Associate Director of Estates (GMS Spot Salary)

Associate Director of Estates (GMS Spot Salary)

Gloucestershire Managed Services

Gloucestershire Managed Services (GMS) is seeking a dynamic and experienced Associate Director of Estates to lead and manage our estates services across Cheltenham and Gloucester. As a key member of the GMS Senior Leadership Team (SLT), you will be responsible for ensuring high-performing, compliant, and efficient estates services that support the delivery of high-quality healthcare. This role requires a strategic leader who can drive service improvements, manage resources effectively and foster a culture of continuous development.

If you have the strategic vision, leadership skills, and operational expertise to excel in this role, we encourage you to apply.

Main duties of the job

As the Associate Director of Estates, you will be responsible for:

1. Leading the strategic and operational direction of Estates services, ensuring compliance with legislative and organisational requirements.
2. Supporting the Operations Director and Managing Director in delivering GMS's strategic and operational ambitions.
3. Ensuring high-quality delivery through effective workforce engagement and stakeholder collaboration.
4. Managing financial and performance targets, ensuring value for money and operational efficiency.
5. Leading service improvements and change management initiatives to enhance Estates services.
6. Ensuring robust governance, risk management, and business continuity plans are in place and adhered to.
7. Providing visible leadership, promoting GMS values and developing an engaged and motivated workforce.

About us

Gloucestershire Managed Services (GMS) provides essential support services that enable healthcare delivery across Cheltenham and Gloucester. As part of our team, you will play a crucial role in maintaining and improving Estates functions that underpin patient care. We offer a supportive and collaborative working environment where professional development and continuous improvement are encouraged.

Job responsibilities

In this role you will:

1. Advise the Operations Director and Board on all Estates service matters, ensuring regulatory compliance.
2. Work closely with the GMS SLT and Board, contributing to the development and implementation of strategic plans.
3. Lead and develop Estates teams across multiple sites, ensuring the highest standards of service delivery.
4. Ensure the effective management of outsourced contracts related to Estates services.
5. Oversee financial performance, budget management, and resource allocation to drive efficiency.
6. Lead on the delivery of the Estates elements of the five-year business plan, ensuring commercial focus and continuous improvement.
7. Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring seamless Estates operations.
8. Drive a culture of safety, compliance, and innovation within Estates services.
9. Ensure robust emergency preparedness and business continuity plans are in place and regularly reviewed.
10. Monitor performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) and implement corrective actions where necessary.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Educated to degree in Estates/Property/Facilities Management subject area or equivalent level of experience in complex management at a senior level.
• Clear evidence of continuous professional development.
• Membership of a professional body/bodies e.g., CIOB, RICS, RIBA, CIBSE, IWFM (BIFM), IHEEM.
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience.

Experience

• Experience in managing change to services, ensuring improvements and adapting to evolving needs.
• Proven experience in successfully leading estates services in the healthcare and/or commercial sectors.
• Experience with budget setting and holding others accountable for delivering within defined envelopes.
• Expertise in seeking and building commercial relationships.
• Extensive experience in managing staff, including training and development needs, appraisals, sickness and absence, and disciplinary matters.

Knowledge/ Skills

• Highly developed analytical skills and problem-solving ability with a confident and effective decision-making approach.
• Proven track record of effective resource management and operational efficiency.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present complex, sensitive and contentious information to various stakeholders.
• Clear understanding and experience in working to high performance management standards.
• In-depth understanding of estates disciplines, including hard and soft services engineering standards and built environment technologies.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£75,000 to £85,000 a year (pa pro rata if part-time)