Job summary
Venn Group is proud to be working in exclusive partnership withGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trustto recruit a visionary Associate Director of Estates.
This is a career-defining opportunity to join one of the world's most prestigious paediatric hospitals, where innovation, compassion, and excellence converge. You'll be at the heart of GOSH's transformation, leading the strategic development and operational delivery of estates services across a complex, high-profile healthcare environment.
You'll hold professional accountability for the safety, compliance, and performance of all estates infrastructure, overseeing a £12m revenue and £3.5m capital budget. From reactive and planned maintenance to major capital works and sustainability initiatives, you'll drive service excellence, risk management, and long-term estate planning - including supporting the development of the new Children's Cancer Centre.
This is a senior leadership role with significant influence. You'll work closely with executive directors, clinical teams, and external regulators, providing expert guidance on engineering, construction, and infrastructure strategy.
GOSH is seeking a dynamic leader with:
- A Master's degree or equivalent technical qualification in engineering or a related field.
- Chartered status and full membership of a recognised engineering institution (IHEEM, CIBSE, IMechE, IEE).
Please note: your application details will be shared with Venn Group.
Main duties of the job
- The Associate Director of Estates is a senior member of the Space and Place Directorate with professional accountability for estates maintenance and for the long-term strategic development of the Trust's full estates service
- Responsibility and accountability for ensuring that Trust premises are safe for patients, staff and visitors. Should be professionally and technically responsible for the annual estates plan, estates policy development and the implementation of legislative requirements across the Trust. The Associate Director of Estates will ensure that the functions of the Estates Department are carried out safely, efficiently and cost effectively to provide a high-quality service to patients and staff
- The role takes overall responsibility for delegated areas and provides a structure and process for the effective interface with all project activities to ensure that appropriate communications, safety arrangements and operating procedures are in place, and are timely and effective
- Youwill set improvement standards, drive consistency, and build financial and commercial management capability within estates services. This will include, proactively working with a range of senior stakeholders/Directors to innovate and expand or rationalise estates services, planning and evaluating new business options, identifying potential new funding streams and income generation to support achievement of the Trust's strategic objectives.
About us
GOSH is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination.
We are committed to being a diverse and inclusive employer and foster a culture where all staff are valued, respected and acknowledged. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We particularly welcome applications from BAME communities, people with disabilities and/or long-term health conditions and LGBT+ community members.
We have policies and procedures in place to ensure that all applicants and employees are treated fairly and consistently. We are proud to be accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, a member of Business Disability Forum and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
We have active and Executive supported BAME, LGBT+ and Allies, Disability and Long-Term Health Conditions and Women's staff networks. Staff networks are employee-led groups formed around interests, issues and a common bond or background. Staff network members create a positive and inclusive work environment at Great Ormond Street Hospital by actively contributing to the Trust's mission, values and efforts specific to inclusion. All of our staff networks are open to any employee.
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
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Master's degree or equivalent technical qualification or relevant experience in an engineering or appropriate technical subject.
- Corporate /full membership of one of the following institutions: o I Mech E o IEE o CIBSE o IHEEM
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Qualified to chartered status plus significant proven relevant specialist experience at a chartered senior engineer level
- Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Evidence of project management experience commensurate with the role
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive experience of business development, corporate strategy and/or management experience
- Comprehensive expert technical knowledge and experience relating to mechanical and electrical building services in commercial/ industrial or health buildings
- Highly skilled and effective negotiator to achieve required outcomes in a complex environment
- Extensive experience of managing large complex engineering systems including management of revenue and capital budgets
- Fully conversant with the statutory land legal requirements that impact on building owners and occupiers
- Ability to successfully line manage staff in line with good people practice, organisational policies and expectations (disciplinary, conduct, performance, probation period, attendance, grievances and B&H)
- Substantial Estates operational management experience either in the NHS or private sector environment
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individual and teams to achieve departmental targets
- Demonstrate an understanding of design and contractual processes and a comprehensive understanding of building procurement methods
- Significant previous experience of developing and implementing both commercial and operational strategies.
- Experienced in writing detailed complex reports, business cases and policies
- Experience of developing and implementing policies and standard operating procedures
- Extensive detailed understanding of NHS strategy & policy
- Significant experience in working with functional groups, internal stakeholders, and other colleagues to effectively and professionally achieve results and promote a collaborative and supportive environment
- High degree of experience with using Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other software as needed; high level of comfort with technology in general and interest in seeking and exploring new business management tools
- Significant experience of managing and influencing change in large/ complex organisations
- Experience of working with senior stakeholders including board level, presenting, reporting, persuading and influencing them to a way of thinking
- Considerable experience of the delivery of efficiency and / or cost improvement programmes with a complex organisation
- Experience of working in a complex cultural environment and able to demonstrate an improvement in ways of working between teams
- Experience of working with datasets including analysis and collation and using this to support an argument
- Experience of managing a team and working closely with workstreams
Desirable
- Must have clear ideas on how to improve customer satisfaction and how to raise service profile.
