Head of Estates (GRH), GMS Band E2

Gloucestershire Managed Services (GMS) is seeking an experienced and ambitious Head of Estates to provide strategic and operational leadership for Estates Services at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and associated sites. This is an exciting opportunity to influence the future development, sustainability and resilience of a complex acute healthcare estate.

This senior leadership role supports the Associate Director of Estates in ensuring hospital properties are safe, operational, and compliant with statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements. You will provide visible leadership, manage a large workforce, oversee specialist contractors, and take responsibility for safety-critical systems, including heating, ventilation (HVAC), air conditioning, decontamination, medical gases, fire detection, fire safety, water, electrical LV, electrical HV, pressure systems, lift systems, air pod systems, environmental and energy management.

You will contribute to strategic estates planning, lifecycle asset management, sustainability and Net Zero initiatives, service improvement programmes, and the effective management of significant budgets, contracts and resources. Flexibility is essential, including participation in the senior manager on call rota., Ensure facilities remain safe, compliant, and operational in accordance with statutory, regulatory and NHS guidance.

- Lead a multi-disciplinary workforce and specialist contractors, ensuring effective performance and delivery.

- Take responsibility for safety critical hospital systems such as fire detection and alarm systems, fire safety, HVAC, lift systems, safe water, medical gases, LV and HV electrical systems, pressure systems, decontamination POD systems and other engineering infrastructure.

- Manage budgets, contracts, and resources to support high-quality, cost-effective Estates Services.

- Lead strategic estates planning, service improvement programmes, lifecycle asset management and business continuity arrangements across GMS-managed sites.

- Contribute to the senior manager on-call rota, responding to incidents and emergencies as required

- Provide estates leadership and assurance for capital projects, reviewing design proposals and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, technical standards and operational needs., This is an opportunity to play a key role in supporting patient care by ensuring critical healthcare infrastructure remains safe, resilient and fit for the future.

As part of our senior management team, you will:

- Shape the estates strategy and lead its operational deliver

- Lead a multi-disciplinary estates team across multiple sites

- Engage with a wide range of stakeholders including contractors, regulators, and internal departments.

At GMS, we support frontline healthcare by keeping hospitals and healthcare facilities safe, functional, and welcoming.

We offer:

- Professional development opportunities and specialist estates training.

- Work-life balance with 24 days' annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (increasing with service) and an extra paid volunteering day each year.

- Pension scheme with a total contribution of 10% (4% employee, 1% tax relief, 5% GMS).

- Employee benefits, including salary sacrifice schemes, discounted travel, childcare (subject to availability), and wellbeing support.