Estates Manager; Contracts

Estates Manager (Contracts)

Closing date: 09 February 2026

The role of the Estates Manager is to provide a safe and efficient day to day management of the Trust's operational maintenance service to all wards and departments within a multidisciplinary environment, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.

Contribute to the management and development of the Estates Maintenance function within the Estates and Facilities department.

The core duty of the role is to assist with leadership, management and development of the Estates Maintenance function to meet the needs of the department in areas of delegated responsibility.

Ensure adequate maintenance programmes and resources are in place. To have operational accountability to the Senior Estates Manager for delivery of Estates Maintenance across the area of delegated responsibility.

The post holder will be required to participate in the Estates out of hour's on-call arrangements.

To support and deputise for the Senior Estates Manager in managing a team to ensure Building and Engineering maintenance services are delivered to a high standard.

To contribute to the achievement of good corporate governance throughout the Trusts, and direct subordinates as required, ensuring their compliance with all Trust policies and procedures.

The post holder will maintain good communications and working relationships with members of Trust staff at all levels including nursing staff, Estates Supervisors, Estates Managers, all Estates and Facilities staff across all disciplines, emergency services, authorising engineers, and others.

• All Estates and Facilities staff across all disciplines.
• Emergency services.
• Authorising Engineers.
• Ensuring work is carried out in accordance with current legislation, codes of practice and best practice guidance.
• Ensuring all work is undertaken safely, observing the Trust and departmental Health and Safety policies and procedures with effective use of permit to work systems.
• Monitoring efficiently using technology to work within Service Level agreements and Key performance Indicators.
• Effective communication of failures and non-conformities to Senior Estates Manager.
• Acting and leading in a professional manner when undertaking tasks and duties in contact with patients, visitors, contractors and staff.
• Contributing to the development of the CAFM systems, ensuring relevant records are kept up to date and readily available.
• Financial management – assisting in the management of the estates revenue and capital budgets in line with delegated authorisation limits and in accordance with the Trust policies and procedures.

Our strategy for  focuses on high‑quality care, being a great place to work, partnerships for impact, and research and education excellence. We embed health equality in all we do and work in partnership with communities.

Our values are compassionate, proud, inclusive and one team, and we strive to make these everyday realities.

In addition to the key responsibilities detailed below all employees at UHL NHS Trust are expected to comply with the general duties, including:

• Being prepared to work in hazardous areas under all safety measures to prevent danger, avoid injury and prevent damage to equipment.
• Complying with the Health & Safety at Work Act.
• Ensuring work methods do not endanger others or themselves.
• Maintaining confidentiality in respect of patient and staff records (Data Protection Act).>
• Complying with the Trust's Equal Opportunities Policy, not discriminating on any grounds.
• Performing duties delegated by the Regional or Senior Estates Manager.
• Adapting to changes in location, duties or responsibilities as required.

Flexibility across the three main hospital sites is required. Travel reimbursement rules apply as stated.

• Degree / HNC/HND in Building Discipline or equivalent experience.
• Successful completion of a recognised apprenticeship.
• Membership of a professional institution (eg IHEEM, IEE, IET, I.Mech, CIBSE).
• IOSH Managing Safely qualification.
• Management of Asbestos training.

• Extensive working experience in Building…