Operational Building Manager

Transformationunitgm; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is looking for an Operational Building Manager at Northern General Hospital. The role involves day-to-day management of building operations, leading a team within Estates to ensure safe and efficient facilities. Candidates should have a relevant degree and significant management experience in a healthcare environment, alongside strong communication and leadership skills.

Benefits

Flexible working

Career development opportunities

Health and wellbeing packages

Qualifications

• Proven ability in managing complex estates services.
• Evidence of continuing professional development.
• Experience in healthcare facility management.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of building staff.
• Supervise external contractors for timely completion of works.
• Ensure compliance with NHS Technical standards and building regulations.

Skills

Communication

Negotiating

Teamwork

Education

Degree in a building related subject

Masters degree or equivalent knowledge

Chartered Member of appropriate building/engineering institution

Job description

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £46,148 - £52,809 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 15/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 25/06/2025

Operational Building Manager

NHS AfC: Band 7

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

We’re looking for an experienced Building Manager to join our Estates Team at Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital.

Estates plays a crucial role in keeping our hospitals and services running. From essential power, heating, plumbing and mechanical systems, to the inside and outside of our buildings and grounds, Estates staff make sure these are safe and well-maintained for our patients, visitors, and other staff.

Our staff have a wide range of expertise and skills – from construction trades and technical skills, building and site management, surveying, and more. Together they carry out vital inspections, maintenance, and repairs across our sites, so that we can keep giving excellent care to our patients.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management, administration, and workload of various building staff within Estates. You’ll also manage and supervise external contractors, to ensure works are completed on time and to agreed standards.

You’ll need to be highly experienced within your trade, as well as have the management, people and communication skills needed to lead an effective team.

Want to find out more? Feel free to get in touch via the contact details below for an informal chat.

Main duties of the job

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Working for our organisation

In the Estates Team Operational team you will be working alongside other Building Managers and Building technicians, fellow Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Engineering Technicians and Craft persons.

All with a commitment to service excellence to our patients and their environment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

Person specification

Education & Qulifications

• Degree in a building related subject or equivalent experience.
• Educated to Post Graduate level or in-depth knowledge with proven ability in managing complex estates services and infrastructure
• Extensive construction/property management knowledge gained through training and experience to degree level.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and management/ leadership development.
• Masters degree or equivalent knowledge and experience in Building Surveying, Engineering or construction related discipline.
• Chartered Member of appropriate building / engineering related Professional Institution, such as the RICS, CIOB, IHEEM, CIBSE or RIBA.

Experience

• Must have thorough understanding of your specialist area and be fully conversant with current legislation.
• Experience of liaison with and supervising building and engineering staff and contractors.
• Extensive experience in a building / construction environment.
• Able to manage operational staff effectively and deal effectively deal with grievance and disciplinary issues.
• Able to manage contractors effectively.
• High level technical competency able to plan and manage complex health facilities.
• A sound knowledge of estate strategies and how they link with clinical relationships.
• Must be able to demonstrate suitable post apprenticeship experience in non-routine maintenance and fault finding of complex building services and equipment with a broad understanding of other trade disciplines.
• Experience of estimating budget costs, cost control and cashflow forecasting.
• Experience of managing within the remit of SFI’s in a healthcare environment.
• A track record in managing building services maintenance and project management within a large organisation.
• Previously held Authorised Person and/or Competent Person Role.
• Previous experience in a hospital maintenance environment with exposure to all building and engineering aspects.

Skills and Knowledge

• Thorough knowledge of relevant NHS Technical standards, HBN’s and relevant Building Standards.
• Good communication, negotiating and inter-personal skills.
• Good communication, negotiating and inter-personal skills.
• Knowledge of statutory legislation and relevant Codes of Practice.
• Able to read, understand and analyse complex building and construction drawings.
• Ability to work under own initiative in a demand driven service.
• Familiarity with Microsoft software and general computer literacy.
• Commitment to customer service and satisfaction.
• A track record of developing and maintaining good working relationships at all levels in a large organisation.
• Industrious and versatile, able to work on a diverse range of projects at one time.
• Able to prioritise work within imposed deadlines.
• Must be a team player and have personal initiative and drive.
• Knowledge of operating a computerised labour management / CAFM system.
• Good supervisory skills.
• Mentoring and Training experience.

Candidates are advised to read the attached guidance on using AI technology. W hen you complete your application, you are required to declare that the information in your application form is true and complete. The personal statement is exactly that; personal.

When selecting to apply via NHS Jobs, you will be redirected to our preferred recruitment system called Trac. You will be asked to create and submit your application via the Trac recruitment system.

You will not be able to track the progress of your application or receive messages through the NHS Jobs website, and furthermore, as an employer, we will not be able to respond to any e-mails sent to us via the NHS Jobs website. All communications should be sent via your Trac system account.

If you are offered employment at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals your information will be transferred from the Trac recruitment system into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system. In addition, in submitting an application form, you authorise our Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed.

Please note, all communication regarding your application will be made via email sent via the Trac recruitment system, please ensure you check your junk/spam folders as emails are sometimes filtered there.

The Trust is committed to its obligations in accordance with the Equality Act 2010, and we positively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Should you require any assistance in applying for the position please contact the General or Medical Human Resources Departments on the number identified on the NHS Jobs page for the organisation.

Job Share applicants are welcome for all full time posts unless indicated but cannot be guaranteed. In addition for Fixed Term Contracts, internal secondments may be considered, please seek the approval of your current line manager before applying for the position.

All employment with the Trust is subject to a number of NHS Employment Checks being met to a satisfactory standard including verification of identity, eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, references and qualifications in addition to professional registration, a disclosure and barring records check and occupational health check if these are deemed to be a requirement for the position to be undertaken.

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.