Band 5 Building Team Leader

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Job Summary

• The role of Team Leader will include the issuing and controlling programmes of maintenance, repairs, minor improvements, and capital work across the Trust as directed. They will ensure that acceptable standards of productivity and quality are achieved whilst also complying with statutory requirements, Trust safety standards and procedures.
• The Team Leader will have the autonomy to work unsupervised whereby activities may be demanding and/or non-routine. Work under own initiative to undertake maintenance, repairs, minor improvements, and capital work across the Trust.
• The Team Leader will have line management responsibility for Building, Painting and Decorating staff.
• The Team Leader is a key member of the building management team and will be required to undertake projects and other duties in addition to the main sphere of responsibility and will deputise for the Building Supervisor as and when required.
• To undertake on-call duties if required as part of the on-call team to ensure that emergencies occurring outside normal hours are attended to.
  
  

Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required

To undertake all work activities as requested by the Estates Officer (Building).

To work in accordance with Trust safety rules and procedures at all times.

To actively oversee the operation and control of computerised engineering planned maintenance and labour control scheme, including completion of all paper work and reports as required by the scheme.

To carry out and/or delegate building surveys and compile data, as and when instructed by line managers

To liaise with the Estates Officer (Building) regarding building, plant or equipment failures, or deviations to regulations, and to request the supply of goods and/or services as necessary.

Undertake and support own staff in fault finding on complex structural, building fabric, roofing, drainage, security, construction plant or other critical systems and equipment, using cause and effect analysis and detailed examination to gain a solution.

To identify, source and order replacement parts for plant breakdowns

Issues and delegates blocks of work to technical staff, based upon their training, competence and capabilities.

Ensure that all accidents, incidents, near misses, damages and irregularities are documented and reported to a Manager in accordance with Trust policy.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

Job Description

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

• GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent
• City & Guilds of London Institute Craft Certificate in a relevant building or construction discipline / equivalent qualification to NVQ Level 3/ BTEC in a building or construction discipline OR Completion of a registered apprenticeship or structured training programme in Building or Construction.
• Significant post registration training, site experience in building or construction installation, alteration, maintenance, or repair.
• Experience of Building plant, equipment, and woodworking machinery.
• Current certificate of training and competent in the operation and use of woodworking machinery for compliance with the Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER) 1998.
  
  

Experience

Essential

• Knowledge of a broad range of Building Services.
• Experience in managing complex situations using own judgement when dealing with conflicting information and priorities.
• Experience of working in a busy environment working independently and exercising judgement and decision-making skills
• Auditing and monitoring skills
• Demonstrate understanding of equality and diversity.
• Knowledge of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974, COSHH Regulations 2002, Building Regulations 2010
• Detailed knowledge of PUWER 1998 Regulations, Safety and Welfare Regulations 2013 and the Equality Act 2010
  
  

Desirable

• Previous experience of working in an acute Hospital environment or similar demanding role.
• Knowledge of a broad range of Building or construction services.
• Previous supervisory experience
  
  

Additional Criteria

Essential

• Available to work overtime as and when required.
• Able to work across all Trust sites as required by the role.
• Flexible working hours, requirement to take part in on call rota.
• Ability to work and travel across all UHB sites as required by the role
  
  

Desirable

• Driving licence
  
  

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.