Role: Estates Manager

Wigan & Leigh Hospice; Hindley; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

A charitable organization in Hindley is seeking an experienced Estates Manager to oversee the management, maintenance, and development of its estates. The ideal candidate will possess substantial expertise in estates compliance and project management. This role offers a salary range of £47,810 – £52,410 per annum with various benefits, including 35 days of annual leave and a salary sacrifice pension scheme.

Benefits

35 days annual leave

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Free car parking

Subsidised lunches

Cycle to Work Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Life Assurance

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of statutory estates compliance including H&S, COSHH, PUWER, Fire Safety, CDM, and RIDDOR.
• Proven track record in multi-site estates or facilities management.
• Experience in policy development and compliance oversight.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership for the management of all estates.
• Ensure the estate remains safe, sustainable, compliant, and efficient.
• Lead and motivate the estates team and manage supplier contracts.

Skills

NEBOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification

Estates compliance knowledge

Project management

Team leadership

Health and safety legislation

Job description

Role: Estates Manager
Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £47,810 – £52,410 per annum, depending on experience
Close applications: Tuesday 02/12/25 at 09:00am
Interview date: Wednesday 10/12/25

Wigan & Leigh Hospice is a wonderful place to work. Our staff are our greatest asset providing the very highest standard of care. All our teams are all part of the Hospice team: working together to make the Hospice the best it can be. We have achieved Outstanding in the last CQC inspection. Our values: Compassion, Accessibility, Respect, Excellence, are at the heart of everything we do.

We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits, including:

• A warm and welcoming working environment
• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Free car parking
• Subsidised lunches
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Shopping, leisure and holiday discounts
• On demand GP
• Westfield Health – Health Cash Plan
• Life Assurance
• A range of Wellbeing initiatives

Existing membership of the NHS pension scheme may be transferable to this post, if contributions have been made within the last 12 months.

The available role:

As Estates Manager, you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the management, maintenance, and development of all Wigan & Leigh Hospice estates, including clinical, administrative, retail, and warehouse sites. You will ensure the estate remains safe, sustainable, compliant, and efficient, consistently meeting statutory and regulatory obligations while supporting the Hospice’s wider strategic objectives.

This role requires a skilled facilities professional with expertise in estates compliance, health and safety, risk management, and the delivery of complex projects. You will lead, develop, and motivate a small estates team, oversee key supplier contracts, and act as the hospice’s Competent Person under the Management of Health & Safety at Work Regulations 1999. Your leadership will be central to embedding a culture of compliance, safety, and continuous improvement, while building strong relationships across internal teams and external stakeholders.

The successful candidate will have:

• NEBOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification, or relevant experience with a strong commitment to achieve these qualifications within an agreed timeframe.
• Extensive knowledge of statutory estates compliance including H&S, COSHH, PUWER, Fire Safety, CDM, and RIDDOR.
• Proven track record in multi-site estates or facilities management, preferably within healthcare, social care, or the charity sector.
• Experience in policy development, compliance oversight, and quality assurance activities across diverse premises.
• Demonstrated success in leading, developing, and motivating high-performing teams and managing external contractors.
• Experience of managing estates projects from inception through delivery within budget and timescale.
• Full UK driving licence with willingness and ability to travel between hospice and retail sites.

The postholder will be required to participate in the out-of-hours ‘on-call’ rota to address emergency facilities concerns.

The role may require occasional late-night or weekend work when there is a specific business need or, in some instances, to deal with an emergency. Advanced notice will be provided wherever feasible, and time off in lieu will be provided.

Working hours:

37 hours per week. Monday to Friday 8.30am – 4.30pm (Friday finish at 4pm). Flexibility with working pattern will be considered. The role is office based.

How to apply:

Applicants should submit an up-to-date CV with a supporting statement setting out how you meet the criteria for the role set out in the Person Specification in the Recruitment Pack. The Recruitment Pack can be accessed via the Job Description tab below. Applications should be sent to [e-mail]

The deadline for applications is Tuesday 02 December 2025 at 09:00am. Interviews will be held at Wigan and Leigh Hospice on Wednesday 10 December 2025.

If you have not heard from us within two weeks after the closing date, this will mean you have been unsuccessful this time.

Please note this role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route of the Points Based System. Candidates will need to be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK in order to be eligible to take up the post.

Successful appointments will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services Check (DBS) check.

About us

Wigan and Leigh Hospice is a well-established charity which has been operating since 1983. We provide a wide range of palliative care services to people with advancing life-limiting illnesses of any diagnosis and to those people important to them. The support we offer is tailored to meet individuals’ physical, social, spiritual and emotional needs.

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