Specialist Building Manager

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Heaton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Building Manager (Band 6) to lead the management, maintenance and development of a complex healthcare estate at Freeman Hospital, High Heaton. The role focuses on safe, compliant day-to-day operations and strategic refurbishment projects to support high-quality patient care.

The post involves leading preventative maintenance, supervising maintenance teams and contractors, and providing expert guidance on building

Qualifications

• Degree-level qualification in a specialist building subject or equivalent knowledge/experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, and refurbishment projects across the Trust estate.
• Manage multidisciplinary maintenance teams and contractors to deliver work safely, efficiently and in line with legislation and policies.
• Provide expert advice on building construction, defects, compliance requirements, and healthcare estate standards.
• Support development and delivery of maintenance strategies, backlog programmes and compliance plans.
• Manage budgets and drive service improvements and cost efficiencies.

Education

Degree standard in a specialist building related subject or equivalent knowledge gained through experience

Job description

Main area 317 Building - FH Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday - 08:00 - 16:00) Job ref 317-2026-40-27-DR

Site Freeman Hospital Town High Heaton Salary £39,959 - £48,117 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 14/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 23/10/2026

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS hospital trusts in the country. We have around 16,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.7 billion.

With strong history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation regionally, nationally and internationally, w e’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country.

As well as providing a wide range of hospital and community services, we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Specialist Building Manager (Band 6) to join the Estates Directorate at The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust . The successful candidate will play a key role in the operational management, maintenance, and development of a complex acute healthcare estate, ensuring buildings and infrastructure remain safe, compliant, and fit for purpose.

The post holder will be responsible for leading the delivery of planned and reactive building maintenance, managing refurbishment and revenue-funded schemes, and providing specialist technical advice on a wide range of building-related matters. Working closely with clinical and non-clinical teams, contractors, consultants, and external agencies, you will contribute to maintaining an environment that supports high-quality patient care and operational excellence.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced building professional with extensive knowledge of healthcare estates, building regulations, fire safety, compliance, and project management who is looking to further develop their career within one of the UK's leading NHS Trusts.

Main duties of the job

The Specialist Building Manager will lead and manage the delivery of planned preventative maintenance, reactive repairs, building fabric improvements, and refurbishment projects across the Trust's estate. The role involves managing multidisciplinary maintenance teams and contractors, ensuring all work is delivered safely, efficiently, and in compliance with relevant legislation, NHS guidance, and Trust policies

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

With around 2 million contacts with patients every year, we deliver care from:

• Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS.

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing the maintenance, repair, and inspection of building infrastructure and fabric across the Trust.
• Leading refurbishment, maintenance, and revenue-funded projects from inception through to completion.
• Managing specialist service and maintenance contracts, ensuring contractors meet agreed performance standards and key performance indicators.
• Providing expert advice on building construction, defects, compliance requirements, and healthcare estate standards.
• Supporting the development and delivery of maintenance strategies, backlog programmes, and compliance plans.
• Managing budgets, monitoring expenditure, and identifying opportunities for service improvements and cost efficiencies.
• Ensuring robust safe systems of work, risk assessments, and standard operating procedures are implemented and maintained.
• Producing technical reports, specifications, drawings, surveys, and performance information.
• Participating in the Estates operational on-call rota and providing emergency response support when required.
• Supporting the ongoing development, performance management, and training of Estates staff and apprentices.

The Specialist Building Manager will provide operational leadership for building maintenance services across the Trust, ensuring the safe, effective, and compliant management of a diverse and complex healthcare estate. Working under the direction of the Estates Manager Operations (Building), the post holder will manage specialist building maintenance activities, building fabric compliance programmes, refurbishment projects, and emergency response arrangements.

The successful candidate will have responsibility for diagnosing and resolving complex building-related issues, undertaking condition surveys and inspections, developing technical solutions, and overseeing the implementation of remedial works. They will ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and guidance, including Building Regulations, Health and Safety legislation, Fire Safety legislation, asbestos regulations, Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs), and Health Building Notes (HBNs).

The role includes managing and monitoring specialist contractors and consultants, preparing technical specifications and project documentation, obtaining statutory approvals where required, and ensuring all projects are delivered to agreed standards, timescales, and budgets. The post holder will also be responsible for maintaining accurate records through the Trust's Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system and other information management systems.

As a key member of the Estates team, the post holder will lead, motivate, and develop building maintenance teams, providing technical leadership, mentoring, and support to staff. They will work collaboratively with clinical services to minimise disruption to patient care, ensuring that all maintenance and project activity is planned and managed with patient safety, dignity, and service continuity at its core.

The post holder will contribute to the development of policies, procedures, safe systems of work, and service improvement initiatives, while also identifying opportunities to enhance compliance, sustainability, operational efficiency, and value for money across the estate. Participation in the Estates on-call service is required, including attendance at site during emergency situations to ensure the continued safe operation of Trust buildings and services.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to make a significant contribution to the delivery of a safe, efficient, and high-performing healthcare environment that supports exceptional patient care across the Trust.

Person specification

Qualifications & Education

• Be qualified to Degree standard in a specialist building related subject or demonstrate equivalent knowledge gained through experience

Knowledge & Experience

• Have comprehensive knowledge and experience to under graduate level in the service, maintenance, and repair of all building infrastructure and fabric including an in-depth knowledge of: o Building Regulations o Legislation covering a range of specialist technical areas including: Health and Safety legislation and risk assessments Fire Safety Legislation Inc. The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 Asbestos and hazardous / general waste regulations Health Technical Memorandum and Health Building Notes
• In depth experience and knowledge of the building infrastructure and services found in an Acute Hospital setting.
• Must have a detailed understanding of the application of contracts with regard to the execution of both major and minor capital/revenue schemes and Trust standing financial instructions.

Whilst Newcastle Hospitals are a forward thinking and highly innovative organisation, the use of Third-Party Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents a risk to the integrity of our Recruitment & Selection processes. If you use AI, and it poses a risk to the integrity of your individual application or to the recruitment process, we may withdraw your application at any stage of the process. Important note on completion of reference section of Application Form

All references from current and previous employers will be sought and must cover a minimum of 3 years employment. Therefore, when completing the reference section of your application form, please give the address, telephone number and work email address of each of your current/previous line managers that cover 3 years employment. Failure to complete this section may result in your application not being processed.

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

Candidates who are shortlisted for interview will be contacted by e-mail. You should check your SPAM folders as well as your inbox. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of the closing date you should assume your application has been unsuccessful.