Barts Health NHS Trust

Estates Operations Manager

The closing date is 24 July 2025

Job summary

The post holder will be responsible for the integrity of the Mechanical, Electrical, Building and Fabric infrastructure and for providing specialist technical advice to the day-to-day management of the Trust's buildings with regard to breakdowns, planned preventative maintenance and minor works projects whilst providing expert advice on all aspects of Estates Specialist Services.

This role includes responsibility for the development and implementation of the maintenance strategy for all estates assets, ensuring full compliance and identification of risks/issues as they arise management of all estates building and engineering staff, specialist contractors and consultants.

The post holder shall ensure that all plant and equipment is serviced and maintained throughout the Trust's property, in accordance with Statutory and Trust requirements.

The post holder will be responsible for the supervision and management of the Estates Officers and their team of in-house multi-skilled maintenance team, as well as coordination of specialist contractors.

The post holder will assume the role of the site lead electrical Authorised Person and provide specialist advice and duties as defined by HTM 06.

The role will also include responsibility for ensuring that the site has compliant value-for-money service contracts for all specialist Estates maintenance services.

Main duties of the job

Oversee the Estates Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system.

Ensure an appropriate system of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) is in place and kept up to date.

Ensure that the PPM schedules within the CAFM system are updated as required.

Ensure that an accurate asset register is collated and maintained.

Oversee the Estates Department's information management system to ensure that appropriate records and certificates are retained to ensure that the hospital can readily demonstrate maintenance statutory and mandatory compliance.

Ensure that all work, undertaken by both in-house resource and external contractors, is compliant with all legislation.

Carry out and document regular audits to measure quality and performance of the tasks undertaken.

Adhere to standing financial instructions and ensure value for money on all tenders and purchases. Additionally, place orders for materials and services.

Through audit processes demonstrate compliance with all relevant legislation, Safety Alerts, HTM's, safe systems of work, Approved Codes of Practice.

Be responsible for updating the hospital and Trust Risk Register. Collate key estates information required by NHS England Premises Assurance Model (PAM).

Ensure Authorised Person (AP) and Responsible person (RP) accreditations

Provide specialist engineering technical support and advice to the Estates operations team.

Be responsible for ensuring appraisals and Statutory and Mandatory training.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within Barts Health at this band.

Details

Date posted

10 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year per annum inc (Pay Award Pending)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-7251532NUH-A

Job locations

Newham University Hospital

Glen Road

London

E13 8SL


Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to HND/Degree level in a Building Services Engineering or Electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
  • Quality Improvement training or qualification

Desirable

  • Project management training or qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Detailed working knowledge of HTM's and HBN's
  • Detailed working knowledge of Preventative and Reactive maintenance regimes.

Skills

Essential

  • Good leadership skills - with the ability to motivate and facilitate in order to deliver results.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to discuss Estates issues with all levels of management.
  • Takes the initiative to establish immediate credibility with a range of internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to deliver quality work in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge of the maintenance of building services in large complex buildings
  • Knowledge gained through the route of craft/technician and estates management level and preferably in the NHS and up to Post Graduate Education level

Desirable

  • Previous knowledge of health sector Estate management
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to HND/Degree level in a Building Services Engineering or Electrical engineering or equivalent experience.
  • Quality Improvement training or qualification

Desirable

  • Project management training or qualification

Experience

Essential

  • Detailed working knowledge of HTM's and HBN's
  • Detailed working knowledge of Preventative and Reactive maintenance regimes.

Skills

Essential

  • Good leadership skills - with the ability to motivate and facilitate in order to deliver results.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to discuss Estates issues with all levels of management.
  • Takes the initiative to establish immediate credibility with a range of internal and external stakeholders
  • Ability to deliver quality work in a fast-paced environment with conflicting priorities.

Knowledge

Essential

  • Extensive knowledge of the maintenance of building services in large complex buildings
  • Knowledge gained through the route of craft/technician and estates management level and preferably in the NHS and up to Post Graduate Education level

Desirable

  • Previous knowledge of health sector Estate management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Newham University Hospital

Glen Road

London

E13 8SL


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Newham University Hospital

Glen Road

London

E13 8SL


Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Director of Estates and Facilities

Simon Hughes

simon.hughes23@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

10 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8a

Salary

£59,490 to £66,239 a year per annum inc (Pay Award Pending)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-7251532NUH-A

Job locations

Newham University Hospital

Glen Road

London

E13 8SL


Supporting documents

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