Estates PFI Contract Manager

We are looking for a proactive, technically astute leader to take responsibility for the compliance, performance, and contractual management of the Hard FM elements of the Trust's PFI agreement. This critical leadership role ensures the delivery of safe, compliant, and cost-effective services across our estate, supporting patient care and staff wellbeing.

Main duties of the job:

• Manage and monitor Hard FM performance under the Trust's PFI contract, ensuring statutory, regulatory, and contractual compliance.
• Provide strategic and technical leadership on engineering, lifecycle, and compliance matters.
• Lead the Estates Performance Team and act as deputy to the Head of Estates.
• Develop and oversee robust governance, quality assurance, and performance frameworks.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and contractors to ensure service continuity and value for money.
• Lead on PFI contract lifecycle planning, performance reviews, and contractual negotiations.
• Support the Trust's sustainability, carbon reduction, and energy efficiency goals.

About us:

Isle of Wight NHS Trust (IWT) and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) have a shared vision of a single corporate service across our two organisations, supported by a single set of identical systems and processes, under joint leadership, to drive significant efficiencies, improve employee experience, and return time to patient care.

This vacancy is part of the Single Corporate Services Division.

Job responsibilities:

• To lead on the regulatory compliance and contractual management for the contracted out Hard FM services of the Trust PFI contract, safeguarding capacity, cost/value for money and service continuity.

Person Specification:

• Degree-level qualification in a relevant technical or estates-related discipline.
• Proven experience (5+ years) in estates, technical, or contract management roles in a regulated environment such as healthcare or MOD.
• Strong knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance, including HTMs and HBNs.
• Demonstrable leadership and experience managing multi-professional teams.
• NHS or public sector estates experience.
• Senior leadership experience in a similar environment.
• Working knowledge of PFI contracts and client-side management.
• Understanding of current issues affecting the healthcare estates sector.

Additional criteria:

• Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and analytical skills.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and negotiation abilities.
• Contract management and technical compliance experience, including monitoring third-party providers.
• Understanding of financial data with experience in budget and cost management.
• High level of IT literacy and report-writing skills.
• Ability to influence at all levels, including clinical and non-clinical stakeholders.
• Experience of delivering work to tight deadlines.
• Familiarity with business analysis and policy development.

Qualifications:

• Technical studies and qualifications in relevant disciplines.
• Post-qualification Continuing Professional Development (CPD), Professional registration (e.g., Engineering Council, BIFM), Corporate membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., IHEEM, CIBSE, IFM), Formal management training or qualification.

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.

Depending on experience: Band 8b £64,455 - £74,897 per annum.