Estates Manager (Operations/Hard FM)

Main area: Estates Management

Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm + On call)

Job ref: 301-BK-25-7059253

Employer: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Site: The Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury, Shropshire

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, plus on call allowance

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 22/06/2025 23:59

Job overview: Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Estates Manager (Operational/Hard FM) On Call for The Redwoods Centre, Shrewsbury. We are seeking an extraordinary and motivating Estates Manager who will be accountable for overseeing the day-to-day operational management of our comprehensive maintenance service for Hard FM, which includes Maintenance PPM, minor new works improvements and delegated projects. The Estates Manager will be responsible for directly managing a team of Maintenance Supervisors, FM Service Providers, and specialist Contractors. As a crucial member of the Estates Management Team, you will supervise and monitor the safe, efficient, and effective delivery of services. You will provide instructions to staff and specialist contractors, monitor their progress, standards, and costs, and handle routine problems as they arise. You should have a proven track record in managing NHS (or similar) estates services, along with being an inspiring manager who values stakeholder engagement.

Main duties of the job:

• Assist the Divisional Estates Lead to ensure statutory and mandatory compliance across the operational estates services.
• Manage the Maintenance and Minor Works Supervisors on a day-to-day basis.
• Manage allocated Trust wide operational projects as required – e.g. painting programme, etc.
• Act up as appropriate for the Divisional Estates Lead.

Working for our organisation: By joining Team MPFT, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we will support you by:

• Supporting your career development and progression.
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
• Options for flexible working.
• Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources.
• If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients.
• Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate.
• Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, mileage paid at business rates.
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k.
• Free car parking at all trust sites.
• Free flu vaccinations every year.
• Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met).
• And more.

We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities: For more information about this challenging and varied role please see the attached job description and person specification.

Please be aware that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in completing application forms will be monitored to ensure fairness and transparency. If you have used AI you must state this in your application. Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

Person specification:

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities:

• Budgetary and Value Management.
• Carrying out audits and monitoring.
• Current National, Trust and Local policies and procedures.
• Effective decision-making skills to secure desired outcomes.
• Facilitating induction and on the job training.
• Objective setting, planning and delivery.
• Planning work rotas and allocating work.
• Using computerised monitoring systems in line with national standards.
• Supervising a team.

Experience:

• Experience of working in a similar role or discipline.
• Experience of activities within the property maintenance field.
• Experience of using computerised maintenance systems.
• Experience, understanding and appreciation of trades performed within Estates.
• Experience in the use of planned maintenance system.
• Experience of delivering minor works.
• Experience of maintenance management utilising both direct and contract labour.
• Experience of managing multiple trades persons.
• Experience of the risk management process.
• Experience of project management.
• Specialist knowledge of core standards within Estates.
• Experience of working in the NHS.

Qualifications and Training:

• Relevant post graduate professional qualification equivalent to Diploma / Degree level in an Estates discipline and in-depth practical experience or be able to demonstrate significant proven practical experience equivalent to this.
• Suitable Management qualification or comparable proven practical experience.
• Experience of working in the NHS.
• Relevant professional membership(s).