Director of Estates and Facilities

Job overview

We are seeking an experienced and strategic property leader to join our organisation as Head of Property. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of our Property Implementation Plan, ensuring that our estate supports the Trust's strategic objectives and enhances the experience of patients, service users, staff and communities.

Reporting to the Executive Director of Property, you will provide inspirational leadership to the Property Team, using the physical environment as a key enabler of high-quality service delivery. You will ensure our estate is safe, sustainable, flexible, fit for purpose and delivers value for money, supporting both current and future healthcare needs.

This is an opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our estate and ensuring our physical environments support the delivery of exceptional care for our communities. You will join a forward-thinking organisation committed to innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

Accountable for the operational and strategic management of the Trust’s property assets, capital investment programme and facilities services such that the needs of the Trust’s core activities are consistently met.

Supporting the Executive Director of Property in taking opportunities for integration with the wider system capital allocation, efficient procurement and prudent allocation of financial and staff resources to maintain and manage safe environments and sound asset management and financial principles.

Responsible for the effective management of the property revenue and capital budgets as well as developing a capital investment strategy, preserving the value of the Trusts assets, adding to the portfolio as necessary and releasing land when it is surplus to requirements. This role is responsible for a revenue budget of £16m, assets worth £80m and projects up to £50m.

Candidates who are shortlisted will be invited to interview on:

Tuesday 1st December 2026 and

Assessment (virtual) 8th December 2026

Please ensure you are available on these dates

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please check the job description & person specification document for more information on the requirements for this job

Our recruitment partner for this post is Insight Executive Group. For a recruitment pack with further information/key dates or for any queries please contact: George Hutcherson – 07939366497 or George.hutcherson@insightexecutive.co.uk

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.