Estates Building Officer

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Estates Building Officer to manage minor works, major capital projects and compliance programmes within a large hospital estate.

You will lead asbestos management, supervise contractors, support BMS operations, and ensure governance and KPI delivery across the Estates team. Experience with HTM and high-risk systems is valued.

Qualifications

• Degree in Building Services or equivalent required; will cover HTM, H&S, Fire and related qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Plan, monitor and manage assigned Estates/ Minor New Works/ Capital projects to agreed timescales, budgets and quality standards.
• Manage delegated budgets for Minor New Works and capital schemes.
• Indirectly line-manage Estates Administrator for Minor New Works database.
• Maintain effective communication within the department among management, staff and other hospital departments.
• Refer to job description for further details.

Skills

Multi-tasking

Resilience under pressure

Stakeholder communication

Staff empathy

MiCAD proficiency

Education

Degree in Building Services or equivalent

Certificate in Management Studies

HTM/H&S/Fire City & Guilds accreditation

Chartered status (ACIBSE/CIHE)

General knowledge of facilities services (degree level)

Tools

MiCAD

Job description

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Estates Building Officer

The closing date is 16 October 2026

Flexible working requests will be considered

We are seeking a motivated Estates Building Officer to join our Estates Team. This exciting opportunity plays a key role in maintaining, improving and developing a large and growing acute hospital estate.

This varied and rewarding role includes delivering estates minor works projects,managing our Grounds Maintenance and Decorating teams, supporting major capital developments, leading compliance programmes, and ensuring contractors work safely and effectively on site. You will be at the heart of maintaining a safe, efficient and compliant healthcare environment while contributing to the delivery of high-quality patient care.

As our hospital grows through ambitious programmes of investment and expansion, you will contribute to projects that enhance patient experience, staff wellbeing and clinical service delivery. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience of Authorised Person responsibilities, in disciplines such as Working at Height, Confined Spaces, Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS) and other high-risk engineering systems.

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role

Main duties of the job

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You will plan, monitor and manage assigned projects, ensuring successful delivery to agreed timescales, budgets, quality standards and performance requirements. They will act as the Trust's Appointed/Responsible Person for asbestos, leading asbestos management, providing specialist advice, organising training for staff and contractors, managing survey and removal contractors, and maintaining the Trust's asbestos register on Micad. The role may also include responsibility for other specialist disciplines as required.

Working closely with Estates colleagues, you will support Building Management System (BMS) operations, lead investigations into mechanical and controls faults, and coordinate remedial and replacement works, acting as the key link between service users and contractors.

The role is responsible for maintaining high professional and technical standards while ensuring project delivery meets governance and accountability requirements. A key focus is supporting the Estates team with the delivery of Capital and Minor Works projects across the Trust, ensuring contract compliance, key performance indicators (KPI), and effective management of delegated capital, backlog maintenance and environmental improvement programmes.

About us

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting‑edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre.

Further investment is underway, including the construction of Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards - and the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.

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Job responsibilities

Management of one or more Estates / Minor New works / Capital projects including refurbishments, redevelopments, and new builds in accordance with the Trusts project management processes and policies.Preparation of a detailed project plans to ensure successful completion ofeach stage of the project.

To manage the delegated budget for Minor New Works

To manage the project budgets for assigned Capital Funded schemes.

Personal responsibilities

To indirectly line-manage the Estates Administrator assigned to operate the Minor New Works database, limited to the Minor New Works process.

To maintain effective channels of communication within the department between Management, staff and other hospital departments.

Please refer to the job description for further details.

Person Specification

Qualifications and knowledge

• Degree in Building Services or equivalent acquired knowledge and experience
• Good experience of working within a large Estate
• Specialty in two estates fields to City & Guilds Accreditation for HTM, H&S, Fire, etc. (e.g. Asbestos, Working at Height, Confined Spaces, etc)
• Certificate in Management Studies or equivalent experience
• Chartered Institute such as ACIBSE, CIHE or equivalent
• General knowledge of Facilities Services and building services at degree level.

Experience

• An in-depth knowledge of one specialist field within Estates Maintenance across a multi-disciplinary organisation.
• Good experience of managing technical staff, contractors and services.
• Experience in the creation of tenders for capital improvement and upgrade projects

Skills

• To be able to multi-task and deal with complex situations of a technical nature across a broad spectrum of plant and equipment.
• Resilience to pressure, when achieving task deadlines under difficult or distressing situations of a complex and technical nature.
• To represent the Trust at external meetings and work groups.
• To empathise with staff, patient and visitor problems and seek acceptable solutions.
• To be able to utilize technical software tools in carrying out the role, e.g. MiCAD.

Personal and people development

• To attend C&G accredited HTM courses as required to fulfill the role including regular refresher courses.
• To assist other members of Estates with their CPD imparting specialist knowledge through training workshops and 1 to 1 training sessions.

Communication

• To be able to exchange specialist information across a broad spectrum of staff and outside 3rd party contractors and statutory agencies, specialists and non‑specialist staff.
• To negotiate with suppliers and other agencies in the pursuance of the role.

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.

Employer name

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust