Are you a recent graduate ready to make your mark? We’re looking for talented, ambitious individuals who want to grow, innovate, and thrive in a dynamic and supportive environment to join us in early 2025.
NHS Property Services enables excellent patient care by acting as a trusted advisor to the NHS and by providing the best estate solutions.
We manage 2,700 properties with 6,300 customers across England, which accounts for approximately 10% of the total NHS estate. Our properties range from listed buildings to new integrated care centres and include hospitals, GP practices and offices.
The Estates Co-ordinator Graduate will support the Senior Estates Manager to ensure that local site services meet the needs of colleagues, patients and visitors within NHS Property Services premises in accordance with policies and procedures, legislation and statutory requirements. The Graduate role will be responsible for the co-ordination of the in-house/outsourced services in a facilities service provision across a portfolio of properties.
The graduate role will be part of the company-wide graduate programme where they will be part of a cohort of graduates across the organisation and will undertake an induction, learning pathway, be matched with a mentor and have regular check-ins with the Talent team.
What you will do
- Support the planning and co-ordination of all activities in a portfolio of properties to the agreed SLAs including responding to customer issues, managing contracted services, purchase to pay process / budgeting etc.
- Co-ordinate regular inspections and checks with the service teams and contractors including building audits and compliance and produce reports to ensure risks are mitigated
- Undertake the auditing, reporting and investigation of security issues and incidents within the property portfolio
- Support the Senior Estates Manager to deliver the reporting and monitoring of maintenance, repairs, health & safety, and compliance issues within the property portfolio
- Responsible for administrative duties to ensure property information is managed and updated in the building database, maintain asset registers, etc.
- Engage with the company-wide graduate programme through the learning pathway and other graduate activities
Who you are
- You will have a degree level professional qualification in a relevant subject
- You will have strong problem-solving, organisational and communication skills
- You will have proactive mindset with the ability to thrive in a team
- You will have a passion for healthcare and/or property/real estate
- Ability to travel to attend head offices (London, Birmingham, Stockport) for work and training purposes
- We would like to see experience being in a fast-paced working environment in a customer facing role and/or working and/or working with different people/teams to achieve shared objectives – this can be in a sports team or a community group
- Volunteering or community work experience
Where you’ll be
This role is based in London and is required to be on site within a portfolio of properties in the London area for 4 – 5 days per week. We have a hybrid model that involves travel to our sites/offices and some remote working.
What we can offer you
We understand how important life is outside of work so, as well as a competitive salary we will also offer:
- 27 days annual leave + 8 days bank holiday with the option to buy additional weeks leave.
- Training and development opportunities, providing opportunities for our colleagues to develop and progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework.
- SMART Pension contribution into which the company will contribute up to 6%
- A range of flexible benefits including NHS retail discounts and Cycle to Work Scheme.
- We have a great Colleague Assistance Programme and offer support for all areas of life.
An organisation with a purpose…
We are an organisation with a passion for giving back. Putting money back into the NHS, raising £150,000 over 3 years for our charity partner Young Lives vs Cancer, supporting colleagues to volunteer within their local communities, and being committed to creating a sustainable working environment on our pledge to become net zero carbon by 2050. We understand that it’s important to feel like the work you do is having a meaningful impact on society, and through our approach to being a responsible business, we make sure that every colleague is given the opportunity to make a difference.
We celebrate diversity, and we are working hard to create an inclusive environment where people love to work and can fulfil their potential.
We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.
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