# Asset & Smart Buildings Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/asset-and-smart-buildings-manager/7caa5024-2f3d-472c-945f-c7b17f4184d7 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/asset-and-smart-buildings-manager/7caa5024-2f3d-472c-945f-c7b17f4184d7.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Camberley - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £68,852 - £79,638 per annum inclusive of HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-26T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-25T15:13:05.562Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Frimley/Frimley_Health_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Property_Facilities_Management/Property_Facilities_Management-v8112603 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8112603?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.fhft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an innovative and forward-thinking Asset and Smart Buildings Manager to lead the strategic management of the Trust’s physical assets and next generation smart building technologies, supporting the delivery of the New Hospital Programme (NHP). This is a pivotal senior role, driving the performance, integrity and compliance of our estate throughout its entire lifecycle, and ensuring our buildings support safe, efficient and high quality patient care. ### Main duties of the job You will oversee the full spectrum of asset and building technology management from acquisition and maintenance to performance monitoring and end of life planning, aligning all activity to the Trust’s clinical and operational priorities. With responsibility for Trust wide asset registers covering buildings, plant, equipment and digital infrastructure, you’ll ensure our estate remains resilient, compliant and future ready. You will develop and implement lifecycle strategies, backlog programmes and PPM schedules, as well as manage minor works, reactive repairs and the maintenance of fabric, mechanical and electrical systems. A key part of the role is ensuring full statutory and technical compliance, including HTMs/HBNs, coordinating audits and inspections, maintaining test records, and leading on asset risk management and estates business continuity. This is an exceptional opportunity for a strategic, technically skilled leader to shape a smarter, more sustainable and digitally enabled estate that underpins outstanding healthcare delivery. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities A comprehensive and detailed job description can be found in the attached JD and Person Specification ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Detailed knowledge of statutory compliance requirements in estates and facilities management. - Knowledge of risk management, business continuity planning, and governance frameworks. - Understanding of sustainability, energy efficiency, and net zero carbon targets in estates management. - Strong leadership and people management skills with the ability to motivate, develop, and appraise staff. - Excellent financial and analytical skills; ability to interpret complex data and produce clear, actionable reports - Strong project management and organisational skills, able to prioritise competing demands. - High-level communication and influencing skills; able to engage effectively with clinicians, executives, regulators, and external partners. - Ability to make decisions under pressure and manage operational risks effectively. - High competence in using CAFM, asset databases, and Microsoft Office applications - Ability to apply digital transformation approaches within estates management **Desirable** - Broad understanding of the NHS, its organisation, roles and responsibilities - Awareness of emerging technologies in digital asset management - Experience in using advanced asset performance and data analytics tools. ### Experience **Essential** - Significant senior-level experience in estates and facilities management within a complex organisation, ideally healthcare. - Proven track record of managing asset registers, lifecycle planning, backlog maintenance, and PPM programmes. - Experience in leading large multidisciplinary teams (engineering, estates, facilities). - Experience of budgetary control, procurement, and contract management (including managing SLAs and KPIs). - Experience in leading and implementing Smart building technology for an organisation. **Desirable** - NHS estates or healthcare sector experience. - Experience of leading on capital investment planning and major project delivery. - Experience of digital asset management systems and CAFM platforms. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Postgraduate qualification in estates/facilities management, project management, or related field. - Degree (or equivalent experience) in estates management, engineering, building services, facilities management, or related discipline. - Evidence of continuing professional development. - Strong knowledge of Health Technical Memoranda (HTMs), Health Building Notes (HBNs), and other NHS/industry regulations. **Desirable** - Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. RICS, CIBSE, IHEEM, IWFM, ICE). - Formal qualification in project management (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, APM). ## Documents - [trust values (pdf, 577.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=736) - [job description & person specification (pdf, 784.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10407808) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.