A Vacancy at The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
The post holder is a senior leader within the Estates & Facilities Directorate, providing strategic, commercial and contractual leadership across the full range of Estates & Facilities services. The role includes serving as Contract Manager for all Estates and Facilities Management (FM) contracts, including Soft FM services, retail, catering, estates maintenance, energy management and specialist service contracts. The post holder will ensure the highest standards of contractual management, financial performance, governance, compliance and customer experience across all service areas.
Responsibilities
* Provide senior leadership across Estates & Facilities commercial and contractual functions.
* Lead and influence the strategic development of Estates & Facilities services, ensuring alignment with Trust objectives and national NHS policy.
* Lead the development of commercial strategy and contract management frameworks for all Estates & Facilities services, ensuring opportunities for innovation, efficiency and market engagement are maximised.
* Work in partnership with the Associate Director and Deputy Director in delivering efficient, sustainable and patient-focused services.
* Develop and manage long‑term supplier and market engagement plans, identifying opportunities for collaboration, improved value for money and service transformation.
* Act as Trust Contract Manager for all Estates & Facilities contracts, including but not limited to Soft and Harf FM, retail, catering, estates maintenance, utilities and specialist services.
* Develop and implement robust contract governance, performance management and assurance frameworks.
* Ensure contracts deliver best value, innovation and continuous improvement.
* Manage contract negotiations, variations and dispute resolution where required, ensuring financial, legal and operational impacts are managed effectively.
* Ensure compliance with NHS procurement regulations and public sector contracting standards.
* Manage procurement, contracts, and service‑level agreements, ensuring best value.
* Provide senior leadership in the full contract lifecycle, including strategy development, tendering, evaluation, mobilisation, performance management and re‑procurement.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Apr 2026.
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