Venn Group
Head of Estates
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Interim Head of Estates & Facilities
Location: Calderdale / West Yorkshire
Rate: Up to £600 per day PAYE
Contract: 3 Months Initially
Venn Group is working with a large NHS organisation in West Yorkshire to recruit an experienced Interim Head of Estates & Facilities on an initial 3-month contract.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior estates professional with a strong NHS background to lead Estates Technical Services, Capital Development and Compliance functions across a complex healthcare estate. The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership, ensuring statutory compliance, service excellence and the effective delivery of capital projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide strategic leadership across Estates, Engineering, Compliance and Capital Development services.
- Lead operational maintenance, asset management and planned preventative maintenance programmes.
- Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, NHS guidance, HTMs, Health & Safety requirements and CQC standards.
- Oversee the delivery of capital projects and estate improvement programmes from inception through to completion.
- Manage contractor performance and oversee external engineering and building services contracts.
- Lead on risk management, including fire safety, asbestos, legionella, decontamination and statutory compliance.
- Develop estates strategies, business cases, operational policies and performance improvement initiatives.
- Build effective relationships with senior stakeholders, clinicians, contractors and external agencies.
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Candidate Requirements
- Significant senior-level NHS Estates Management experience.
- Demonstrable experience managing complex estates and facilities operations within an acute healthcare environment.
- Proven experience delivering capital development schemes and major projects.
- Strong working knowledge of P22 (ProCure22), JCT and NEC contracts/frameworks.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary estates, engineering and compliance teams.
- Degree-qualified in an engineering, building surveying or estates-related discipline.
- Professional membership of CIBSE, IHEEM, RICS or a similar body would be advantageous.
- Ability to operate at both strategic and operational levels within a fast-paced NHS setting.
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What's on Offer?
- Up to £600 per day PAYE
- Immediate start available
- Initial 3-month contract with potential extension
- Opportunity to lead a high-profile NHS estates function
- Hybrid working arrangements may be available
For more information or to apply, please contact Simon Cain at Venn Group. Interviews will be taking place at short notice. 07441 916 450 scain@venngroup.com
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