Head of Estates and Property

Active Care Group; England; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Birthday off

Access to training and development opportunities

Confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Medicash Health Plan

Active Awards programme

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay

Refer a Friend Scheme

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Head of Estates and Property to lead the development of their estate portfolio. This hybrid role requires expertise in property management, an understanding of compliance regulations, and the ability to manage significant projects. The ideal candidate should have previous experience in a property function, excellent communication skills, and relevant health & safety qualifications. The position offers numerous benefits, including continuous professional development and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Previous experience leading a property function.
• Strong knowledge of current property legislation and construction.
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven knowledge of building legislation and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Offering property expertise to the leadership team.
• Overseeing the compliance of contractors and suppliers.
• Coordinating tender processes and administering contracts.
• Managing the health, safety and environmental compliance.

Skills

Excellent communication

Problem-solving

Collaboration

Education

Health & Safety qualifications – minimum IOSH

Job description

Overview

Join to apply for the Head of Estates and Property role at Active Care Group

This is an exciting opportunity for an estates and facilities professional, with a proven track record in delivering capital development programmes, to lead the ongoing development of an expanding healthcare portfolio and continue to deliver a high quality and inspiring environment for our service users and colleagues.

This will be a hybrid role allowing the right candidate to work remotely from home or from our head office in London Waterloo, with a requirement to travel to sites frequently.

The Head of Estates will be responsible for setting and delivering the long‑term strategic plan, including but not limited to, the delivery of planned improvement programmes for preventative and cyclical maintenance, making sure they are delivered safely, on time and on budget.

Responsibilities

• Offering property expertise to the leadership team, ensuring they are regularly briefed on significant developments or risks, whilst producing business cases to support existing building development plans and new service development opportunities.
• Participating in the business planning process, taking the lead in crafting pertinent business and strategic plans for the property function.
• Overseeing the compliance and work standards of contractors and suppliers through regular monitoring and supervising the creation of risk assessments, method statements and pre‑contract information.
• Coordinating tender processes and administering contracts alongside procurement colleagues.
• Collaborating with consultants to prepare and submit planning and building regulation applications, designs, and engineering solutions as required.
• Leveraging expertise to address environmental concerns from a building and land management perspective.
• Being responsible for managing the health, safety and environmental compliance across the group.
• Managing the estates effectively in line with the business model, ensuring the maintenance of a well invested portfolio, with responsibility for the cost‑effective management of all existing and future regional office leases.
• Managing and delivering projects within budget whilst providing advice on the formulation of the group’s annual budgets and capital investment programme.

Qualifications

• Previous experience leading a property function.
• Strong knowledge of current property legalisations and different types of construction.
• Excellent communication and problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively with the wider organisation.
• Experience working in a fast‑paced environment.
• Previous estates and facilities management experience with proven knowledge of building legislation and regulations.
• Health & Safety qualifications – minimum IOSH health and safety in the workplace.
• Good organisational, business risk and financial awareness.
• Taking responsibility.

Benefits

• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e‑learning and face‑to‑face training and development opportunities.
• Free 24‑hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice.
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians.
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme.
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits.
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1,000 by recommending someone you know.

EEO Statement

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Health Care Provider

Industries

Hospitals and Health Care