Job overview

The Technical Estates Lifecycle Manager (ORC) has responsibility for the management of subcontracted Lifecycle of both the PFI and Retained Estate Buildings at the Oxford Road Campus and any other sites serviced by the PFI Contract. They will be responsible for ensuring that all buildings, plant and infrastructure are lifecycled within agreed statutory requirements, in line with Trust and Industry best practice guidelines and in accordance with NHS and the Trust’s policies and procedures, whilst ensuring minimal disruption to clinical services. They will lead on the collaboration with the Lifecycle Partners to deliver a patient, staff and visitor focussed and efficient service throughout lifecycle schemes.

Main duties of the job

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

1.    To manage the delivery of lifecycle schemes alongside and in liaison with PFI partners in line with the Lifecycle Programme including the retained estate backlog programme.

2.    To support the wider Estates team in shaping the future provision of estates and lifecycle infrastructure at ORC.

3.    Oversee and monitor engineering and building services and systems which are in the lifecycle programme of works, ensuring that they are operated and decommissioned/commissioned, in accordance with all relevant current legislation and standards.

4.    To be accountable for all day-to-day operational aspects of lifecycle schemes directly impacting the Trust which are subject to any form of consideration under the site lifecycle, including PFI and backlog maintenance. This will include the support and development of services to ensure they are progressive, responsive to internal and external demand, are patient focused, safe, efficient, and effective.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.