Estates Officer - Operations

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust; Leeds; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual leave 27–33 days pro rata

Excellent pension scheme

Job summary

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking an Estates Manager, Operations, to lead a large estates team and coordinate in-house maintenance with external contractors. The role focuses on maintenance planning, day-to-day operation of the CAFM system, and ensuring safe systems of work in line with HTMs.

The successful candidate will work with clinical staff to support patient care, take on a varied role, and undertake Authorised Person duties where required.

Qualifications

• Pre Employment Checks
• Recruitment Process.

Responsibilities

• Carry out dynamic risk assessments.
• Organise and rectify reactive works.
• Manage scheduled work on the K2 system.
• Ensure safe systems of work are maintained.
• Oversee safe maintenance, assembly, dismantling and repair of equipment used by others.
• Asset capture & review of estate plant.
• Manage in-house workforce and contractors.
• Order parts as required.

Job description

Job Summary

Were looking for someone with specialist knowledge in electrical and mechanical engineering who wants to make a genuine difference to our Estates Department at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. In this rewarding and entrusted position, you will need good IT skills, be responsible for assigning maintenance work and undertaking day-to-day operation of our Computer-Aided Facility Management system. The role is focussed on managing the in-house maintenance team & external contractors day to day, maintenance 'ppm and responsive'. You will be working with a huge range of colleagues, including clinical staff, to support them in delivering excellent patient care, so strong communication skills are essential. Leeds Teaching Hospitals is a large organisation with a huge portfolio of property, equipment, and systems. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to take on a varied role, be responsible for ensuring safe systems of work are maintained in line with HTM's and recognised codes of practice by carrying out Authorised Person Duties.

Contact

Name Carl Sykes

Position Estates Manager, Operations

Email [e-mail]

Phone number 07557 755 589

Shortlisting Date: 19/10/2026

Interview Date: 02/11/2026

Job Description

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Please see attached documents for,

Person Specification

Pre Employment Checks

Recruitment Process.

Why you should join our Team

The job package includes:

• A competitive salary
• pro rata Band 6 £38,682-£46,580 to reflect 2025/2026 pay award (Inc. enhancements for unsocial hours.) Annual leave starting at pro rata 27 days per annum plus statutory bank holidays rising to 33 days with service.
• An excellent contributory pension scheme.

Main duties of the job

This role provides the following services to the Trust:

• Carry out dynamic risk assessments
• Organising and rectifying reactive works
• Managing scheduled work on the K2 system
• Responsibility for ensuring safe systems of work
• Responsible for the safe maintenance, assembly, dismantling and repair of equipment others may use.
• Asset capture & review of the estate plant
• Management of the in-house workforce and contractors
• Ordering parts as required

For further detail of what you can expect in this role, please read the attached job description.

About Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Our Trust values

The Leeds Way is working together to support each other and deliver the best possible care to patients.

We are….

• 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 take this into consideration before submitting your application. Full guidance on these concessions, including details of 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.