University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Estates Operations Manager to provide professional leadership, operational oversight and statutory compliance across a complex multi‑site healthcare estate. The post holder will ensure the safe, efficient and effective delivery of building, engineering and maintenance services across UHBW sites.
The role includes responsibility for managing multi‑disciplinary technical teams, overseeing planned and reactive maintenance programmes, ensuring adherence to relevant HTMs/HBNs and statutory requirements, and contributing to the Trust’s emergency planning and on‑call arrangements.
The post holder will also provide operational leadership for helideck services in line with Civil Aviation Authority guidance.
You will:
Lead and manage multi‑skilled technical teams across multiple hospital sites
Ensure full statutory and regulatory compliance, including HTMs, HBNs and engineering standards
Oversee planned and reactive maintenance programmes
Support helideck operations in line with CAA guidance
Use data and performance insights to drive improvements
Build effective relationships with contractors, suppliers and clinical teams
Contribute to emergency planning, including participation in the estates on‑call rota
Produce detailed operational and performance reports for senior leaders
In return, you will receive: -
An attractive salary of £ 52,011 - £59,139 pa pro rata
Access to a raft of national and local discount schemes including shopping, holidays and insurance
An industry leading pension where your employer pays in 20.6% of your annual salary!
27+8 days annual leave per year, paid leave including absence
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
