Job summary
The Senior Operations Manager for Estates Technical Services (ETS) provides a professional, technically competent, and operationally resilient service to Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust and all contracted partner organisations. The role ensures that the Trust's estate is safe, compliant, well-maintained, and supported by a capable and effectively managed operational workforce across mechanical, electrical, and building disciplines.
The post holder leads the delivery of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance activities across the Trust estate, ensuring all statutory, regulatory, and legislative requirements are met. Working closely with the Head of Estates, Deputy Head of Estates, and senior estates officers (including Authorised Persons), the Senior Operations Manager ensures maintenance activities are delivered to the required standards, recorded accurately, and used to inform future planning and risk reduction.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Operations Manager is responsible for leading the operational maintenance team in the effective delivery of planned and reactive maintenance across the Hospital estate. The role ensures the team is appropriately resourced, technically competent, and able to deliver high-quality, timely maintenance services while maintaining strong emergency response capability. The post holder supports the Deputy Head of Estates in monitoring maintenance budgets, identifying variances, and implementing corrective actions where required.
About us
Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we're driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.
We are an acute Trust, rated "Good" by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.
We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.
Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don't just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oDegree, Post graduate Level qualification in relevant field, or equivalent experience to Masters level.
- oQualifications / specialist knowledge of building structures / engineering services
- oPractical experience of undertaking the physical Mechanical or Electrical aspects of the Operations teams day to day work supported by an appropriate apprenticeship or formal training
- Required to manage conflicting demands and provide judgements and decisions over a range of complex operational estates maintenance technical issues, taking into account legislation, Health & Safety and available resources.
- oSignificant senior management experience
Desirable
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience in a building, mechanical or electrical engineering discipline
- Full UK Driving Licence Cat B
- Experience of managing and participation in an on-call rota system.
- Experience in the Public Sector staff management including working to HR Policy
- Experience in control of monthly budgets
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- oDegree, Post graduate Level qualification in relevant field, or equivalent experience to Masters level.
- oQualifications / specialist knowledge of building structures / engineering services
- oPractical experience of undertaking the physical Mechanical or Electrical aspects of the Operations teams day to day work supported by an appropriate apprenticeship or formal training
- Required to manage conflicting demands and provide judgements and decisions over a range of complex operational estates maintenance technical issues, taking into account legislation, Health & Safety and available resources.
- oSignificant senior management experience
Desirable
- Demonstrate knowledge and experience in a building, mechanical or electrical engineering discipline
- Full UK Driving Licence Cat B
- Experience of managing and participation in an on-call rota system.
- Experience in the Public Sector staff management including working to HR Policy
- Experience in control of monthly budgets
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
