Estates Operations Manager

Estates Operations Manager

Location: Surrey

Overview

A leading NHS organisation is seeking a Estates Operations Manager to lead the delivery of safe, compliant and high-performing estates services across a large healthcare portfolio.

This is a leadership role responsible for operational estates, compliance, backlog maintenance and the management of a multidisciplinary workforce across acute and community settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead estates operations ensuring full statutory compliance (HTM, H&S, PPM/SPM) across all sites
• Manage reactive and planned maintenance programmes to maintain estate condition standards
• Oversee a multiskilled estates team delivering 24/7 services
• Take responsibility for budgets, cost improvement plans and contractor management
• Drive delivery of backlog reduction and minor capital works programmes
• Provide expert advice to senior stakeholders on compliance, risk and estates strategy
• Ensure robust audit, KPI reporting and governance processes are in place
• Support wider estates initiatives including sustainability and infrastructure improvements

Requirements

• Significant estates management experience (NHS or complex environment)
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance, HTMs and estates governance
• Proven experience managing budgets, contracts and multidisciplinary teams
• Ability to lead change, workforce transformation and service improvement
• Health & Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH / IOSH) desirable