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Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Estates Manager - Operations (XN07)

The closing date is 01 September 2025

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Job summary

Expected Shortlisting Date

02/09/2025

Planned Interview Date

16/09/2025

An exciting career opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join the Estates Department at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust as an Estates Manager (Operations) covering the St Jamess Site. This is a key role in the management and the operation of the Trusts estate which, at over 500,000 sq. meters, is one of the largest and most complex in the country.

If you are looking for an NHS career in Leeds, you could not come to a better place to work. Like any complex organisation, our jobs in Leeds cover all aspects of ensuring the day-to-day delivery of our services to over one million patients every year and this is an opportunity to join the Operational Estates Team in a key role to support the challenge of delivering the highest standards of care to our patients through the provision of a safe environment.

The Estates Manager shall have a mechanical or electrical background and possess good computer and IT skills. The post holder will be responsible for the integrity of the Mechanical and Electrical systems and infrastructure, and for providing specialist technical advice for the day-to-day management of the Trust's buildings with regards to breakdowns, planned preventative maintenance and minor works projects whilst providing expert advice on all aspects of Estates Services.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for the supervision and management of the in-house multi-skilled Estates maintenance team, as well as the coordination of specialist contractors that are pivotal to the day to day running of the Estates function.

The role will also include responsibility for ensuring that the sites have compliant value-for money service contracts for all specialist Estates maintenance services, collaborating closely with colleagues at other Trust sites to standardise contracts where appropriate. This will include working with Trust Procurement specialists to ensure that all contracts are fully compliant with Trust Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs).

The role will require the successful candidate to be an Authorised person for High Voltage (HV), Low Voltage (LV) and Medical Gas systems and have an oversight of Authorised person duties for Lifts, Ventilation and Boilers and Pressure systems.

The post holder will participate in an on-call service to provide out of hours advice and attendance on site as required. The post holder will be expected to use their skills, experience, and initiative to resolve problems.

The post holder shall have responsibility for the management of the Estates team and contractors using the RESET certification, control of contactors competence-verification system.

About us

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest employers in Leeds, employing over 20,000 staff and providing care to 1.6 million patients every year. The Estates and Facilities team keep the Trust's sites running and manage one of the largest estate portfolios across the NHS. With over 2,300 staff, we provide a range of Estates & Facilities management services and ensure our buildings and environments are fit for purpose, clean and safe.

Whether we're cleaning wards, maintaining buildings, monitoring environmental impact, providing staff childcare, delivering hot meals to patients, or patrolling our sites, we support the delivery of patient care. Guided by our Leeds Way Values, we are committed to creating the best place to work and being the employer of choice for estates and facilities in the region.

Leeds Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk' members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any questions.

Date posted

13 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9298-EST-348

Job locations

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed overview of the job description and personal specification please see attached documents.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed overview of the job description and personal specification please see attached documents.

Person Specification

Additional Requirements

Essential

Able to work safely at heights.
Able to satisfy the physical demands of the job.
Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the Trusts H&S policies (subject to suitable training).

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of maintenance planning and management.
Experience working in an Acute hospital environment.
Experience managing health and safety in a maintenance environment.
Experience of managing a team of engineering supervisors
Evidence of setting up electronic reporting systems and processes to simplify the process of providing assurance to Safety Group meetings.
Experience of managing a wide range of estates issues around procurement, contractors, planning, quality standards, governance and H&S matters.

Desirable

Knowledge of NHS technical documents, British standards, regulations, legislation, and codes of practice.

Skills & Behaviours

Essential

Flexible and approachable.
Fully conversant with statutory requirements that apply within an estates department and able to reference where to find said information.
Able to work in multi-disciplinary teams and co-ordinate work with outside agencies.
Able to demonstrate the importance of good and effective communication.
Professional approach and able to prioritise own workload.
Excellent IT skills, able to create complex Excel, Word and PowerPoint documents and produce quality reports as required.

Desirable

Knowledge of Building Management Systems.

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant Engineering Degree [or equivalent qualification recognised by an appropriate registration authority]
Engineering Council Registered Professional Engineer

Desirable

Qualified Authorised person (High voltage and Low voltage)
Qualified Authorised person (Medical gas systems)
Evidence of continued professional development
Membership of a relevant professional institution (Examples - IHEEM, CIBSE, IET, IMechE)

Person Specification

Additional Requirements

Essential

Able to work safely at heights.
Able to satisfy the physical demands of the job.
Able to understand and comply with the requirements of the Trusts H&S policies (subject to suitable training).

Experience

Essential

Demonstrable experience of maintenance planning and management.
Experience working in an Acute hospital environment.
Experience managing health and safety in a maintenance environment.
Experience of managing a team of engineering supervisors
Evidence of setting up electronic reporting systems and processes to simplify the process of providing assurance to Safety Group meetings.
Experience of managing a wide range of estates issues around procurement, contractors, planning, quality standards, governance and H&S matters.

Desirable

Knowledge of NHS technical documents, British standards, regulations, legislation, and codes of practice.

Skills & Behaviours

Essential

Flexible and approachable.
Fully conversant with statutory requirements that apply within an estates department and able to reference where to find said information.
Able to work in multi-disciplinary teams and co-ordinate work with outside agencies.
Able to demonstrate the importance of good and effective communication.
Professional approach and able to prioritise own workload.
Excellent IT skills, able to create complex Excel, Word and PowerPoint documents and produce quality reports as required.

Desirable

Knowledge of Building Management Systems.

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant Engineering Degree [or equivalent qualification recognised by an appropriate registration authority]
Engineering Council Registered Professional Engineer

Desirable

Qualified Authorised person (High voltage and Low voltage)
Qualified Authorised person (Medical gas systems)
Evidence of continued professional development
Membership of a relevant professional institution (Examples - IHEEM, CIBSE, IET, IMechE)

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Leeds Teaching Hospitals

Address

St. James's University Hospital

Beckett Street

Leeds

LS9 7TF

Employer's website

https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)