University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Band 8b Estates Manager - Good Hope Hospital
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Job Summary
We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Estates Manager to lead the operational estates function across the Good Hope Hospital Site. This is a pivotal role within one of the largest NHS Trusts in England, where your leadership will directly impact the safety, compliance, and efficiency of our healthcare estate.
We Are Looking For Someone Who Is
- Technically Skilled, degree-qualified in a relevant discipline (e.g. mechanical, electrical, or building engineering); experienced in managing complex estates operations in a healthcare or similar environment; knowledgeable in statutory compliance, including asbestos, water safety, and H&S legislation.
- A strong leader, able to lead multidisciplinary teams and manage performance effectively; confident in making decisions under pressure and managing crises; and skilled in stakeholder engagement, including negotiation and conflict resolution.
- Analytical & Organised, capable of interpreting complex technical and financial data; experienced contract management, including procurement and tendering; and proficient in using IT systems.
- Professional & Personable, a clear communicator, able to present complex information to diverse audiences; committed to continuous improvement and professional development; and resilient, adaptable, and able to work independently and collaboratively.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
The Estates Manager will be accountable for:
- Statutory Compliance
- Operational site leadership
- Managing the day-to-day estates functions across the Good Hope site, including mechanical, electrical, and building services
- Line managing Estates Officers and supporting their development through training, PDRs, and performance management
- Managing budgets, procurement, and financial reporting for estates services and projects
- Risk and safety management
The role will act as the site lead for asbestos and deputy responsible person for water safety and contribute to the Trust's long-term infrastructure planning.
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value, and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do, and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such, we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long-term health condition, mental health, or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
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Please Note: For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience, in an appropriate field such as mechanical or electrical engineering or building plus specialist knowledge acquired through postgraduate courses.
Desirable
- Recognised continued professional development.
- Formal Management training.
- Experience to master's level.
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing estate services in a major acute trust.
- Experience of contract and project management.
- Experience of working across multi-sites/Departments/Services - both internal and external to the Organisation.
- Experience of managing and developing staff, direct or indirect.
- Experience of developing, implementing, and interrogating detailed and highly complex information.
- Experience of managing specialist estates services.
- Experience of effectively developing policies, practices, and procedures.
- Experience of effectively applying specialist legislation, regulation, policies, practices & procedures.
- Experience of managing a range of budgets & projects.
- Experience of effectively managing resources/assets and meeting financial targets for multi-stranded services.
- Evidence of successfully delivering value for money initiatives.
- In-depth knowledge of health & safety legislation knowledge and their application in an estates department.
- Specialist and up-to-date knowledge of own area of expertise, including associated legislation and regulation, including asbestos management, water safety, and HSAW.
Desirable
- Management experience at a senior level within a large multidisciplinary service Organisation.
- Experience of specifying, tendering, evaluating, and procuring services and goods in accordance with EU and local regulations.
- Experience of working alongside external bodies such as other NHS Trusts, HSE, and other similar national forums and agencies.
- Evidence of improving service delivery.
- Knowledge of KSF, Investors in People, and PDRS process.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Effective financial, operational, and contract management of multiple services and budgets.
- Decision-maker.
- Creative and analytical ability to interrogate, interpret, and develop often complex facts and/or information.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to receive and provide sensitive, contentious, and complex information to a wide range of audiences.
- Ability to persuade, motivate, negotiate to overcome sometimes significant and hostile barriers to success.
- Ability to write intelligible documents (reports, specifications, etc.) and present highly complex or sensitive information effectively to large groups of people.
- Effective organisational, planning & leadership skills.
- Negotiation, facilitation, leadership, and coaching skills.
- Ability to effectively lead, plan, and organise complex activities, sometimes with a degree of uncertainty which require formulation, adjustment, and coordination with other professionals within the Organisation.
- Ability to work in collaboration with all staff disciplines.
- Effective Project Management skills.
- Advanced IT software skills, including use of Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, and other specialist systems e.g. asbestos management software, AutoCAD.
- Leader, delegator, and team player.
- Ability to successfully influence and negotiate.
- Able to work under pressure and make decisions without referral to others.
- Professional, composed, and resilient.
- Effective negotiator with the ability to influence and achieve required outcomes in a complex environment.
- Ability to think conceptually and communicate concepts effectively.
- Ability to work on one's own initiative.
- Enthusiastic and well-motivated.
- Willingness to continuously develop both self and role.
- Good organiser/time manager.
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Desirable
- Negotiation, facilitation, leadership, and coaching skills.
- Ability to effectively lead, plan, and organise complex activities, sometimes with a degree of uncertainty which require formulation, adjustment, and coordination with other professionals within the Organisation.
- Ability to work in collaboration with all staff disciplines.
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.
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.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Andrew Mould
Andrew.Mould@uhb.nhs.uk
01214242135
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 8b
Salary
£66582.00 to £77368.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-9017599
Job locations
Good Hope Hospital
Rectory Rd
Sutton Coldfield
West Midlands
B75 7RR
Attachments
- Job Description
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