Estates Manager - Operations

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; Leeds; On-site; GBP 49,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Estates Manager (Operations) for the Estates Department at the Leeds General Infirmary, overseeing a vast estate and its mechanical/electrical systems. The role requires leadership of the in-house maintenance team and coordination with external contractors.

The successful candidate will be an authorised person for HV, LV and Medical Gas systems, with on‑call duties and occasional after-hours work.

Qualifications

• Electrical background and IT skills required.
• Experience managing in-house maintenance teams and coordinating contractors.
• Authorised person responsibilities for HV/LV/Medical Gas and related systems.
• Willingness to work outside normal hours and provide on‑call coverage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise the Estates maintenance team.
• Coordinate specialist contractors for day‑to‑day operations and minor works.
• Ensure compliant, value‑for‑money contracts and oversee contractor competence checks.

Skills

Electrical background

IT skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Tools

RESET certification

Job description

Estates Manager - Operations

CAPTION:

• Company: NHS Jobs
• Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year
• Hours: Full-time
• Location: Leeds, LS1 3EX
• Job type: Permanent
• Posting date: 9 Sept 2026
• Closing date: 30 Sept 2026

Summary

For questions about this job, contact: Name Andrew Bielby, Position Head of Estates, Email [e-mail], Phone number 07887848132

Job Summary

An exciting career opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join the Estates Department at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, as an engineering Estates Manager (Operations) based at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) site. This is a key role in the management and the operation of the Trusts estate which, at over 500,000 sq. meters, is one of the largest and most complex in the country. The Estates Manager shall have an electrical background and possess good computer and IT skills. The post holder will be responsible for the integrity of the Mechanical and Electrical systems and infrastructure, and for providing specialist technical advice for the day-to-day management of the Trust's buildings with regards to breakdowns, planned preventative maintenance and minor works projects whilst providing expert advice on all aspects of Estates Services.

Why you should join our Team

If you are looking for an NHS career in Leeds, you could not come to a better place to work. Like any complex organisation, our jobs in Leeds cover all aspects of ensuring the day-to-day delivery of our services to over one million patients every year and this is an opportunity to join the Operational Estates Team in a key role to support the challenge of delivering the highest standards of care to our patients through the provision of a safe environment.

What you will bring to the role

The post holder will be responsible for the supervision and management of the in-house multi-skilled Estates maintenance team, as well as the coordination of specialist contractors that are pivotal to the day-to-day running of the Estates function. The role will include responsibility for ensuring that the site has compliant value-for-money service contracts for all specialist maintenance services, collaborating closely with colleagues at other Trust sites to standardise contracts where appropriate. This will include working with Trust Procurement specialists to ensure that all contracts are fully compliant with Trust Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs).

The role will require the successful candidate to be an Authorised person for High Voltage (HV), Low Voltage (LV), and Medical Gas systems, and have oversight of Authorised person duties for Lifts, Ventilation, Boilers, and Pressure systems. The post holder will be required to carry out some work outside normal working hours and participate in an on-call service to provide out-of-hours advice and attendance on site as required.

The post holder will be expected to use their skills, experience, and initiative to resolve problems. The responsibility includes managing the Estates team and contractors using the RESET certification, and the control of contactors' competence-verification system. Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

• The Leeds Way: working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.
• Responsible
• Open and Honest
• One Team
• Kind

Our Trust priorities

• Our purpose: Excellent, safe, and sustainable care for every patient every time
• Our priorities: People, Improvement and Innovation, Partnerships, Outcomes, Sponsorship

Eligibility

To comply with UK Government regulations on Skilled Worker sponsorship, Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust is unable to provide sponsorship to applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria or the salary threshold concessions set out under the Skilled Worker visa route. Please consider this before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including who may qualify, can be found here. We reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high number of suitable applications.