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This position will be based at the Borders General Hospital (Melrose) but there will be a requirement to work flexibly across the Scottish Borders region serving acute and primary health care facilities.
NHS Borders Estates Department is seeking an experienced Estates Officer (Energy) to lead on utilities management and the development and delivery of the Board’s longterm energy strategies, including Net Zero and decarbonisation plans.
The post holder will work with a high degree of autonomy, liaising with colleagues of all levels and external bodies including NHS Assure and Scottish Government. Acting as the organisation’s key advisor on energy efficiency, carbon reduction and sustainability, the post holder will ensure compliance with legislation and best practice, liaise with external bodies including NHS Assure and the Scottish Government, manage energyrelated budgets, and provide expert advice on energy matters across projects and operations. The role will serve as the Board’s main point of contact and lead for energy.
The successful candidate will have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, strong technical knowledge of building services and energy systems, and the ability to prioritise competing demands. There will be a need for regular engagement with Estates operational and projects teams, and an expectation to support at a national level, or lead on subject matter areas.
A degree or equivalent experience in energy/environmental management is essential.
Candidates must hold a full UK driving licence and be willing to travel across NHS Borders sites.
For informal enquiries, please contact: Billy Inglis, Estates Manager | Email: [email protected]
Whether you’re early in your career or looking to take the next step into a more senior role, NHS Borders offers a supportive environment where you can grow, influence change, and make a real impact.
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As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK websitehere.
For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be foundhere.
It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsoredBEFORE submitting your application form
***PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
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