Associate Director of Estates

Job summary

The post holder is responsible for managing and delivering a safe, effective, and compliant Estate, systems, and services (as defined below) for the Trust, its staff, patients, and visitors.

The role requires specialist skills, as evidenced by higher-level operational estate knowledge and professional qualifications. Understanding clinical requirements is necessary to successfully negotiate some of the Estate's service delivery needs against modern practice and legislation and align with clinical services.

The post holder manages the Estates, Business Support, and Energy Manager teams. The role covers all sites Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust operates. The post holder will provide leadership, strategic vision, and management of the Estates team, represent the RUH, Estates, and Facilities in external forums and networks, and lead development projects of strategic importance to both the RUH and Estates and Facilities.

The Estates & Facilities vision is to be an outstanding and innovative Estates and Facilities Division that provides an excellent and safe environment for everyone, drives positive change, and improves patient care.

Main duties of the job

The Associate Director of Estates is responsible for managing and delivering a safe, effective, and compliant estate for the Trust, its staff, patients, and visitors. This role requires specialist skills in operational estates knowledge and professional qualifications. The post holder manages the Estates team, Business Support Team, and the Energy Manager, covering all sites operated by the Trust. They provide leadership, strategic vision, and management of the Estates team, representing the RUH in external forums and networks. Key responsibilities include ensuring statutory and mandatory obligations are met, effective performance and compliance of building services, and coordination with other Estates and Facilities Heads of Department. The role also involves financial management, risk identification and mitigation, and developing a robust and agile estates team. Additionally, the Associate Director is accountable for estates governance, maintenance, health and safety, and supporting wider Trust teams in business cases and capital projects.

About us

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in thetop 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.