Estates Operations Manager

Estates Operations Manager Location: Surrey Overview A leading NHS organisation is seeking a Estates Operations Manager to lead the delivery of safe, compliant and high-performing estates services across a large healthcare portfolio. This is a leadership role responsible for operational estates, compliance, backlog maintenance and the management of a multidisciplinary workforce across acute and community settings. Key Responsibilities Lead estates operations ensuring full statutory compliance (HTM, HandS, PPM/SPM) across all sites Manage reactive and planned maintenance programmes to maintain estate condition standards Oversee a multiskilled estates team delivering 24/7 services Take responsibility for budgets, cost improvement plans and contractor management Drive delivery of backlog reduction and minor capital works programmes Provide expert advice to senior stakeholders on compliance, risk and estates strategy Ensure robust audit, KPI reporting and governance processes are in place Support wider estates initiatives including sustainability and infrastructure improvements Requirements Significant estates management experience (NHS or complex environment) Strong knowledge of statutory compliance, HTMs and estates governance Proven experience managing budgets, contracts and multidisciplinary teams Ability to lead change, workforce transformation and service improvement Health and Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH / IOSH) desirable ..... full job details .....