Associate Director of Core Services (B8c)
Band 8c - £79,504 - £91,609 per annum, 37.5 hours per week, Pride House, Basildon.
We are seeking an experienced and forward‑thinking Associate Director of Core Services (B8c) to join our Estates & Facilities senior leadership team. This brand‑new role has been created to strengthen the governance, assurance and core business infrastructure that underpin Hard and Soft FM across the Trust, at a time when our estate, regulatory environment and service expectations are increasingly complex.
Responsibilities
* Provide strategic leadership and professional accountability.
* Lead and integrate Business Performance and Compliance, Contracts & Assurance functions, owning key frameworks and returns such as PAM and ERIC, and ensuring robust, accurate and insightful data drives decision making, risk management and assurance from operational level through to the Trust Board.
* As a standing member of the Estates & Facilities Senior Management Team, manage significant budgets and major Hard and Soft FM contracts, leading on governance, performance, contract and financial management.
* Work closely with clinical and corporate colleagues, regulators and external partners to maintain a safe, compliant, resilient and sustainable estate that supports excellent patient care and optimises the use of resources.
* Hold professional accountability for statutory and mandatory Estates & Facilities compliance (Hard FM and Soft FM), ensuring alignment with HTMs, HBNs, National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2025 and other relevant legislation and standards.
* Lead, coordinate and assure the provision of accurate, integrated performance, risk, contract, lifecycle and financial information, including ownership of PAM and ERIC processes and reporting.
* Be responsible and accountable for budgets associated with compliance, contracts and core business functions, ensuring robust financial control, value for money and effective contract management.
* Provide direct line management and senior leadership to the Business Performance Manager and the Compliance, Contracts and Assurance Manager and their teams, ensuring cohesive, high‑performing core services.
* Be available for interview on 11 June 2026 if shortlisted.
Benefits & Support
* 27 days holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years of service.
* Excellent pension up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
* Staff discounts including Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers and staff benefits.
* £8,000 relocation package if you move to Essex.
* Season ticket loans are interest‑free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail or bus.
* Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
* Mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling are provided if you need help.
* Inclusive EPUT community and engagement events and equality champion networks.
Additional Focus Areas
* Strategic Leadership and Governance
* Compliance, Risk and Assurance
* Performance, Data, PAM and ERIC
* Financial and Contractual Management
* People Management and Leadership
* Policy, Service Development and Change
* Information, Systems and Digital
* Communication and Stakeholder Engagement
* Risk, Audit and Continuous Improvement
* Continuous Improvement and Innovation
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
Position will close on Monday 11 May 2026.
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