WTWA Head of Estates

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WTWA Head of Estates

The closing date is 17 November 2025

To support the WTWA Associate Group Director Estates in shaping the future provision of Estates Services across WTWA and associated properties. This will include the strategic development of services to ensure they are high quality, progressive, responsive to internal and external demand, patient focused and fully support the strategic and future operational needs of the service delivery contracts.

Main duties of the job

To be accountable for all day-to-day operational aspects of Estates Services Hard FM delivered across WTWA and associated properties, its partnership organisations and internal customers. This will include the support and development of services to ensure they are progressive, responsive to internal and external demand, are patient focused, safe, efficient, and effective. The post-holder is required to work within a robust governance structure and performance against agreed service standards and key performance indicators.

About us

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of over £3bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Job responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience youll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that youre even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, youll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information youll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at .

Person Specification Qualifications

• Professional/academic qualification at degree level or equivalent experience in a Technical or EFM discipline
• Evidence of continuing personal and professional development in EFM disciplines
• Member of the Chartered Institute of Management
• PG Diploma/Master's Degree and/or evidence of equivalent relevant management experience within the NHS
• Chartered Engineer

Experience

• Significant experience in a senior manager position, in the Estates management sector
• Evidence of successful projects/programmes of work within agreed constraints e.g. budgets, timescales
• Successful track record in securing year on year improvements in quality and value
• Recent experience of successful negotiation and contract management
• Recent experience of procurement through tendering
• Ability to work effectively and inclusively with a wide range of people
• Successful track record in leading and delivering organisational change
• Evidence of Commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Knowledge

• Sound understanding of financial management and processes, with in depth knowledge of contract management
• Full understanding of the PLACE process
• Knowledge of how the Estates and Hard Facilities function operates in an NHS setting
• Understanding of healthcare provision together with awareness and appreciation of current NHS policy and priorities

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wythenshawe

1st Floor International House Ledson Road

£64,455 to £74,896 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

349-COR RL4

Job locations

Wythenshawe

1st Floor International House Ledson Road