Senior Estates Operations Manager

Transformation Unit; Burton upon Trent; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Estates Operations Manager to lead the Estates Management Team across a large, multi-site NHS Trust. The role provides strategic and operational oversight of healthcare estate services to ensure safe, compliant and reliable infrastructure that supports patient safety and clinical operations.

The post requires expertise in HTMs/HBNs, statutory compliance and best practice in estates and facilities management.

Qualifications

• Authorised person certificate in at least 3 disciplines.
• Knowledge of a wide range of facilities including Asbestos, COSHH, Infection Prevention and Control, Decontamination, Incineration, Legionella, Waste Management, Pressure Systems, Steam Systems, HVAC, Electrical Systems, and the built environment.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with statutory and healthcare technical guidance; follow inspections, testing, maintenance records and risk controls.
• Manage a team; ensure competencies are current and HTM requirements are met.
• Address planned and reactive maintenance; move service from reactive to planned/predictive.
• Manage budgets and ensure value for money; support capital planning.
• Produce performance reports with clear data and narrative and engage stakeholders across disciplines.

Skills

Authorised person certificate

Facilities knowledge

Leadership

Tools

HTMs/HBNs

Job description

Main area Estates Hard FM Grade Band 8b Contract Permanent: On-call requirement Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (On-call rota) Job ref 320-TWS-BUR-2260

Employer University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Queen's Hospital, Burton Town Burton on Trent Salary £66,582 - £77,368 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/11/2026 23:59 Interview date 02/12/2026

Band 8b

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

With over 14,000 members of staff, you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust are fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.

As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under‑represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.

Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme

To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex‑armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.

The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.

if you are blind or visually impaired and require application material in an alternative format- such as Braille, large print, audio or accessible electronic formats or you require support/adjustments with your application please contact the recruitment team on 01332 788466

The Trust is proud to be a signatory of the Care Leavers Covenant and is committed to supporting care‑experienced people into employment.

Applicants who identify as a care leaver and who meet the essential criteria for the role, as detailed in the person specification, will be guaranteed an interview.

If you wish to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this within your application.

Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.

Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Estates Operations Manager to join our Estates Management Team, supporting the delivery of estate services across a large, multi‑site NHS Trust.

The post holder will be responsible for the strategic and operational management of healthcare estate services, ensuring that buildings, engineering infrastructure, plant, equipment and associated services are safe, compliant, reliable, efficient and fit for purpose.

Providing visible and effective leadership across the Estates function, the successful candidate will ensure the Trust meets its statutory and regulatory obligations, manages risk appropriately, and delivers high‑quality services that support patient safety, clinical operations and an excellent patient experience.

Working in a complex and continuously operating healthcare environment, the post holder will drive service performance, lead teams through change, provide assurance to senior leaders and support the ongoing development of the Trust's estate infrastructure.

Reporting to the Head of Estates, the Senior Estates Operations Manager will work closely with colleagues across the organisation and deputise for the Head of Estates when required.

We welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate significant experience and knowledge of healthcare estates management, including Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs), Health Building Notes (HBNs), statutory compliance requirements and best practice in estates and facilities management.

Main duties of the job

The postholder will be responsible for compliance with statutory and healthcare technical guidance, ensuring inspections, testing, maintenance records and risk controls are followed.

You will manage a team setting clear expectations, ensuring that competencies are kept up‑to‑date and operationally ensure all HTM requirements and expectations are met.

The postholder is expected to address planned and reactive maintenance requirements and develop the service from being reactive to planned and predictive.

You will manage budgets and ensure that the Trust receive value for money and support capital planning.

Performance and report writing, with clear data and narrative will form part of this role, with stakeholder engagement within the various disciplines.

Closing date of applications: 18 November 2026

Interview date: 02 December 2026

Working for our organisation

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and Person Specification.

UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.

Important visa information: Due to UK Home Office immigration rule changes effective from 22 July 2025, applicants sponsored under Occupation Code 6131 (Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants) may not be eligible to bring dependants under the Skilled Worker route if their Certificate of Sponsorship is issued on or after this date. Applicants are responsible for understanding how these rules apply to their individual circumstances. The Trust cannot provide immigration advice. Further information is available on the Skilled Worker visa: Your partner and children - GOV.UK

Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).

Person specification

Education

• Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent plus specialist knowledge acquired through post graduate courses or equivalent and experience

Experience

• Authorised person certificate in at least 3 disciplines
• Knowledge of a wide range of facilities; Asbestos, COSHH, Infection Prevention and Control, Decontamination, Incineration, Legionella, Waste Management, Pressure Systems, Steam Systems, HVAC systems, Electrical Systems, the built environment.
• In depth knowledge of a wide range of specialist services associated with NHS estate management.

Our Trust aims to provide the highest quality care to patients within Derbyshire and South East Staffordshire and we want the very best people to work with us.

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

If we receive a high number of applications for this position, we reserve the right to withdraw the post before the closing date, therefore it is advisable that you apply as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

At UHDB, we offer different ways to work flexibly to each and every one of our colleagues, many of whom already work flexibly at all sites of the Trust.

For our roles we are open to discussing the possibility of part‑time/ reduced hours/ compressed hours/ flexible start and finish times/ fixed/flexible shifts/annualised hours/ term time hours/ hybrid working – working partly in the trust/partly at home.

Why don’t you talk to us at interview about the flexibility you would like to explore and what it means to you, and we will discuss what’s possible for the job and team, and the opportunities we might be able to create together.

We can’t promise to give you exactly what you want, but we do promise to work with you to look at all the available options.

Most of our posts are subject to a DBS check, however having a criminal record will not necessarily bar you from obtaining a position. Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check, if it is required for their role.

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Anyone from outside of the UK (excluding from the Republic of Ireland) will need permission from UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) to work in the UK and may also need entry clearance before travelling here.

UKVI is responsible for managing migration. To obtain a visa or entry clearance, you will need to meet certain requirements and demonstrate you have the right the work in the UK via:

• the points‑based immigration system
• the EU settlement scheme
• eVisa

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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.

Name Darran Allen Job title Head of Estates and Engineering Services Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01283 511511 Additional information

We’d love to hear from you! If you have any questions about the role, team, or working environment, feel free to get in touch for an informal chat. Speaking with us before applying is completely optional, but it can help you decide if this opportunity is the right fit for you.