Digital Project Manager - Smart Buildings

Job description

Job responsibilities

This role will also work on supporting the development of wider technical digital elements of the Smart Buildings and Intelligent Hospital Capabilities in support of the Smart Buildings Lead. This will include development of technical and delivery strategies in support of the smart building delivery, including specifically data standards, control, ownership to support the interoperability of systems across functions and platforms and cyber security across systems and platforms.

A key aspect of this role is also to ensure that the data produced and used across the smart buildings platforms is fully owned by MCHT and interchangeable with external market products.

The role will also support on procurement and commercial input with regards to smart building and digital technologies.

Many of these pieces of work are key to delivery of the outline business case (OBC) and full business case (FBC).

The post holder will have specialist technical experience within the digital and data services and in the Operational Estates and / or Capital Estate functions within an NHS environment, to be able to engage with key pieces of work for delivery within NHP deadlines.

They will work collaboratively with both the estates and facilities management and digital teams, both within the Healthier Futures team, wider Trust departments, Technical Partners and Healthier Future Design and Construction teams.

The post-holder will work to undertaking all aspects of the job role, with suitable training provided. It is expected that this role will be a development role, with scope for progression in the future as our Smart Buildings programme develops.

The post holder will have strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, experience in integrating multi technology platforms, good knowledge of data standards and brands of product across estates and digital functions and a good understanding of the Operational Estates function.

The post holder will also have an understanding of clinical systems and be aware of clinical operational delivery.

The post holder will have solid communication skills and a desire to tackle the complex problems of scale which are unique within the emerging field.

The post-holder will plan relevant projects that impact on the organisation including the architecture of implementing new technology onto the Trust network as a proof of concept in support of the main Healthier Futures Programme including data standards, Building Management Systems, Intelligent Energy and Command and Control Centre.

The post holder will have occasional exposure to patients during their role, namely to seek patient experiences of digital proof of concept work and delivery work.

Person Specification

Qualifications/Knowledge/Previous Experience

• Education to degree level or similar, within a relevant field such as IT or digital, estates, facilities, engineering etc.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

• Qualifications in programme or project management (PRINCE 2 or equivalent)
• Qualifications in health service management, such as change management, workforce redesign.
• Knowledge of the design and construction process.

Skills

• Significant experience of working within estates (Capital or Operational) and facilities environment or within digital/IT services.
• Success in working collaboratively with multiple departments.
• Understanding of smart hospitals and digital estates.

• Experience of working on capital programmes.
• Knowledge in smart hospitals and digital estates.
• Knowledge of data standards.
• Knowledge of Construction Operations Building Information Exchange (COBie) methodology.

Values

• Excellent communication skills including interpersonal, liaison and negotiation, written and presentation skills.
• Ability to act independently to meet tight deadlines, prioritising work and meeting work demands.
• Ability to analyse, interpret at present complex information to a variety of technical and non-technical audiences; utilises technical or non-jargon language dependent on the situation.

• Experience of developing policies and guidance.
• Excellent digital literacy.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

Employer details

Employer name

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Leighton Hospital

Leighton Hospital

Crewe

CW1 4QJ

https://www.mcht.nhs.uk/