Interm Director of Estates

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

Interim Property & Estates Director

We're supporting a leading healthcare organisation in the appointment of an experienced Interim Property & Estates Director to provide strategic and operational leadership across a large, complex property portfolio.

This is a business-critical appointment requiring a senior property professional with a proven track record within healthcare environments, where estate performance, compliance, safety and service delivery are intrinsically linked to patient care and operational outcomes.

The Role

You will lead the organisation's property and estates function, ensuring the estate is safe, compliant, fit for purpose and aligned to business objectives.

Key responsibilities include:

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

About You

We are specifically seeking candidates who can demonstrate:

• Significant experience operating at Property Director, Estates Director or equivalent senior leadership level
• A strong background within healthcare estates, including independent healthcare, NHS, mental health, care, rehabilitation or specialist healthcare environments
• Deep understanding of healthcare estate compliance, governance and risk management
• Extensive experience leading multi-site property portfolios and capital projects
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to influence at Executive and Board level
• The gravitas and credibility to make an immediate impact within an interim assignment

Why This Opportunity?

This is a rare opportunity to lead a substantial healthcare estate portfolio during a pivotal period of organisational development and transformation. The successful individual will play a key role in shaping estate strategy while ensuring the highest standards of compliance, safety and operational effectiveness.

What They Offer

This is an interim assignment with c2-6 months tenure, with the potential to be considered for a permanent position (not guaranteed at this stage). Daily rate is negotiable dependent on experience.