NHS Frimley Health Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Senior Operational Estates Manager to lead the delivery of a safe, compliant and high‑performing estates service across all Trust‑owned, leased and managed sites.
This is a pivotal senior operational leadership role with responsibility for ensuring that the Trust’s estates infrastructure supports excellent patient care and staff experience. You will provide assurance that statutory and planned preventative maintenance is delivered effectively, reactive works are prioritised appropriately, and risks are managed in line with NHS and legislative requirements.
Working across acute and community settings, you will lead and develop a multidisciplinary estates workforce, shaping modern, flexible and mobile ways of working to meet the evolving needs of the Trust and the wider Integrated Care System.
You will lead the Trust’s Operational Estates function, embedding strong governance, assurance and continuous improvement across all estates activity. The role includes developing and maintaining estates policies and procedures aligned with the NHS Premises Assurance Model, Health Technical Memoranda, Health Building Notes and relevant legislation.
Working closely with senior colleagues, including specialist estates and sustainability leads, you will ensure accurate performance reporting, effective asset management and compliance with national data returns. You will manage significant revenue budgets, oversee contracts and consultancy support, and deliver value for money in line with Standing Financial Instructions.
As a visible leader, you will support, develop and engage a multidisciplinary team of approximately 25 employees, promoting a positive safety culture, inclusive leadership and ongoing professional development. You will represent the estates function at Trust forums and deputise for senior colleagues as required.
Key responsibilities
* Deliver a safe, effective and legally compliant estates service across all Trust sites, in line with statutory duties, NHS guidance and recognised technical standards.
* Provide robust assurance that statutory and planned maintenance programmes are fully implemented, monitored and reported through clear KPIs, minimising equipment failure and service disruption.
* Plan, prioritise and oversee reactive maintenance, minor works and backlog programmes, ensuring risks are controlled and patient safety remains paramount.
* Lead estates staffing resources to provide a responsive, priority‑based service 24/7, including the development of a mobile, multi‑skilled workforce.
* Support operational and strategic risk management for estates assets, coordinating service interruptions with clinical and corporate stakeholders.
* Undertake quality, safety and compliance audits, ensuring issues are reported, addressed and escalated appropriately.
* Participate in the Trust’s senior estates on‑call rota, providing out‑of‑hours leadership and decision‑making.
Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role and requirements.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours. We do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
We reserve the right to close the advert early if sufficient applications have been received. This advert closes on Monday 2 Feb 2026.
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