Interim Healthcare Estates Director - Strategy & Safety

W Talent; Bedford; On-site; GBP 129,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

W Talent is supporting a leading healthcare organisation in recruiting an Interim Property & Estates Director. The post requires strategic and operational leadership across a national property portfolio to ensure safety, compliance, and alignment with business goals.

The role demands extensive healthcare estates experience, governance expertise, and a proven ability to lead multi-site capital projects and supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• Experience at Property Director or equivalent senior leadership.
• Healthcare estates experience across NHS, independent care, mental health.
• Strong governance, risk management and regulatory knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across a national healthcare property portfolio.
• Lead estate management, facilities, compliance and capital investment programmes.
• Ensure full compliance with healthcare estate regulations, health & safety and statutory obligations.
• Deliver complex refurbishment, redevelopment and infrastructure projects.
• Manage external consultants, contractors and supply chain partners.
• Identify opportunities to improve estate performance, utilisation and cost efficiency.
• Support executive stakeholders on estate strategy, risk management and future growth plans.
• Leading property matters associated with acquisitions, disposals and service developments.

Job description

W Talent is supporting a leading healthcare organisation in recruiting an Interim Property & Estates Director. The post requires strategic and operational leadership across a national property portfolio to ensure safety, compliance, and alignment with business goals.

The role demands extensive healthcare estates experience, governance expertise, and a proven ability to lead multi-site capital projects and supplier relationships.