# General Manager Estates & Facilities > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-manager-estates-and-facilities/7d67b4be-42af-4776-a771-cbdba404c9a1 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/general-manager-estates-and-facilities/7d67b4be-42af-4776-a771-cbdba404c9a1.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Mayo Building, Salford Royal - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** General manager - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £79,504 - £91,609 Dependant on Experience - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-02T07:41:34.420Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Manchester/Bury/Northern_Care_Alliance_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Estates_Facilities/Estates_Facilities-v8266909 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8266909?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An opportunity has arisen to join the Senior Estates and Facilities Management Team at The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. Based at Fairfield Hospital in Bury and also responsible for Rochdale Infirmary, you will be experienced in hard services estates management and ideally have experience in managing facilities soft services . You will be able to operate at senior level in our Group Wide E&F Team as well as at Local site level and be responsible for site maintenance and compliance project management, group standards, minor works and have direct line management for a wide range of E&F Services. Support the Deputy Director for Estates, Facilities & Capital in the implementation of policy and service development. Deputise for the Deputy Director for Estates, Facilities & Capital in his/her absence. Act as subject matter lead for identified specific services as required. ### Main duties of the job - You will be responsible for the implementation of professional management throughout Estates & Facilities. - To manage hard and soft FM services & contracts, both internal and external, in addition to all levels of directly employed staff, to ensure the delivery of operational estates and facilities services. - To be responsible for managing and complying with all statutory instruments and guidance ensuring best practice related to building fabric and engineering services. - To lead the implementation of the group’s wider estates and facilities strategies. - Responsible at site level for the professional and technical management of highly specialised areas of Estate and Facilities Management including Electrical Installations, Medical Gases, Critical Patient Support Systems, Fire Safety, Security Systems, Lifts, Special Working Conditions and Patient Environment etc. - To deliver all E&F regulatory standards and ensure compliance with national standards and policies. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Self-motivating with a drive to develop Estates and Facilities Services. - Ability to achieve demanding tasks and objectives against deadlines. - Ability to work effectively and inclusively with a wide range of people. - Negotiation and influencing skills including conflict resolution. - Excellent oral and written communication skills. - Demonstrable ability to prioritise and manage time, people and resources to deliver required outcomes. - Well-developed leadership and motivational skills. **Desirable** - Successful track record in leading and delivering organisational change. - Performance Management and development of staff. - Proven ability to manage resources effectively. ### Registration **Desirable** - Member of the Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management. - Member of the Institute of Workforce Management - Member of the Chartered Management Institute - Chartered Engineer ### Qualifications **Essential** - Professional/academic qualification at degree level or equivalent experience in a Technical or EFM discipline. - Evidence of continuing personal and professional development in EFM disciplines. **Desirable** - PG Diploma/Master’s Degree) and/or evidence of equivalent relevant management experience within the NHS. ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Significant technical experience in a senior manager position, in the estates and facilities management sector. - Significant experience in managing and delivering estates and facilities infrastructure projects for new works, backlog works and technical support. - Evidence of successful projects/programmes of work within agreed constraints e.g. budgets, timescales. - Successful track record in securing year on year improvements in quality and value. - Experience of successful negotiation and contract management. **Desirable** - Evidence of Commitment to Continuing Professional Development. - Detailed knowledge and experience of the operation of NHS Organisations Estates & Facilities Function ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 472.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10581490) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 1.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3016) - [functional requirements gm e&f (pdf, 120.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10581491) - [sponsorship & visa information (pdf, 106.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2708) ## 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.