Job Overview We are seeking an accomplished and forward-thinking Associate Director of Hard FM to provide senior leadership, strategic direction, and professional oversight for the Trust’s Hard Facilities Management services. This is a pivotal role with responsibility for ensuring our built environment is safe, compliant, sustainable, and supports an excellent experience for patients, visitors, and staff. Main duties of the job The Associate Director of Hard FM will lead the effective delivery of estates maintenance and capital programmes across the Trust. Reporting to the Director and Deputy Director of Estates & Facilities, you will be a key member of the Directorate’s senior leadership team with professional accountability for the planning, development, and long-term strategic direction of the Trust’s estates services. You will oversee the maintenance and development of the Trust’s estate, ensuring robust delivery of backlog maintenance, statutory compliance, and capital works. The post‑holder will be responsible for ensuring that all Trust premises meet the highest standards of safety and regulatory compliance, while enabling operational efficiency and service excellence. Working for our organisation 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 provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. 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. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities A comprehensive and detailed description of the main duties can be found in the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria Masters Degree or equivalent senior management experience Degree in Estates or engineering related disciplline Management and leadership qualification Continuous professional development Desirable criteria MSc NEBOSH/IOSH qualification or equivalent Health & Safety qualification Chartered membership of relevant professional body Experience Essential criteria Significant senior management experience in the FM sector Significant in depth financial experience Experience in strategic planning Proven responsibility for large budgets and technical staff, engineering and project teams Experience developing and delivery strategy business plans and policy Experience of Board level reporting Experience of contract and supplier performance management Experience of transformation and modernisation of FM Services Experience of delivery HardFM in complex environments Desirable criteria Leading and delivery development control plans Experience of property management and long-term Estates planning Experience leading large scale asset management and lifecycle replacement Detailed knowledge of CAFM Skills Essential criteria In depth knowledge of SFG20, industry knowledge and engineering systems CAD skills Excellent analytical and evaluative skills Strong financial and commercial acumen Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills High level of IT literacy Desirable criteria Lean six sigma / lean skills Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities. Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first. We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services. We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helps us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations. Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, savings time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care. Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together. Apply online now