Senior Technical Services & Estates Lead – Healthcare

RG Setsquare; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

RG Setsquare in Carlisle is seeking an experienced Technical Services Manager to lead the delivery of Hard FM and Estates services within a healthcare environment.

This senior operational role ensures safe, compliant management of critical building services across the site. You will lead the Estates and Hard FM function, guiding operational teams to deliver planned and reactive maintenance to a high standard and continuously improve service.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in senior Estates/Technical Services/Hard FM management.
• Strong knowledge of building services and Hard FM operations.
• Experience managing engineering or estates teams.
• Experience managing budgets, contractors and operational performance.
• Good knowledge of statutory compliance, health & safety.
• Excellent leadership and people-management skills.
• Strong organisational and planning abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a demanding operational environment.
• Proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Previous healthcare/ hospital environment experience advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Estates and Hard FM function, providing direction and leadership to Supervisors and Managers.
• Oversee the delivery of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities.
• Develop and implement a proactive maintenance strategy to maximise asset performance, reliability and compliance.
• Ensure maintenance activities are completed safely, efficiently, on time and in line with required standards.
• Monitor operational performance and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Ensure statutory, regulatory, health and safety and compliance requirements are consistently maintained.
• Manage operational resources, budgets and service delivery performance.
• Build effective working relationships with clients, healthcare stakeholders, contractors and internal teams.
• Provide strong leadership and support to engineering and estates personnel, encouraging high standards of performance and professional development.
• Respond effectively to operational issues and ensure appropriate actions are taken to maintain service continuity.
• Contribute to the ongoing improvement of maintenance processes, systems and overall service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

PPM

Regulatory compliance

Health & safety

Communication

Job description

RG Setsquare in Carlisle is seeking an experienced Technical Services Manager to lead the delivery of Hard FM and Estates services within a healthcare environment.

This senior operational role ensures safe, compliant management of critical building services across the site. You will lead the Estates and Hard FM function, guiding operational teams to deliver planned and reactive maintenance to a high standard and continuously improve service.