Deputy Estates and Facilities Manager

NHS BLOOD AND TRANSPLANT; Oxford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Blood and Transplant in Oxford is seeking an experienced assistant facilities manager to support the Estates & Facilities Manager in maintaining safe, compliant and well‑maintained environments across the Oxford site and surrounding locations.

You will lead a small team of administrators and contractors, manage contracts and budgets, and contribute to planning facilities projects while promoting a strong safety culture and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities or maintenance management.
• Experience leading teams and coordinating contractors.
• Knowledge of health and safety guidelines and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of estates and facilities services across multiple sites, helping ensure safe, compliant, and well-maintained environments.
• Lead and support teams, contractors, and service providers, creating a positive, collaborative environment focused on performance and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to planning and delivering facilities projects, ensuring work is completed on time, within budget, and to required standards.
• Promote a strong safety culture by supporting risk assessments, health and safety compliance, and emergency response arrangements.

Skills

Facilities management experience

Leadership of teams

Contract management

Job description

We have an amazing opportunity available to join our well-established and forward-thinking organisation of NHS Blood and Transplant. If you're experienced in facilities or maintenance management or working as an assistant facilities manager, you would experience valuable growth and support in working with our state-of-the-art systems in a well-structured and progressive organisation. You will be supporting the Estates and Facilities Manager in managing the maintenance of our Oxford site and other sites in the surrounding area. You'll manage a small team of administrators and contractors to ensure a safe working environment for your colleagues, donors, and visitors. You'd be a core member of an organisation that's fundamental to the health and resilience of the nation. We are always keen to appreciate the experience of new staff, whether you have private sector experience of building maintenance or you have worked within other NHS trusts. You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.Main duties of the job In this role, you'll help the Estates & Facilities Manager in managing the effective and efficient delivery of local NHSBT site services. Your responsibilities will include:

• Support the delivery of high-quality estates and facilities services across multiple sites, helping ensure safe, compliant, and well-maintained environments.
• Act as a key point of contact for local stakeholders, building strong relationships and responding to service needs effectively.
• Lead and support teams, contractors, and service providers, creating a positive, collaborative environment focused on performance and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to planning and delivering facilities projects, ensuring work is completed on time, within budget, and to required standards.
• Promote a strong safety culture by supporting risk assessments, health and safety compliance, and emergency response arrangements.
• Help manage contracts, budgets, and resources, ensuring services are efficient and deliver value for money.
• Contribute to business continuity planning, responding effectively to incidents or unexpected events.
• Support the development and implementation of best practice, procedures, and quality systems.

You will be required to travel and spend time away from base, which will involve working irregular hours when required, with prior notice.

It takes all types of people to deliver the kind of service that saves and improves lives. At NHS Blood and Transplant, you'll join a team of more than 6,000 people who are making a genuine difference to communities, families, friends, relatives and more across the UK. We play a unique and special role in the NHS by helping people do something extraordinary- donate blood, blood products, organs, tissues, or stem cells to save someone in need.