Estates Manager

Morgan Jones Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan Jones Ltd is seeking an Estates Manager to lead maintenance programmes across a healthcare environment in Berkshire. The role involves managing estates teams, ensuring regulatory compliance, and overseeing contractor performance to deliver safe, efficient facilities.

You will coordinate budgets and projects, drive improvements, and report on operational performance. DBS is required for this role, with a temporary 3-month contract offering hands-on leadership in a complex setting.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in estates, facilities or property maintenance management.
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance and health and safety requirements.
• Experience managing teams and external contractors.
• Ability to prioritise workloads and solve operational challenges.

Responsibilities

• Lead planned preventative and reactive maintenance programmes.
• Manage multidisciplinary estates and maintenance teams.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, statutory, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor contractor performance and service delivery standards.
• Support estates improvement and capital projects.
• Manage budgets, resources, and operational performance.
• Build relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Provide technical advice on estates and maintenance matters.
• Support sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives.
• Produce operational reports and performance information.

Skills

Estates management

Facilities management

Team management

Contractor management

Health and safety

Education

Engineering/Building Services qualification

Tools

CAFM software

Job description

Lead estates and maintenance services across a complex healthcare environment. Manage maintenance teams, compliance, contractors, and improvement projects while helping deliver safe, efficient, high‑quality facilities. DBS required. Estates Manager Location: Berkshire Salary: £21.66 per hour Contract: Temporary (3 Months)

The Role

• Lead planned preventative and reactive maintenance programmes.
• Manage multidisciplinary estates and maintenance teams.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, statutory, and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor contractor performance and service delivery standards.
• Support estates improvement and capital projects.
• Manage budgets, resources, and operational performance.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders and suppliers.
• Provide technical advice on estates and maintenance matters.
• Support sustainability and energy efficiency initiatives.
• Produce operational reports and performance information.

About You

• Significant experience within estates, facilities, engineering, or property maintenance management.
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance and health and safety requirements.
• Experience managing teams and external contractors.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• The ability to prioritise workloads and solve operational challenges effectively.
• Experience monitoring service performance and reporting.
• A current Standard DBS or higher.

Desirable

• Relevant qualification in Engineering, Building Services, Facilities Management, Estates Management, or a related discipline.
• Experience within healthcare, public sector, education, commercial, or multi‑site environments.
• Knowledge of asset management and capital project delivery.
• Health and Safety qualifications and/or Authorised Person responsibilities.
• Experience using CAFM and estates management systems.

Why Join Our Client?

This is an opportunity to play a key role within an established organisation, helping to maintain high‑quality environments while contributing to future estates and facilities improvements.

Morgan Jones is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.