Job summary Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a highly skilled and proactive Senior Estates Manager to lead our engineering and building services operations, with a strong emphasis on compliance management across the Trust's estate. This pivotal role is essential in ensuring that all NHS facilities consistently meet statutory, regulatory, and safety standards --safeguarding patients, staff, and visitors, while enabling the delivery of efficient, reliable, and sustainable healthcare services . Main duties of the job Key Responsibilities Lead and manage all aspects of estates engineering and building services compliance, including Health & Safety legislation, HTMs, HBNs, COSHH, fire safety, and environmental regulations. Develop, implement, and monitor comprehensive maintenance programmes that ensure statutory compliance and mitigate risk. Act as an Authorised Person for critical systems such as medical gases and water safety, ensuring operational safety and adherence to regulations. Coordinate and oversee compliance-related audits, inspections (e.g., CQC, PLACE), risk assessments, and remedial actions. Manage a multidisciplinary estates team and specialist contractors to maintain the highest compliance and quality standards. Support capital projects with compliance-driven design advice, ensuring new schemes meet all legal and regulatory requirements. Lead emergency response on the on-call rota, addressing compliance-related estates issues promptly and effectively. Maintain accurate compliance records and support the preparation of statutory returns and reports. Liaise with internal departments, regulators, and external stakeholders to ensure integrated and transparent compliance management. 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 busy 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 a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job Details Date posted 08 August 2025 Pay scheme Agenda for change Band Band 8a Salary £55,690 to £62,682 a year pa + £1500 rrp + on call allowance Contract Permanent Working pattern Full-time Reference number 418-EST0122-PN Job locations Luton & Dunstable Hospital Lewsey Road Luton LU4 0DZ Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full detail and main responsibilities. What Were Looking For Extensive experience in NHS estates compliance management and engineering services. Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, NHS technical standards, and regulatory frameworks. Proven ability to develop and implement effective compliance systems and risk management strategies. Leadership skills to manage teams, contractors, and multi-disciplinary stakeholders. Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. Commitment to maintaining patient safety and high-quality healthcare environments. Job description Job responsibilities Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full detail and main responsibilities. What Were Looking For Extensive experience in NHS estates compliance management and engineering services. Strong knowledge of relevant legislation, NHS technical standards, and regulatory frameworks. Proven ability to develop and implement effective compliance systems and risk management strategies. Leadership skills to manage teams, contractors, and multi-disciplinary stakeholders. Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills. Commitment to maintaining patient safety and high-quality healthcare environments. Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Construction Engineering or significant equivalent experience Recognised management qualification Member of a relevant professional Institute (CIBSE, IEE, IHEEM) Desirable Masters in Electrical, Mechanical, Construction Engineering Authorised person qualification Knowledge and Skills Essential Electrical & Mechanical services Extensive knowledge of all highly complex Hospital Technical Memorandums [HTMs] Estates contract management Desirable BMS CDM General Essential Demonstrate ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing Experience Essential Extensive experience working in a construction or similar environment Project management experience Desirable NHS Estates Experience Person Specification Qualifications Essential Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Construction Engineering or significant equivalent experience Recognised management qualification Member of a relevant professional Institute (CIBSE, IEE, IHEEM) Desirable Masters in Electrical, Mechanical, Construction Engineering Authorised person qualification Knowledge and Skills Essential Electrical & Mechanical services Extensive knowledge of all highly complex Hospital Technical Memorandums [HTMs] Estates contract management Desirable BMS CDM General Essential Demonstrate ability to communicate clearly and effectively orally and in writing Experience Essential Extensive experience working in a construction or similar environment Project management experience Desirable NHS Estates Experience 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) . 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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . 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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) . Employer details Employer name Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Luton & Dunstable Hospital Lewsey Road Luton LU4 0DZ Employer's website https://www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk/working-here/ (Opens in a new tab) Employer details Employer name Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Address Luton & Dunstable Hospital Lewsey Road Luton LU4 0DZ Employer's website https://www.bedfordshirehospitals.nhs.uk/working-here/ (Opens in a new tab). Location : Luton & Dunstable Hospital, Lewsey Road, LU4 0DZ Luton, United Kingdom