Job summary
- Main area
- Engineering compliance
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-6399448-D
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Free
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £61,927 - £68,676 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 8a Estates Manager (compliance)
Band 8a
Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.
Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.
Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.
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Job overview
In this senior role, you will support the Head of Estates throughout the whole range of Estate functions with specific responsibility for engineering statutory compliance, capital maintenance management software, PPMs, testing of plant & equipment (e.g. autoclaves), buildings and engineering services and contracts management.
Further responsibilities will include working in conjunction with the Estates Manager (Operations) to ensure a robust reactive maintenance service is provided by the maintenance team and specialist service contractors.
Duties will also include project management, the line management of estates officers, relevant authorised person duties for HV/LV, MGPS, etc, and participation in the out-of-hours oncall rota.
You may be required to participate in a split day working pattern Mon-Fri 7am-3:30pm, 11am-7:30pm. Total weekly working hours are 37.5.
Main duties of the job
The main duties for this role are described in detail in the job description and person specification document that is attached to this vacancy. Please ensure to read through to further your understanding of the role.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top.
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
See attached full job description and person specification for a detailed breakdown of the role requirements for this vacancy.
Person specification
World Class Values
Essential criteria
- demonstrate World Class Values
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Engineering, Building Related subjects or related experience
Desirable criteria
- Corporate Member of recognised professional organisation, Chartered Engineer (C Eng)
- MBA in Business Management.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience at a senior level in building services management
- Experience in the management of a high quality, responsive and cost effective estates service with specific customer focus.
Desirable criteria
- Involvement in facilities processes
Skills
Essential criteria
- Computer literate (Microsoft Office, AutoCAD)
- A comprehensive knowledge of building services maintenance
- Financial analysis and management skills
- Effective and efficient decision making skills
Desirable criteria
- Project management skills
- A knowledge of the NHS, its structures and objectives and their application within the Trust
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Communicate effectively with staff at all levels in the organisation
- Negotiating skills geared to both long and short term objectives
- Confidence communicating with internal and external bodies
- Ability to motivate staff and delegate responsibility whilst retaining accountability
- The ability to work to agreed deadlines and budgets
- Ability to obtain value for money
On-call
Essential criteria
- willing to undertake on-call duties
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Reece Wright
- Job title
- Head of Estates
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Tel: 020 7794 0500
Internal Extension: 33605
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