Estates Operations Manager

About the role

A leading NHS organisation is seeking an Estates Operations Manager to lead safe, compliant and high‑performing estates services across a large healthcare portfolio. The role oversees operational estates, compliance, backlog maintenance and a multidisciplinary workforce in acute and community settings.

Key responsibilities

• Lead estates operations ensuring full statutory compliance (HTM, Health & Safety, PPM/SPM) across all sites.
• Manage reactive and planned maintenance programmes to maintain estate condition standards.
• Oversee a multiskilled estates team delivering 24/7 services.
• Take responsibility for budgets, cost‑improvement plans and contractor management.
• Drive delivery of backlog reduction and minor capital works programmes.
• Provide expert advice to senior stakeholders on compliance, risk and estates strategy.
• Ensure robust audit, KPI reporting and governance processes.
• Support wider estates initiatives including sustainability and infrastructure improvements.

Required profile

• Significant estates management experience in the NHS or similarly complex environment.
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance, HTMs and estates governance.
• Proven experience managing budgets, contracts and multidisciplinary teams.
• Ability to lead change, workforce transformation and service improvement.
• Health & Safety qualification (e.g., NEBOSH or IOSH) desirable.

Required skills

• Health & Safety (NEBOSH, IOSH) certification.