# Head of Estates (Trustwide) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-estates-trustwide/f2a88d69-5fbd-46c2-9d2d-0b231982248f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/head-of-estates-trustwide/f2a88d69-5fbd-46c2-9d2d-0b231982248f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Estates and facilities - **Grade:** Band 8 - **Salary:** £75,328 - £86,114 per annum inc HCAS - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-08-02T08:00:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-20T08:51:24.113Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Chelsea/The_Royal_Marsden_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Estates/Estates-v8166624 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8166624?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalmarsden.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust is the largest comprehensive cancer centre in Europe with a reputation for high quality patient care, research, development and education. The Projects and Estates Department plays an instrumental role within the Trust by managing critical infrastructure, maintenance, and projects across its entire estate which directly impacts on frontline clinical care, cutting edge global research, infection prevention and control and energy efficiency. We have a position within our Estates Department, which provides excellent opportunities to drive improvements in our buildings and infrastructure and manage the delivery of Estates services. We are seeking someone who will find fulfilment from the role knowing that they will be making a real a difference to patients, staff and cancer outcomes on a daily basis and are motivated committed to lifelong learning.  We are looking for a committed, highly self-motivated, to join the Estates Team and to take ownership to actively embrace the responsibilities of this post as detailed in the Job Description and Person Specification. ### Main duties of the job 1.1.    The purpose of the role is to use sound business and engineering judgement to manage the Estate and services efficiently for a cancer specialist Trust. 1.2.    Directly support the Director & Deputy Director of Estates on all aspects of Estates workforce, estate condition and service delivery. 1.3.    Lead on delegated change initiatives to drive continuous improvement and increased productivity in response to the changes in the NHS & Trust Strategic plans. 1.4.    Deputise for the line manager during periods of absence. Interpret legislation and regulations including NHS and good industry practice guides in order to achieve compliance with them and eliminate/reduce risks. Knowledge of the full range of Hospital infrastructure and building services and maintain CPD. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification - Be a key member of the Projects and Estates Department and support the drive to increase efficiency and workforce productivity. Overall responsibility for performance of the Estates operational team Trust wide and continuously adapting the service considering the strategic, political & other drivers particularly financial and workforce. Monitor the performance of the Estates and Estates services using benchmarking and other management techniques including NHSi Model Hospital and PAM toolkits. Actively collaborate with NHS and other Trusts. - Taking full ownership of delegated budget and maintaining a committed and motivated workforce. Maintain the Estate in a safe, compliant and efficient manner. Develop strategic and leadership skills and drive positive, productive change throughout the department. - Managing the Estates safe systems of work to ensure safety, compliance (statutory, NHS & Good Industry practice), maintain resilience and effective operational performance and support Trust business continuity - Develop and enhance relations with Trust senior managers, Divisional Directors and key staff such as IPC to agree and negotiate changes in order to deliver operations & maintenance. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Experience of developing policy and service development for Estates department and review & comment on other Trust department policies impacted by Estates. - Previous experience of budget management for estates service and maintenance of physical assets and major infrastructure. - Previous experience of line management for engineering operations staff, multi-skilling, team building & increasing engagement and appraisal & performance management. **Desirable** - Experience of working in a large organisation Commercial and Public organisations - Supervision of multi-disciplinary team in healthcare premises ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Highly developed physical skills in respect of infrastructure and building services maintenance, isolation of energy and utilities and control panel interrogation and adjusting settings; all involving the manipulation of fine tools, instruments and materials. **Desirable** - Work on own initiative. ### Education/Qualifications **Essential** - Professional knowledge acquired through degree or equivalent in a built environment discipline + specialist courses in Healthcare Estates maintenance and management. - Chartered Engineer /Incorporated Engineer (or working toward) with recognised professional engineering institute. - Recognised Authorised Persons (AP) qualifications for hospital critical systems /services: LV, Water Hygiene, Ventilation and Medical Gas **Desirable** - Additional Hospital Engineering related qualification - Service training - A recognised Management qualification ### Skills Abilities/knowledge **Essential** - Procurement & formal contract procedures - Optimising the maintenance of commercial/ industrial engineering premises, - Budget and financial management (pay & non-pay) - Problem solving ability and exercising sound engineering judgements across critical infrastructure engineering and building issues. **Desirable** - Knowledge of allied trades. - Design & project management - Be able to work within a pressured environment. ## Documents - [282-e1682 jdps (pdf, 688.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10468204) - [royal marsden trust values (pdf, 715.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2360) - [workplace wellbeing and rewards guide (pdf, 1.2mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2580) ## 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.