This is a new strategic vision role to help meet the national NHS Green Plan & Net-Zero agenda. The post holder will be the specialist lead responsible for developing & driving forward the Trust’s Energy Management, buildings decarbonisation in line with the NHS Sustainability & Net-Zero & Trust’s Estates & Facilities Strategies. They will bring specialist skills & expertise to improve the Trust’s buildings energy performance & meet local & national energy saving & carbon reduction targets as well as ensuring the cost-effective purchase of utility supplies to ensure the Trust operates within the defined Estates operations & energy budget to support the achievement of Living Within Our Means cost saving targets.
The postholder will lead complex Estates energy-related operations& manage by bringing strong skills & judgement to integrate the Trust’s energy efficiency, energy management & decarbonisation (Net-zero Sustainability) objectives around the optimisation & effectiveness of the Trust Estate. They will be expected to liaise with a wide variety of Trust staff, at all levels, & external organisations & provide specialist knowledge to ensure the effective service delivery of those services related to the environment, energy & sustainability included within Trust Policies, Procedures & Service Level Agreements. Particularly working with the Sustainability Manager & Heads of Estates Development & Facilities to ensure a cohesive approach to energy management & decarbonisation.
Main duties of the job
* Take a strategic lead on the Estate energy management, utilities and waste.
* Review and oversee all sub metering arrangements, energy contracts, costs, energy use, decarbonisation initiatives and funding to deliver improved energy efficiency, cost savings and carbon reduction.
* Develop and deliver systems to manage, monitor and report Estates performance around Trust buildings energy and utilities performance which require complex technical analysis and assessment to forecast both consumption and prices for a commercial contract.
* Manage all contracts and finances associated with energy, utilities, patient transport, transport and waste management.
* Research and develop ideas and projects to secure necessary external capital funding that helps meet the Trust decarbonisation and carbon reduction targets.
Working for our organisation
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils, and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children’s centres, schools and people’s homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
* We Listen
* We Care
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information relating to this role, please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Person specification
* Educated to a minimum of Masters degree level or demonstrable relevant experience in environment/energy or sustainability or engineering.
* Extensive knowledge of specialist areas in energy, environment, sustainability and waste, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent training.
* Minimum 5 years experience in senior managerial roles, which include engineering or building services estates function in a complex organisation.
* Experience of managing Sustainability widely (green Plan Focus Areas) and relevant Capital Projects.
* Member of a professional standards organisation such IEMA or CIWM or Energy Institute.
* Experience in managing complex utilities contracts and energy projects investment grade analysis.
Essebtial
* Member of a professional standards organisation such IEMA or CIWM or Energy Institute.
* Experience of managing Sustainability widely (green Plan Focus Areas) and relevant Capital Projects.
We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace that welcomes and supports individuals of all abilities. Remember, if you meet the minimum criteria for this role and you have a disability, you can be guaranteed an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme - Please ensure you select this on your application form. We would encourage you to be open about your needs so we can work with you to design a comfortable and accessible interview experience. Any information you provide regarding a disability or a need for adjustments will be treated in confidence and will only be shared with colleagues who are supporting this request.
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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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