agreement with all customers ensuring that education of service expectations are identified and are accepted.
• High levels of customer care are maintained.
• Ensure statutory compliance and appropriate record keeping.
• Implement and review procedures to ensure waste is minimised in all forms., At East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care.
This is an exciting opportunity for two Project Managers with a PFI or Estates background to join the Estates and Facilities Department on a fixed term to support the team in providing estates contractual compliance with fire safety statutory requirements and defect remediation across all Trust PFI sites. One position will be based at the Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital and the other will be based at Burnley General teaching hospital. You will work closely with the Project Director and other Estates Colleagues. You will work as an integral part of the team and will assist with the management of Project Co and all third-party specialist,
• Participate in relevant internal and external working groups/projects, service initiatives, to provide information and analytical advice and expertise.
• Develop and implement data collection systems that will provide accurate and timely data relevant to your services.
Present information and issues, explaining highly complex issues, to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Provide coordination of and participate in relevant internal and external working groups and provide project advice, expertise and
support where requested.
• Provide relevant and timely specialist advice and guidance for administration services.
• Work with other members of the team to investigate the causes of any variance from target plans and proactively contribute to the
implementation of solutions.
• Management of risk and issues within your scope of responsibility and providing proactive resolution and escalation.
• Provide monthly reporting on the targeting of resources and monitoring their implementation from a value for money perspective.
• Developing cost Improvement schemes to improve productivity and efficiency.
• Own the management information of the service and use it to influence and reinforce business cases, service developments and
efficiencies.
• Devise and provide improvements to current management information, analysing, reporting and suggesting procedures to enhance the decision making process.
  
  Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level qualifications, Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
• Demonstrated experience of management in complex and challenging environments
• Experience of managing risks, reporting them, and risk mitigation.
• Comprehensive knowledge of Microsoft word and advanced user of Microsoft excel
• Experience of management of fire remediation works
Desirable criteria
• Understanding of the public sector and NHS
• Demonstrated experience in a healthcare environment
• An understanding of project principles, techniques and use of tools such as Microsoft Project, Ability to prepare produce concise yet insightful communications for dissemination to senior stakeholders and a broad range of stakeholders as required
• Experience of creating and giving presentations to a varied group of internal and external stakeholders, Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long term timescales and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
• Knowledge of financial systems e.g., monitoring budgets, processing invoices etc..
Dear Potential Applicant

At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit., 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.

It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost for an Enhanced DBS, is £45.90 and for a Basic & Standard, this is £24.90 this cost includes a £4.90 admin fee.