*Internal Vacancy – Open to Systems* – Head of Operational Estates: Sponsorship Available

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 66,582 - 77,368 £ / Year

University Hospital of North Midlands NHS Trust

Job summary

The Head of Operational Estates will be responsible, on behalf of the Assistant Director Estates, Facilities & PFI Services Management, for the operation and upkeep of the Trusts retained estate, including the building fabric, grounds and engineering building services and critical infrastructure, and for providing a consistent, high quality, cost effective, customer focused estate operations, and maintenance and repair service, across both the Royal Stoke and County sites, by the application of appropriate technical and managerial expertise. The post holder will take the lead on the provision of an effective programme of Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) across the estate, as well as Reactive repair works, proactive risk management, Estates asset management (including life-cycle planning), reduction in backlog maintenance, and the undertaking of condition and statutory compliance surveys.

Main duties of the job

Ensure that the Estates asset register is maintained and kept up to date and that there are management systems in place to provide effective and efficient management of the assets.

Contribute to the overall management of the Estates, Facilities & PFI Division through participation in business planning, management team meetings and specific projects life cycle.

Ensure that is are robust processes to capture risks and manage the Estates risk register and assets.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Degree in Engineering / Construction

Desirable

  • HTM Authorised Person specialist training e.g. Ventilation, Electrical systems and risk management training.

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable experience in a senior management role within a large acute healthcare or pubic services environment.

Desirable

  • The role will require strong resource management and planning skills together with a strong focus on financial management and budget control.

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 (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).

Closing Date: 6 September 2026

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