Senior Estates Manager (Hard FM) - Community

NHS; Salford; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Senior Estates Manager to oversee the estates and building engineering services across community properties. This role involves ensuring operational systems are maintained for patient treatment and staff functionality. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in mechanical/electrical disciplines and effective management skills. With a focus on compliance and safety, this position offers the chance to contribute to high standards of care.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• HNC/HND or equivalent in relevant discipline.
• NVQ3 or equivalent experience in building services.
• Degree in engineering or building services discipline.
• IOSH or similar health and safety qualification required.
• Chartered or working toward chartered status.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and manage compliance in estates and building engineering.
• Ensure operational systems for power and heating are maintained.
• Manage maintenance providers and compliance on community properties.

Skills

Adaptable to change

Ability to plan and organise own workload

Flexible and approachable

Able to work as part of a team

Professional approach

Able to manage and work safely at heights

Effective communication

Education

HNC/HND in a mechanical, electrical, or building discipline

Degree in building services or engineering discipline

NVQ3 in Electrical Installations / Mechanical systems

IOSH or similar Health and Safety Management

Job description

Senior Estates Manager (Hard FM) - Community

The closing date is 26 December 2025

The Postholder will take the lead role in overseeing and managing the compliance and delivery of Estates and Building Engineering services activities to approximately 80 community property sites within the NCA estate portfolio.

The role involves assuring the Trust always has power, lighting, water, medical gas supplies, heating, cooling and ventilation and other systems to ensure patients can be treated, staff can work, and all functions of the Community estate are operational.

Main duties of the job

• Responsible for managing the comprehensive mechanical/electrical and building fabric services to all NCA occupied areas across a wide range of community properties ranging from general offices to clinical and intermediate care environment overseeing a multi-disciplined Hard FM environment, ensuring compliance with Trust safety standards and procedures.
• Responsible for ensuring safe systems of work are in place and maintained in line with HTM, HBN and recognised codes of practice and for specified sites act as Authorised Person with duties for Lifts, Ventilation Systems, Working at Height, Water Systems and Pressure Systems (this list is not exhaustive) this will be following appropriate training, assessment and formal appointment by the Trust.
• Overseeing landlords and specialist 3rd party contractors across a wide range of Hard FM, reactive and maintenance activities and be responsible for specific projects such as minor works and refurbishments and to support development works on new sites as well as ensuring compliance to all mandated statutory requirements within the Hard FM environment. Policing the compliance activities across all community sites. You may also be required to provide practical training and guidance to others and evaluate work outputs.
• Lead and manage directly employed maintenance providers as well as liaise and advise 3rd party landlords to ensure full Hard FM compliance for the safety of the built environment and that of the users within them.

About us

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Qualifications

• HNC/HND in a mechanical, electrical, or building discipline or equivalent experience.
• NVQ3 in Electrical Installations / Mechanical systems / Buildings Maintenance or equivalent experience in a building services/estates management environment.
• Degree qualified within a building services or engineering discipline.
• IOSH or similar Health and Safety Management.
• Chartered or working toward chartered status.

Skills

• Adaptable to change
• Undertake all training required
• Ability to plan and organise own workload
• Flexible and approachable
• Able to work as part of a team and co‑ordinate work with other trades
• Understands and demonstrates the importance of effective communication with department heads
• Professional approach
• Able to prioritise own workload
• Able to manage and work safely at heights
• Able to manage and work within confined spaces
• Able to satisfy the physical demands of the job
• Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the Trust’s H&S policies (subject to suitable training)
• To attend and fully participate in training provided by the Trust
• Flexibility in role

Experience

• Previous experience in managing directly employed staff and contractors working on breakdowns and PPM on technical mechanical / electrical or building disciplines.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

Any Northern Care Hospital Site/Work From Home