Estates Building Operations Manager

Tameside Hospital; Ashton-under-Lyne; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

27-33 days annual leave

Sick pay

NHS Pension Scheme

Free eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Support with stress

Bereavement support

Financial wellbeing

Job summary

Tameside Hospital Estates is seeking an Estates Building Operations Manager to oversee day-to-day building maintenance across the Trust estate, ensuring safety, compliance and value for money. Reporting to the Head of Estates, you will lead technical guidance, manage budgets and projects, and drive maintenance programmes.

You will also coordinate on-call rotas, enforce statutory requirements, and develop Estates staff while building strong relationships with internal teams, contractors and

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day delivery of building maintenance across the Trust estate.
• Lead building fabric inspections, surveys, and planned maintenance programmes.
• Provide specialist technical advice on maintenance, compliance and property matters.
• Prepare specifications, procure works and manage maintenance projects.
• Ensure compliance with legislation, Health and Safety, Building Regulations and HTMs/HBNs.
• Lead on building-related compliance, including asbestos management.
• Develop Estates staff with performance reviews and training needs.
• Act as designated budget holder; monitor expenditure and value for money.
• Maintain records on building condition, maintenance activities and compliance.
• Develop relationships with internal teams, contractors and external partners.
• Undertake risk assessments and implement controls to minimise risks.
• Participate in on-call rota and respond to estate emergencies.
• Undertake Authorised Person responsibilities within disciplines after training.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Health & Safety

Project management

Building maintenance

Compliance

Asbestos management

Team management

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Job description

The Estates Building Operations Manager is responsible for the day-to-day management of building maintenance services across the Trust estate, ensuring that buildings are safe, compliant, and fit for purpose. Reporting to the Head of Estates, the post holder will provide specialist technical advice, oversee maintenance and improvement projects, manage operational teams and budgets, and ensure compliance with statutory and NHS estate requirements. The role also supports the delivery of the Trust's Estates Strategy and Capital Programme and participates in the Estates Managers On-Call rota.

• Manage the day-to-day delivery of building maintenance services across the Trust estate.
• Lead building fabric inspections, condition surveys, and the development of planned maintenance programmes.
• Provide specialist technical advice on building maintenance, construction, compliance, and property-related matters.
• Prepare specifications, procure works and services, and manage building maintenance and improvement projects.
• Ensure compliance with statutory legislation, Health and Safety requirements, Building Regulations, HTMs, HBNs, and Trust policies.
• Lead on building-related compliance matters, including asbestos management and Equality Act requirements.
• Manage and develop Estates staff, undertaking performance reviews, training needs assessments, and staff development activities.
• Act as a designated budget holder, monitoring expenditure and ensuring value for money.
• Maintain accurate records relating to building condition, maintenance activities, and statutory compliance.
• Develop effective working relationships with internal departments, contractors, consultants, and external stakeholders.
• Undertake risk assessments and implement appropriate control measures to minimise estate-related risks.
• Participate in the Estates Managers On-Call rota and respond to estate-related emergencies and incidents as required.
• Undertake Authorised Person responsibilities within designated disciplines following appropriate training and competency assessment

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate:

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

Benefits include;

• flexible working
• 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• sick pay
• NHS Pension Scheme
• free eye tests and health checks
• gym discount
• free bicycle loan scheme
• salary sacrifice car scheme
• support with stress
• bereavement
• relationships
• finance
• and much more.