Estates Building Operations Manager

Tameside Hospital; Greater Manchester; In loco; GBP 42.000 - 52.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Flexible working

Annual leave 27-33 days

Sick pay

NHS Pension Scheme

Free eye tests and health checks

Gym discount

Free bicycle loan

Salary sacrifice car scheme

Wellbeing support

Descrizione del lavoro

Tameside Hospital is seeking an Estates Building Operations Manager (Band 7) on a fixed-term 15‑month contract to lead day-to-day building maintenance across the Trust estate, ensuring safety, compliance and fit-for-purpose facilities.

Reporting to the Head of Estates, you will oversee maintenance projects, manage budgets, provide specialist technical advice on compliance and HTMs/HBNs, and contribute to the Estates Strategy and Capital Programme.

Competenze

• Degree in Building or related subject.
• Experience in NHS/healthcare environment.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD.
• IT literacy including Excel and databases.
• Experience writing and implementing protocols/procedures.

Mansioni

• Manage day-to-day delivery of building maintenance across the Trust estate.
• Lead building fabric inspections and planned maintenance programmes.
• Provide specialist technical advice on maintenance, compliance and property matters.
• Prepare specifications, procure works, and manage projects.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, Building Regulations and HTMs/HBNs.
• Lead on building-related compliance, including asbestos management and Equality Act duties.
• Manage and develop Estates staff through performance reviews and training.
• Act as a designated budget holder and monitor expenditure.
• Maintain records on building condition and compliance.
• Develop relationships with contractors, consultants, and internal teams.
• Undertake risk assessments and implement control measures.
• Participate in the Estates Managers On-Call rota.
• Undertake Authorised Person responsibilities within training.

Conoscenze

Confidentiality

Initiative

Team player

Verbal communication

Numeracy

Self-motivation

Influencing skills

Deadline driven

Senior management

Written communication

Formazione

Degree in Building

Chartered Builder

Strumenti

AutoCAD

MS Excel

Databases/Reporting

Descrizione del lavoro

Job summary

Estates Building Operations Manager - Band 7 Fixed term contract 15 months

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.

Main duties of the job

• 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

About us

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.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+& Disabled people.

• 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.

Job responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.

The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

Qualifications/Training

Essential

• Degree in Building or related subject

Desirable

• Chartered Builder or Surveyor
• Would consider applicants with a commitment of working towards the above criteria

Experience

Essential

• Experience working in NHS or healthcare environment
• Be prepared to train and qualify in a minimum of 3 of the Authorised, Responsible or Test Person roles associated with Hospital Technical Memoranda (HTMs)
• Knowledge and use of AutoCAD software
• IT literate including word, excel, databases and reporting software
• Experience of writing and implanting protocols/procedures

  Desirable

  • Building maintenance trade background

  Skills and Knowledge

  Essential

  • Understanding confidentiality
  • Ability to work in on own initiative
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Good verbal communication skills
  • Basic numeracy skills
  • Awareness of own limitations
  • Ability to motivate staff
  • Strong influencing involvement and fascination skills
  • Ability to work to short term deadlines
  • Manager experience at senior level
  • Good written skills

  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.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  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.

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).