Job summary Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are seeking an experienced Estates Manager (BMS & Energy Management Systems) to provide Trust-wide leadership, oversight, and accountability for all Building Management Systems and energy management activities. The post holder will be responsible for the operational and strategic management of BMS across multiple sites, ensuring systems are optimised to support safe clinical environments, statutory compliance, energy efficiency, and carbon reduction objectives. Working closely with senior estates colleagues, clinical teams, and external contractors, the role will lead on performance monitoring, fault analysis, system optimisation, and continuous improvement, while reducing reliance on reactive contractor support and ensuring best value from existing infrastructure. This is a key role in supporting patient care environments, operational resilience, and financial sustainability across the Trust estate. Experience with Building Management Systems is essential for this role. Main duties of the job The post holder will provide Trust-wide management and leadership of Building Management Systems (BMS) and energy management systems, ensuring they are operated safely, efficiently, and in compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Key duties include overseeing the performance, optimisation, and resilience of BMS supporting clinical and non-clinical environments; proactively monitoring alarms, trends, and system data to identify faults and inefficiencies; leading energy optimisation initiatives to reduce consumption, cost, and carbon impact; managing and performance-monitoring external BMS and specialist contractors; supporting planned preventative maintenance, minor works, and system upgrades; providing technical advice and assurance to senior estates colleagues; contributing to compliance with relevant HTMs, Health and Safety legislation, and Trust policies; producing performance, energy, and compliance reports; and working collaboratively with clinical, facilities, and estates teams to ensure building systems support safe, comfortable, and reliable patient care environments across the Trust. About us Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two buy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available. Our values We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences. Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review documents attached to ensure you familiarise yourself with all requirements of the job. Job description Job responsibilities The Estates Manager (BMS) will be responsible for the Trustwide operational and strategic management of all Building Management Systems and associated energy management systems, ensuring they support safe, compliant, efficient, and resilient clinical environments. The post holder will provide a single point of accountability for BMS performance across all sites, leading the monitoring, optimisation, and analysis of system alarms, trends, and data to proactively identify faults, inefficiencies, and risks; manage and performancemonitor external BMS and specialist contractors to ensure value for money and compliance with contractual and statutory requirements; support the delivery of planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, minor works, and system upgrades; provide specialist technical advice and assurance to senior estates colleagues; contribute to compliance with relevant Health Technical Memoranda, Health and Safety legislation, and Trust policies; support energy efficiency and carbon reduction initiatives through effective system control and optimisation; produce reports on system performance, energy usage, faults, and risks; liaise closely with clinical, facilities, and estates teams to minimise disruption and ensure continuity of services; and contribute to emergency planning, fault response, and continuous improvement of building systems to support patient safety, comfort, and service delivery across the Trust estate. Job description Job responsibilities The Estates Manager (BMS) will be responsible for the Trustwide operational and strategic management of all Building Management Systems and associated energy management systems, ensuring they support safe, compliant, efficient, and resilient clinical environments. The post holder will provide a single point of accountability for BMS performance across all sites, leading the monitoring, optimisation, and analysis of system alarms, trends, and data to proactively identify faults, inefficiencies, and risks; manage and performancemonitor external BMS and specialist contractors to ensure value for money and compliance with contractual and statutory requirements; support the delivery of planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, minor works, and system upgrades; provide specialist technical advice and assurance to senior estates colleagues; contribute to compliance with relevant Health Technical Memoranda, Health and Safety legislation, and Trust policies; support energy efficiency and carbon reduction initiatives through effective system control and optimisation; produce reports on system performance, energy usage, faults, and risks; liaise closely with clinical, facilities, and estates teams to minimise disruption and ensure continuity of services; and contribute to emergency planning, fault response, and continuous improvement of building systems to support patient safety, comfort, and service delivery across the Trust estate. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Postgraduate diploma in Building Services/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience Degree-level education in a relevant discipline or demonstrable comparable experience Evidence of Continuing Development Desirable Professional body membership or registration AP or RP appointment Experience Essential Building Management Systems Extensive experience working in a construction or similar environment Project management experience Experience of managing external advisors/contractors Desirable Working in a busy hospital environment Knowledge Essential Demonstrate ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing Statutory, legislative and government requirements Demonstrable knowledge of CDM and Health and Safety Regulations Desirable Knowledge of Health Technical Memorandums and relevant codes of practice Skills Essential Problem solve a range of complex issues Clear and skilled verbal and written attributes Person Specification Qualifications Essential Postgraduate diploma in Building Services/Mechanical/Electrical Engineering or equivalent experience Degree-level education in a relevant discipline or demonstrable comparable experience Evidence of Continuing Development Desirable Professional body membership or registration AP or RP appointment Experience Essential Building Management Systems Extensive experience working in a construction or similar environment Project management experience Experience of managing external advisors/contractors Desirable Working in a busy hospital environment Knowledge Essential Demonstrate ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing Statutory, legislative and government requirements Demonstrable knowledge of CDM and Health and Safety Regulations Desirable Knowledge of Health Technical Memorandums and relevant codes of practice Skills Essential Problem solve a range of complex issues Clear and skilled verbal and written attributes Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.. Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the. From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.. Employer details Employer name Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Luton & Dunstable University Hospital Lewsey Road Luton LU4 0DZ Employer's website