Senior Estates Manager 035

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) is dedicated to enabling excellent patient care by serving as a trusted property advisor to the NHS. We are committed to providing the best estate solutions, ensuring that our healthcare facilities are optimised for efficiency and effectiveness.Please double check you have the right level of experience and qualifications by reading the full overview of this opportunity below.We proudly manage a diverse portfolio of 2,700 properties across England, catering to the needs of 6,300 customers. This extensive portfolio represents approximately 10% of the total NHS estate. Our properties range from historic listed buildings to state-of-the-art integrated care centres, encompassing hospitals, GP practices, and administrative offices.We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Estates Manager to join our team based in Gainsborough - John Coupland Hospital on a hybrid basis. With a portfolio of 18 properties, including a large hospital, we are looking for an experienced facilities manager who is passionate about the properties they manage. The ideal candidate will have experience in senior FM positions and Asset Management. Healthcare experience is desired but not essential.About the role:Senior Estates Managers play an important role at NHSPS. They are the conduit between senior managers and the colleagues across the business who deliver for our customers and who keep the business running smoothly. Their teams are made up of specialists and team contributors, and typically they are responsible for the delivery of defined elements of the strategy and operating plans. Senior Estates Managers frequently share the same professional and technical backgrounds as their teams, and their role is to manage and coach their teams to deliver in line with targets and performance standards.What you will do:Manages budgets in line with forecast (where appropriate)Manages internal and external customer relationshipsMatrix organisation dotted line to Hard/Soft FM and Building Assurance teams plus SME supportResponsible for ensuring all relevant business data is up to date, including occupancy plans, people to property, CAFM amendmentsRegularising occupancies and managing change to occupancies including vacant space management - hand back and letting of vacant spaceOversees service delivery to internal and external customers at agreed performance levelsOversees service delivery to internal and external customers at agreed performance levelsWhat you will bring to the role:Experience of line management in a busy, customer focused businessExperience of driving improvements to enable efficiencyExperience of delivering changeFacilities Management or Property Management backgroundManaging delivery against key performance indicators in line with NHSPS SLAs and metrics shared with the customerManaging internal and external customer relationships in a complex and changing environmentAbility to manage occupancies and maintain key property data across NHSPS systemsDelivery of a high quality, professional and robust safety and compliance management planWhat 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.A Smarter Working Policy, empowering you to choose the location of how and where you work according to your daily activities.Training and development opportunities, providing opportunities for our colleagues to develop and progress their careers at all levels through our Professional Excellence Framework.Company-wide Colleague Referral SchemeSMART 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 passionWe 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 its 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.For full details of the role, please see the attached role profile.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.

Created: 2025-07-07