Estates Manager

ENABLE Scotland; Motherwell; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

ENABLE Scotland is seeking an experienced Estates Manager to lead the operational delivery of building and facilities management across a Scotland-wide estate, based at Eurocentral. The role ensures the built environment and internal spaces support social care services, aligns with governance, standards and high‑quality service delivery.

You will work with internal stakeholders to guide managers, manage budgets and supplier contracts, and develop a capable team.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in estates or facilities management within a large, multi-site organisation.
• In-depth knowledge of health and safety legislation and CDM requirements.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including budget and procurement.
• Ability to lead and develop a support team.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between sites.
• Right to Work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational delivery of building and facilities management across the Scotland-wide estate.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to promote staff wellbeing and service quality.
• Ensure estate is compliant, sustainable, and resilient across regulatory contexts.
• Manage budgets, procurement activity and supplier contracts.
• Develop and motivate a support team and engage with external consultants and contractors.

Skills

Estates management

Budget management

Procurement

Stakeholder engagement

Health and safety knowledge

Leadership/people management

Contract management

Driving licence

Education

Degree-level qualification in built-environment field

Job description

We have an opportunity for an experienced Estates Manager to lead the operational delivery of building and facilities management services across a Scotland‑wide estate through effective collaboration and strong supply‑chain partnerships. Based at Eurocentral, the primary purpose of the role is to ensure that the built environment and internal spaces consistently support diverse social care services, aligning with organisational priorities, clear standards, robust governance, and high‑quality service delivery.

Working closely with internal stakeholders, the postholder will assist, guide, and support managers to ensure that work environments actively promote staff wellbeing and deliver an outstanding, person‑centred care experience for the people we support.

The successful candidate will be an experienced Buildings and Facilities Manager with experience in a range of activities to ensure the Enable estate is adaptable, compliant, sustainable, and resilient across different regulatory contexts and operating environments. You will hold a relevant degree‑level qualification (such as construction management, architecture, quantity surveying or a related built‑environment field), or equivalent professional experience in estate and facilities delivery.

• Significant experience in estates or facilities management within a large, multi‑site organisation, ideally with diverse operational environments.
• In‑depth knowledge of health and safety legislation, CDM requirements, statutory compliance obligations and estate operations.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including experience managing budgets, procurement activity, and complex supplier and contract arrangements.
• Proven ability to manage, motivate and develop a support team within a large, complex organisational structure.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, acting with credibility and confidence when working with external consultants, contractors and internal colleagues.
• A clear commitment to service excellence, sustainability and enabling high‑quality service delivery across the estate.
• Full UK driving licence required due to travel between sites.
• This role will involve travel and remote working.
• All applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK.
• For full details on Person Specification, please see attached job description.