The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (NENC ICB) is looking to appoint an Estates Project Officer to support the delivery of a diverse portfolio of estates and facilities projects across our system.
Please note this post is only accepting applications from current staff members of North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board and staff members of North of England Commissioning Support (NECS).
Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received.
Main duties of the job
This is a varied and rewarding role within the Estates Team, offering the opportunity to take the lead on a wide range of estates and facilities projects. You will provide effective and confidential project management on a day-to-day basis, ensuring projects are delivered to time, quality and cost, while managing risks and stakeholder expectations.
Working closely with Directors, senior managers, GP Practices, Primary Care Networks, providers and external estates organisations such as NHS Property Services, Community Health Partnerships and LIFT companies, you will support both strategic and operational estates priorities.
You will balance planned project delivery--such as refurbishments, moves, maintenance and improvements--with responding to evolving estates requests, ensuring the changing project landscape is well managed.
Job responsibilities
* Provide proactive project management for clinical and non clinical estate projects across the ICB.
* Develop and maintain project plans, proposals and business cases for internal approval and external funding opportunities.
* Support the delivery of Primary Care Improvement Grants and other estates funding programmes, working closely with NHS England colleagues.
* Act as a specialist estates advisor, providing clear guidance and managing sensitive or challenging discussions with stakeholders.
* Manage minor capital projects, including budget monitoring and acting as an authorised signatory for low value expenditure.
* Arrange, coordinate and attend multi agency meetings, producing high quality reports and presentations for senior stakeholders.
* Identify risks and issues early, proposing practical and proportionate solutions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Specialist knowledge of Estates, acquired through degree or equivalent experience or training, plus further staff or project management knowledge to post graduate diploma level equivalent
Experience
* Experience of identifying risks and using reporting systems.
* Experience of drafting briefing papers
* Experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
* Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
* Experience in managing and supporting staff on a day to day basis
* Experience of planning and supporting office moves
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.
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