# Director of Estates and Facilities > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/director-of-estates-and-facilities/6c060353-de83-4da2-a7d8-eed432db6e32 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/director-of-estates-and-facilities/6c060353-de83-4da2-a7d8-eed432db6e32.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Basingstoke - **Region:** South East - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Salary:** £112,782 - £129,783 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-22T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-08T12:42:22.500Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Hampshire/Basingstoke/Hampshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Estates_Facilities/Estates_Facilities-v8066259 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8066259?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.hampshirehospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are looking for an exceptional Director of Estates and Facilities to lead the development of a modern, sustainable, and strategically aligned estates function at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This newly created role offers the opportunity to shape the future of a large and diverse NHS estate spanning Basingstoke, Winchester, and Andover, serving a population of around 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of west Berkshire. As Director of Estates and Facilities, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across the Trust’s estate and facilities portfolio, driving estate transformation, improving compliance and resilience, and developing a long-term Estates Strategy that supports both immediate operational priorities and future clinical ambitions. This role presents a rare opportunity to modernise infrastructure, strengthen sustainability initiatives, and create environments that better support patients, staff, and future models of care. ### Main duties of the job Following the government review of the New Hospital Programme, HHFT is placing renewed focus on its existing estate, recognising the importance of strong estates leadership in supporting safe, high-quality, and sustainable care across the Trust. We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking estates leader with a strong track record of leading complex estates portfolios, ideally within the NHS or wider public sector. You will combine strategic thinking, operational credibility, and collaborative leadership, with a clear commitment to creating safe, sustainable, and patient-centred environments. HHFT is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued and celebrated, and applications are welcomed from people of all backgrounds. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information, please contact our search partners at Hunter Healthcare via Evie Stevens, Hunter Healthcare at \[email protected\]. ## Job Details We are looking for an exceptional Director of Estates and Facilities to lead the development of a modern, sustainable, and strategically aligned estates function at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This newly created role offers the opportunity to shape the future of a large and diverse NHS estate spanning Basingstoke, Winchester, and Andover, serving a population of around 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of west Berkshire. As Director of Estates and Facilities, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across the Trust’s estate and facilities portfolio, driving estate transformation, improving compliance and resilience, and developing a long-term Estates Strategy that supports both immediate operational priorities and future clinical ambitions. This role presents a rare opportunity to modernise infrastructure, strengthen sustainability initiatives, and create environments that better support patients, staff, and future models of care. ## Job Description Following the government review of the New Hospital Programme, HHFT is placing renewed focus on its existing estate, recognising the importance of strong estates leadership in supporting safe, high-quality, and sustainable care across the Trust. We are seeking an experienced and forward-thinking estates leader with a strong track record of leading complex estates portfolios, ideally within the NHS or wider public sector. You will combine strategic thinking, operational credibility, and collaborative leadership, with a clear commitment to creating safe, sustainable, and patient-centred environments. HHFT is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued and celebrated, and applications are welcomed from people of all backgrounds. ## Responsibilities For further information, please contact our search partners at Hunter Healthcare via Evie Stevens, Hunter Healthcare at \[email protected\]. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Demonstrably values‑led, role models HHFT values and NHS leadership - Ability to work across multiple sites. ### Experience **Essential** - Significant senior leadership experience in estates and facilities within a large, complex organisation - Leading major capital projects and estate redevelopment schemes. - Managing outsourced services and complex commercial contracts. - Extensive experience of statutory compliance across estates and engineering systems. - Leading multidisciplinary and multi trade teams, including change management and workforce transformation. - Experience in risk management, incident response, business continuity and emergency planning. - Experience preparing business cases, reports and presenting at Board or Committee level. - Strong understanding of NHS estates policy, governance frameworks, compliance standards and system collaborations. - Deep knowledge of commercial, financial, procurement and contract law requirements relevant to estates and facilities. - Advanced knowledge of CAFM, BMS, BIM, CAD, asset management systems and digital estates tools. - Sustainability, carbon reduction, environmental legislation and Green Plan requirements. **Desirable** - Knowledge of RAAC management and mitigation requirements. - Detailed knowledge of property law, land management and contract law. ### Training and Qualifications **Essential** - Master’s degree (or equivalent experience) in estates management, engineering, facilities management or a related discipline. - Chartered membership of a relevant professional body (e.g., RICS, IHEEM, CIBSE, CIOB, RIBA, IWFM). - Specialist technical training across multiple estates and engineering domains (e.g., HTMs, HBNs, safety systems, project management). **Desirable** - MBA or recognised leadership qualification. - LEAN or similar improvement methodology certification. ## Documents - [hhft employee rewards & benefits (pdf, 723.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=900) - [director of estates and facilities (pdf, 848.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10357125) - [tackling climate change at hampshire hospitals (pdf, 4.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2900) ## 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.