Job summary
- Main area
- Estates and Facilities
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 9
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 200-NN-7424754-DE
- Employer
- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St George's Hospital,
- Town
- Tooting, London
- Salary
- £117,645 - £134,103 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Group Director of Hard FM (Estates)
NHS AfC: Band 9
Job overview
The Group Director of Hard FM (Estates) will effectively lead the department which covers all traditional ‘Estates functions’ and is primarily responsible for providing professional, effective and efficient customer focused reactive and planned maintenance services to the Groups premises, engineering services plant and equipment, external grounds maintenance and improvements. The post holder will also be responsible for strategic advice on the development of the engineering and building elements of the Group’s hospitals as well as minor improvements, refurbishment works, plant replacement programmes, energy management and installing and operation of plant and equipment to get to net zero carbon in accordance with the Group Green Plan. The department also covers delegated capital projects and similar services to other third party organisations through Service Level Agreements.
The post holder is an integral part of the Group’s Facilities, Infrastructure and Environment (FIE) senior leadership team and along with the Deputy Group Chief Facilities, Infrastructure and Environment Officer supports all or any of the listed duties relating to Estates matters
Main duties of the job
The Post holder will provide leadership, management, technical expertise and guidance for the safe and effective use, operation, maintenance and development of the Group’s Estate and Estates Maintenance Team functions. This demands a highly dedicated, professional and proficient level of leadership, management and commitment from all members of the Hard FM Team to deliver necessary services to provide and maintain a suitable environment to meet the Groups overall objectives and provide a suitable and acceptable environment for the provision of healthcare services in the 21st Century. The post holder will be responsible for approximately 100 staff comprising professional, technician and trades staff and other staff within the Hard FM team.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate
more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000 strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
This post brings together all aspects required for the safe, regulatory compliant, effective and efficient operation of the Group’s estate, buildings, plant and equipment. The post holder shall also ensure that the morale of staff within the team is at a satisfactory level and that the team feels engaged with the FIE directorate and the wider Group.
The postholder will ensure that the best possible environment and Estates Service is provided 24 hours a day to the Group within available resources for the benefit of patients, visitors and staff across the Group’s various sites.
Please see full job description and person specification attached
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Masters/ post graduate level or equivalent proven experience in senior management/leadership role in Estates management
- B.Eng(Hons) or B.Sc(Hons) Degree in Building Services Engineering, or a related Engineering Subject
- Chartered Engineer or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Working in an Acute Healthcare environment
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Substantial proven experience in a technical engineering management role in a commercial or industrial building services
- Significant experience in a Senior Estates Management Role with responsibility for successfully managing a large workforce
- extensive knowledge and experience of managing, operating and maintaining complex buildings and building engineering services.
Skills
Essential criteria
- Be capable of accessing all areas of the site, building, plant and equipment
- Demonstrate good leadership skills to provide vision and drive for the development of services.
- Ability to identify, drive and manage ‘change programs’ and changes to established working practices.
- Ability to lead a multi-discipline team with well developed people management skills
We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the trust – being excellent, kind, responsible and respectful – and behave in a way that reflects these. More information on the vision and values of St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is attached below.
Please note that this vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient applicants are received. Please check your email regularly as all candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted and informed by email.
If you are appointed to the post, as part of your pre-employment check we will be required to verify your identity. The document/s you present for this purpose will be checked for their authenticity by scanning all known security features. These features will include:
- The machine readable zone
- An ultra violet image
- An infra red image
As part of your pre-employment checks, we will also be required to obtain satisfactory, written references. Please ensure that the referee details which you provide on your application form are correct. We require at least one written reference from your current or most recent line manager. We are only able to accept references from a professional work email address.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
Email: [email protected].
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Janice Jackson
- Job title
- Executive Assistant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07989 558526
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