Head of Estates and EDTS

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Maidenhead; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as the Head of Estates and EDTS, responsible for managing the operational estates services and capital projects. This senior role demands strong leadership and strategic vision to ensure quality and compliant services across NHS properties, requiring a dual focus on operational excellence and stakeholder engagement.

Benefits

Flexible working options

27 days’ annual leave rising with service

Generous NHS pension scheme

Learning and career development opportunities

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to wellbeing tools and services

Retail and restaurant discounts

Free parking across Trust sites

Qualifications

• Extensive senior-level experience in operational estates management.
• In-depth knowledge of NHS estates and compliance.
• Experience in project management and capital programme delivery.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for Estates Maintenance and Capital Programmes.
• Manage the Trust's capital programme and compliance with NHS HTMs.
• Oversee staff recruitment, performance, training, and stakeholder communications.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic Planning

Compliance Management

Communication

Education

Degree in Engineering or Building Services

Chartered Membership of a Professional Body

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and experienced estates professional to join the Estates and Facilities Senior Management Team as Head of Estates and EDTS

As a strategic leader, you will be responsible for the Trust’s operational estates services and capital project delivery, ensuring high-quality, customer-focused service across a complex NHS property portfolio. You will oversee a team including an Estates Manager, surveyors, project managers, and technical and administrative staff, delivering both in-house and income-generating services under the EDTS brand.

You’ll manage the Trust's capital programme and contribute to projects delivered on behalf of NHS Property Services (NHSPS), acting as a key liaison with NHSPS and internal stakeholders. The role demands sound judgement on complex estates and compliance matters, strong leadership, and the ability to communicate technical information in an accessible way.

You will hold a degree in engineering, building services or equivalent, have extensive senior-level experience in operational estates management, an in-depth knowledge of NHS estates, statutory compliance, and UK/EU legislation and hold a chartered membership of a recognised professional body (e.g., CIBSE, IEE, IMechE, IHEEM, or actively progressing registered status.

This is a pivotal post, reporting directly to the Director of Estates & Facilities, with a strong professional link to the Head of Compliance & Risk Services.

• Provide strategic leadership for Estates Maintenance, Capital Programmes, and EDTS Design/Project Management.
• Ensure delivery of compliant, efficient, and customer-responsive maintenance services within budget.
• Develop PPM plans, KPIs, and statutory compliance systems.
• Oversee Helpdesk, contract tendering, budget setting, and capital programme delivery (£2m revenue, £10–15m capital).
• Authorise and manage specialist contracts, condition surveys, and equipment replacement. Lead on policy development, audits, and emergency planning.
• Support sustainability targets and manage asset data via MICAD/CAD.
• Ensure compliance with NHS HTMs, health & safety alerts, and participate in governance and on-call duties.
• Lead staff recruitment, performance, training, and communications.
• Foster strong relations with internal stakeholders, PFI/FM providers, and neighbouring Trusts to deliver safe, high-quality estate services aligned with strategic goals.
  
  

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our Values At Berkshire Healthcare Are

• Caring for and about you is our top priority
• Committed to providing good quality, safe services
• Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
  
  

Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:

• Flexible working options to support work-life balance
• 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
• Generous NHS pension scheme
• Excellent learning and career development opportunities
• ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
• Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
• Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
• Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
• Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
• Free parking across Trust sites
  
  

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Martin Mannix Job title: Director of Estates and Facilities Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07976394500