Project Manager (Mechanical Bias)

The Great Western Hospital – Swindon, SN3 6BB

£40k to £50k

Fixed term contract for 12 months

The Great Western Hospital is a part of Great Western NHS Foundation Trust which is one of the biggest healthcare providers and employers in the south west, with around 2.5 million patient contacts a year. We provide healthcare to the people of Swindon and the surrounding areas, offering the latest treatments and care in hospital, in the local community and in people's own homes. We provide a range of specialist services from the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, located just off junction 15 of the M4.

Serco provide back office support services for The Great Western Hospital which include a variety of Soft and Hard FM Services including Catering, Cleaning, Maintenance and Portering. We are looking to recruit for a Project Manager with an Mechanical bias at the hospital on full time basis working 37.5 hours per week across 5 days out of 7.

Reporting into the Senior Project Manager, this role will support Serco’s project management team in delivering projects on-site at Great Western Hospital. The successful candidate will manage single large, or multiple smaller initiatives and projects for Serco’s client; the NHS trust of varying complexity. They will assist with the management of Lifecycle works, provision of asset registers, estates of cost and preparation of the annual programme of works.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage single large or multiple smaller initiatives and projects for Client; Hospital Trust & Serco of varying complexity Assist with the management of the Lifecycle Works and deliverables for the FM Contract including but not limited to: review of Concessionco (THC - Client) Lifecycle plans; provision of FM Co Asset Registers complete with life expectancies; estimates of cost of Lifecycle Works, identification & challenge to Concessionco Lifecycle plans and preparation of the Annual Programme Full project ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation through to hand-over and full recovery of costs
• Co-ordinate isolation of services utilising the appropriate Permit to Work (PtW) system. Provide a weekly slot for Inductions and issue access only permit to the contractor for the work (contractors working on electrical items will need to prove competence in accordance with the relevant HTM to the AP prior to working and will not be inducted without such evidence).

This list is not exhaustive, and you may be asked to carry out additional tasks in the scope of your role. A full job description is available upon request.

• Key skills and experience which will help you be successful in this role include:
• A Degree / Diploma or Building Services Engineering or higher in Mechanical Engineering.
• Project Management skills and working knowledge of Mechanical Building Services projects with a Contractor

There are many benefits to working for The Great Western Hospital, if you are interested or would like to learn more then please don’t hesitate to apply with a copy of your CV today!

On occasion we receive significantly more applicants than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward. Serco is a Disability Confident Employer committed to employing and retaining people with disabilities.  Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.