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Utilise sophisticated problem-solving capabilities and critical thinking to help address management challenges and program development
- Strongly developed written and verbal communication skills including the ability to analyse and interpret
- Highly resourceful. Organization and planning skills
- Ability to diffuse work conflict using strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
- Strong emotional intelligence
- Extremely proactive; always trying to improve the effectiveness of activities
- 'Can-do' attitude and active willingness to contribute achievement of organizational goals
- Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully across the whole organisation and the ability to develop strong relationships with senior stakeholders and ensure they are aware of key headline points.
- Able to work under pressure and balance competing priorities
- Ability to provide expert advice to clinicians etc. on a wide range of Estates management issues
- Responsible for their own work, the majority of which will be self- generated and self-directed, with a high level of autonomy and will be expected to adopt the lead in all aspects of their role.
- The ability to develop, articulate and enthuse others in a long-term strategic vision that delivers outcomes to patients
- Strategic thinker and analysis and utilisation of complex information to secure change
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or continuous information
Desirable
- Ability to achieve results through indirectly managed staff
- Proficient in use of all aspects of Microsoft Office
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- Master's degree or equivalent technical qualification or relevant experience in an engineering or appropriate technical subject.
- Corporate /full membership of one of the following institutions: o I Mech E o IEE o CIBSE o IHEEM
- Evidence of continuous professional development
- Qualified to chartered status plus significant proven relevant specialist experience at a chartered senior engineer level
- Postgraduate management qualification or equivalent experience
Desirable
- Evidence of project management experience commensurate with the role
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Extensive experience of business development, corporate strategy and/or management experience
- Comprehensive expert technical knowledge and experience relating to mechanical and electrical building services in commercial/ industrial or health buildings
- Highly skilled and effective negotiator to achieve required outcomes in a complex environment
- Extensive experience of managing large complex engineering systems including management of revenue and capital budgets
- Fully conversant with the statutory land legal requirements that impact on building owners and occupiers
- Ability to successfully line manage staff in line with good people practice, organisational policies and expectations (disciplinary, conduct, performance, probation period, attendance, grievances and B&H)
- Substantial Estates operational management experience either in the NHS or private sector environment
- Highly developed leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individual and teams to achieve departmental targets
- Demonstrate an understanding of design and contractual processes and a comprehensive understanding of building procurement methods
- Significant previous experience of developing and implementing both commercial and operational strategies.
- Experienced in writing detailed complex reports, business cases and policies
- Experience of developing and implementing policies and standard operating procedures
- Extensive detailed understanding of NHS strategy & policy
- Significant experience in working with functional groups, internal stakeholders, and other colleagues to effectively and professionally achieve results and promote a collaborative and supportive environment
- High degree of experience with using Excel, Word, PowerPoint and other software as needed; high level of comfort with technology in general and interest in seeking and exploring new business management tools
- Significant experience of managing and influencing change in large/ complex organisations
- Experience of working with senior stakeholders including board level, presenting, reporting, persuading and influencing them to a way of thinking
- Considerable experience of the delivery of efficiency and / or cost improvement programmes with a complex organisation
- Experience of working in a complex cultural environment and able to demonstrate an improvement in ways of working between teams
- Experience of working with datasets including analysis and collation and using this to support an argument
- Experience of managing a team and working closely with workstreams
Desirable
- Must have clear ideas on how to improve customer satisfaction and how to raise service profile.
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Utilise sophisticated problem-solving capabilities and critical thinking to help address management challenges and program development
- Strongly developed written and verbal communication skills including the ability to analyse and interpret
- Highly resourceful. Organization and planning skills
- Ability to diffuse work conflict using strong interpersonal skills
- Excellent numerical and analytical skills
- Strong emotional intelligence
- Extremely proactive; always trying to improve the effectiveness of activities
- 'Can-do' attitude and active willingness to contribute achievement of organizational goals
- Ability to communicate effectively and respectfully across the whole organisation and the ability to develop strong relationships with senior stakeholders and ensure they are aware of key headline points.
- Able to work under pressure and balance competing priorities
- Ability to provide expert advice to clinicians etc. on a wide range of Estates management issues
- Responsible for their own work, the majority of which will be self- generated and self-directed, with a high level of autonomy and will be expected to adopt the lead in all aspects of their role.
- The ability to develop, articulate and enthuse others in a long-term strategic vision that delivers outcomes to patients
- Strategic thinker and analysis and utilisation of complex information to secure change
- Able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or continuous information
Desirable
- Ability to achieve results through indirectly managed staff
- Proficient in use of all aspects of Microsoft Office
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street Hospital
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
