Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Estates Officer to join the Estates and Facilities Division based at Nevill Hall Hospital, Abergavenny.
This is a fast-paced and exciting role working closely with the Works Manager and Head of Estates. The Estates Officer manages the building and engineering directly employed maintenance staff (DEL) ensuring maximum utilisation of labour deployment.
The role will support the Estates Manager, Head of Estates and Compliance Manager with the performance monitoring of hard FM contracts and internal workforce.
To post holders will support the Estates Managers in providing a safe, comfortable and compliant environment for patients, staff and visitors whilst ensuring all statutory legislation is complied with.
As Estates Officer you will be responsible for devolved budgets in accordance with the Health Board’s Standing Financial Instructions, for electrical, mechanical and building fabric maintenance services.
Main duties of the job
To understand the national perspective and future strategy for the NHS and related areas of health to ensure that staff in your team/s are fully aware of the implications and can contribute effectively to service improvement.
To lead, manage and motivate a large maintenance team & specialist contractors to fulfil works within time constraints & budget.
Ensure there are robust systems and processes embedded within area of responsibility, that are efficient, have sufficient governance in place and where possible are standardised in line with overall Estates and Facilities systems and processes.
Ensure all staff in your team/s have annual PADR’s resulting in specific objectives and effective personal development plans in line with the Knowledge and Skills Outline Framework.
Responsible for leading training and development of identified staff.
Preparation of maintenance and plant replacement schedules and technical reports.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Person specification
Qualities
Essential
- Good communicator
- Available for out of hours working
- Puts Patients first
- Works in collaboration with colleagues as part of a team
Desirable
- Ability to travel between sites in a timely manner
- Self-motivated
- Customer focussed
- Ability to get on with people
Experience
Essential
- Experience in building services/ maintenance
- Appropriate work experience
- Freedom to act to their own ability and on behalf of the Health Board
Desirable
- Working within the NHS
- Experience of building services management in a health setting
Aptitude and Abilities
Essential
- Able to work on own initiative and prioritise own time and plan workload
- Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
- Able to work as part of a team
- Well-developed inter personal skills
- Enthusiastic and self-motivated
- Takes responsibility for own learning and development and maintains professional standards
- PC literate including working knowledge of Microsoft applications
Desirable
- Presentation skills
- Excel and data analysis skills
- Creative, problem-solver
- Ability to speak Welsh
Qualifications and/or knowledge
Essential
- Professional knowledge acquired to degree level or equivalent
- Management/supervisors studies
- Served a recognised apprenticeship
- Postgraduate qualification in building services
- Knowledge of REVIT and BIM software
- Knowledge of all Microsoft applications
Desirable
- Management qualification
- Membership of professional body
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This advert is for Estates Officer - Nevill Hall Hospital with Aneurin Bevan University Health Board in Nevill Hall Hospital. It is listed as a Estates and facilities role. The advertised salary is £40559.00 to £48841.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Sep 2026.
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