Your newpany
Are you an experienced estates leader looking to make a meaningful impact on healthcare? Our client, a respected healthcare organisation, is seeking a Senior Estates Manager to lead the operational estates function at a major facility in the Darlington area. This is a key leadership role where you’ll be responsible for ensuring the safe,pliant, and efficient delivery of estates and engineering services that directly support patient care.
Your new role
1. Lead the delivery of operational estates maintenance and backlog programmes.
2. Support long-term strategic planning for building and engineering services.
3. Oversee performance monitoring of service providers and contractors.
4. Provide technical support for clinical engineering and medical device management.
5. Manage capital projects from planning through to delivery and handover.
6. Act as the Designated Person for technical services ( Water, Medical Gases, HV/LV).
7. Ensurepliance with statutory, regulatory, and health & safety requirements.
8. Lead audits, reviews, and reporting for assurance and continuous improvement.
9. Champion sustainability initiatives including energy, carbon reduction, and waste management.
10. Manage estates-related risks, defects, and business continuity planning.
11. Coordinatepliance reporting including PAM, ERIC, and CRC returns.
What you'll need to succeed
12. Extensive experience in estates or facilities management within healthcare or similarly regulated environments.
13. Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.
14. In-depth knowledge of HTMs, building regulations, andpliance frameworks.
15. Proven track record in managing capital projects across all RIBA stages.
16. Relevant technical qualifications in engineering, estates, or building services.
What you'll get in return
17. Opportunity for long-term career development in a respected organisation.