Estates Manager
- Cardiff
- £56,514-63,623 per year
- Contract
- Full-time
- Lead the development, implementation, and continual improvement of a Trust-wide estates function, applying expertise in estates and facilities management, capital delivery, and strategic asset planning to support safe, sustainable, and effective healthcare environments.
- Ensure Trust-wide compliance with all relevant statutory, legislative, and regulatory requirements through highly technical oversight of engineering services and infrastructure, acting as the Responsible and Authorised Person across critical systems.
- Lead projects from inception to completion, managing highly complex construction and engineering schemes. Develop, implement and review Trust-wide estates and compliance policies, including those that enable delivery of long-term infrastructure and decarbonisation goals.
- Provide robust internal and external audit and assurance for estates compliance, risk management, performance, and policy implementation across the Trusts estate portfolio.
- Lead the development, implementation, and continual improvement of a Trust-wide estates function, applying expertise in estates and facilities management, capital delivery, and strategic asset planning to support safe, sustainable, and effective healthcare environments.
- Ensure Trust-wide compliance with all relevant statutory, legislative, and regulatory requirements through highly technical oversight of engineering services and infrastructure, acting as the Responsible and Authorised Person across critical systems.
- Lead projects from inception to completion, managing highly complex construction and engineering schemes. Develop, implement and review Trust-wide estates and compliance policies, including those that enable delivery of long-term infrastructure and decarbonisation goals.
- Provide robust internal and external audit and assurance for estates compliance, risk management, performance, and policy implementation across the Trusts estate portfolio.
- oMaster's Degree / equivalent in an appropriate discipline or equivalent relevant experience
- oTechnical, construction and project management skills
- oHealth and Safety knowledge e.g. Health and Safety and Work regulations
- oLegislation with regard to statutory and Health and Safety with regard to the Estate including COSHH, asbestos and legionella
- oGood working knowledge and understanding of environmental sustainability issues and carbon reduction
- oMechanical/electrical engineering qualification
- oEstates management background and experience of operational estates management within a hospital environment
- oSignificant experience at a senior management level within an NHS estates/ facilities professional role
- oExperience in planning and financial management
- oExperience of managing teams/people/budgets
- oExperience of working with NHS
- oEstates Hospital Technical Memorandums and Building Notes
- oExperience of development of strategies and polices
- oKnowledge of risk management techniques
- oAbility to use AutoCAD
- oHighly developed and effective negotiating and influencing skills and ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with professional and managerial disciplines.
- oHighly developed management skills and the ability to maximise resource utilisation
- oHighly developed and effective verbal and written communication skills
- oAbility to assimilate analyse and present complex problems, identify necessary action, make recommendations and ensure actions are implemented. Understanding of risk assessment principles.
- oGood Organisational skills with practical and methodical project planning and ability to manage a number of concurrent elements
- oAble to work under pressure with autonomy at Senior Management level
- oEvidence of ability to operate effectively with a variety of leadership styles as appropriate to the circumstances.
- oEvidence of the ability to motivate and to enthuse colleagues
- oEvidence of the ability to take hard decisions when needed, or to be firm or compassionate as the situation demands and to be credible at each end of the behavioural spectrum.
- oWelsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
- oSatisfactory Standard/Enhanced DBS clearance including an/a Adults and Childrens Barred List check (delete as appropriate)
- oGood team player
- oHighly motivated and resourceful with a proactive approach to problem solving.
- oInnovator with a positive attitude and willingness to take responsibility
- oSelf-motivated and has the ability to use own initiative The ability to motivate others to deliver sometimes challenging outcomes.
- oAbility to work within a challenging environment Willingness to participate in continued professional development.
- oAbility to travel between sites in a timely manner.
- oMaster's Degree / equivalent in an appropriate discipline or equivalent relevant experience
- oTechnical, construction and project management skills
- oHealth and Safety knowledge e.g. Health and Safety and Work regulations
- oLegislation with regard to statutory and Health and Safety with regard to the Estate including COSHH, asbestos and legionella
- oGood working knowledge and understanding of environmental sustainability issues and carbon reduction
- oMechanical/electrical engineering qualification
- oEstates management background and experience of operational estates management within a hospital environment
- oSignificant experience at a senior management level within an NHS estates/ facilities professional role
- oExperience in planning and financial management
- oExperience of managing teams/people/budgets
- oExperience of working with NHS
- oEstates Hospital Technical Memorandums and Building Notes
- oExperience of development of strategies and polices
- oKnowledge of risk management techniques
- oAbility to use AutoCAD
- oHighly developed and effective negotiating and influencing skills and ability to develop and maintain constructive relationships with professional and managerial disciplines.
- oHighly developed management skills and the ability to maximise resource utilisation
- oHighly developed and effective verbal and written communication skills
- oAbility to assimilate analyse and present complex problems, identify necessary action, make recommendations and ensure actions are implemented. Understanding of risk assessment principles.
- oGood Organisational skills with practical and methodical project planning and ability to manage a number of concurrent elements
- oAble to work under pressure with autonomy at Senior Management level
- oEvidence of ability to operate effectively with a variety of leadership styles as appropriate to the circumstances.
- oEvidence of the ability to motivate and to enthuse colleagues
- oEvidence of the ability to take hard decisions when needed, or to be firm or compassionate as the situation demands and to be credible at each end of the behavioural spectrum.
- oWelsh Language Skills are desirable levels 1 to 5 in understanding, speaking, reading, and writing in Welsh
- oSatisfactory Standard/Enhanced DBS clearance including an/a Adults and Childrens Barred List check (delete as appropriate)
- oGood team player
- oHighly motivated and resourceful with a proactive approach to problem solving.
- oInnovator with a positive attitude and willingness to take responsibility
- oSelf-motivated and has the ability to use own initiative The ability to motivate others to deliver sometimes challenging outcomes.
- oAbility to work within a challenging environment Willingness to participate in continued professional development.
- oAbility to travel between sites in a timely manner.