Estates Building Officer

Job overview

Estates Building Officer

Department: Estates

Band 7 £49,387 - £56,515 Per annum

Hours 37.5 per week - permanent

Flexible working requests will be considered

We are seeking a motivated Estates Building Officer to join our Estates Team. This exciting opportunity plays a key role in maintaining, improving and developing a large and growing acute hospital estate.

This varied and rewarding role includes delivering estates minor works projects,managing our Grounds Maintenance and Decorating teams, supporting major capital developments, leading compliance programmes, and ensuring contractors work safely and effectively on site. You will be at the heart of maintaining a safe, efficient and compliant healthcare environment while contributing to the delivery of high-quality patient care.

As our hospital grows through ambitious programmes of investment and expansion, you will contribute to projects that enhance patient experience, staff wellbeing and clinical service delivery. We are particularly interested in candidates with experience of Authorised Person responsibilities, in disciplines such as Working at Height, Confined Spaces, Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS) and other high-risk engineering systems.

For an informal discussion, please contact Paul Grayston, Head of Estates, via the Estates Administration Team on 01908 995882

Interview dates 9 and 10 September 2026

We are unable to provide sponsorship for this role

Main duties of the job

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You will plan, monitor and manage assigned projects, ensuring successful delivery to agreed timescales, budgets, quality standards and performance requirements. They will act as the Trust’s Appointed/Responsible Person for asbestos, leading asbestos management, providing specialist advice, organising training for staff and contractors, managing survey and removal contractors, and maintaining the Trust’s asbestos register on Micad. The role may also include responsibility for other specialist disciplines as required.

Working closely with Estates colleagues, you will support Building Management System (BMS) operations, lead investigations into mechanical and controls faults, and coordinate remedial and replacement works, acting as the key link between service users and contractors.

The role is responsible for maintaining high professional and technical standards while ensuring project delivery meets governance and accountability requirements. A key focus is supporting the Estates team with the delivery of Capital and Minor Works projects across the Trust, ensuring contract compliance, key performance indicators (KPI), and effective management of delegated capital, backlog maintenance and environmental improvement programmes.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Management of one or more Estates / Minor New works / Capital projects including refurbishments, redevelopments, and new builds in accordance with the Trust’s project management processes and policies. Preparation of a detailed project plans to ensure successful completion of each stage of the project.

Financial Responsibility

To manage the delegated budget for Minor New Works

To manage the project budgets for assigned Capital Funded schemes.

Personal responsibilities

To indirectly line-manage the Estates Administrator assigned to operate the Minor New Works database, limited to the Minor New Works process.

To maintain effective channels of communication within the department between Management, staff and other hospital departments.

Please refer to the job description for further details.

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.