Team Leader Electrical

Responsible to the Estates Manager for all delegated duties related to the management of the Mechanical and Electrical Engineering team, undertaking the maintenance function of the Estates department.

To lead, motivate, train and develop the maintenance team, ensuring the effective use of labour and materials to provide an efficient maintenance service for the Estates assets which the Trust are responsible for.

To be included on the On-Call/ Escalation Rota, to meet emergency and urgent situations out of core working hours.

To be prepared to respond to emergency work outside core working hours.

Main duties of the job

To manage the Estates Electrical engineering team, External contractors employed by the Trust and to deputise for the Estates Managers as necessary.

To be responsible for performance management issues, sickness absence management, disciplinary and grievance issues, one to one's and staff appraisals. To ensure satisfactory time keeping, and conduct of staff. Ensure staff records are kept relating to holiday and sickness. To carry out checking of staff time sheets.

Following appropriate training, to become a trust Authorised Person (AP)

To manage the routine day to day requests for Engineering and Building assistance.

To provide technical advice and liaise with key stakeholders.

To proactively plan, schedule, supervise and monitor the activities of estates department staff and ensure that the productivity and performance of these staff is maximised

To be included on the Estates On-Call and/ or Escalation Rota

Supervise work that may need to be carried out in periods that are outside of normal working hours. This will from time to time require you to work evenings, nights or weekends in addition to, or as an alternative to your standard working hours. Flexibility is therefore an essential requirement of the position.

To take part in the recruitment of trade staff and to prepare Statutory, Mandatory and basic training plans for the Engineering and Building Estates team.

Carry out any other reasonable request from Estates leadership team

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We're here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in ourWellbeing Programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.