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Job Title                     Estates Manager

Function:                   Financial Planning & Analysis

Location:                    Nottingham/Alfreton/Leeds/Chester

Contract type:           12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Salary:                        £45,478 with potential to rise to £53,504 over 3 years

Closing Date:            Monday 6th January 2025

NHS Supply Chain currently has an opportunity for a Estates Manager to join our team during an exciting period of transformation, working to make it easier for the NHS to put patients first.

The NHS Supply Chain sources, delivers and supplies healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales. Our Estates Team looks after the warehouse and office estate across the NSH Supply Chain. We are seeking an experienced Estates or Facilities Manager who will report into the Estates & Facilities Lead. This role provides key support to the business managing the hard and soft facilities management activities around our offices. This includes management of the facilities management services provider, supporting colleagues with their usage of our facilities, and working alongside other members of the Estates and Facilities team to ensure a safe, compliant, accessible and sustainable estate for our business to operate from.

The role will also be required to support the Estates & Facilities Lead in the delivery of various projects. The role will be based at one of our office sites but will require travel to other sites to collaborate and manage the estate.

Every day you will … 

Deliver required outcomes by coordinating activities of subcontractors and suppliers and acting as a primary point of contact for them while working within an established contract management plan.

Perform a range of facilities management activities, critically reviewing and providing input while working within the established facilities plan to achieve pre-established outcomes.

Ensure the upkeep of buildings, and grounds, including overseeing repairs and renovations.

Develop stakeholder engagement by identifying stakeholders; by finding out their needs, issues, and concerns; and by reacting to these needs, issues, and concerns to support the communication of business information and decisions

Deliver required outcomes by coordinating activities of subcontractors and suppliers and acting as a primary point of contact for them while working within an established contract management plan

Work with the wider Estates and Facilities team to produce accurate and concise operational and financial reports to manage KPIs and educate future decisions

What can we offer you?

We want to reward you for your passion, enthusiasm, and hard work so we offer much more than a competitive salary:

Hybrid working opportunities, giving you the flexibility to work collaboratively in the office and remotely.  

We recognise our employees' hard work and contributions with annual bonus schemes, long service, and VIP colleagues awards. 

27 days holiday plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase an additional 5 days.

We are dedicated to your development, through in-house training, support, and access to external qualifications to maximise your potential.

A focus on your well-being offering 1 day of paid well-being leave and free access to the 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

Generous pension scheme (with us contributing 12% when you contribute 6%)

Access to our Flexible Benefits Scheme, where you can choose from a variety of benefits such as Life Insurance, Critical Illness Cover, Income Protection, Health Cash Plan, Dental Insurance, and additional pension contributions that suit you.

2 days of paid volunteering leave allowing you to give back to your community. 

Access to many discounts from the Blue Light Card to NHS Discounts.

NHS Supply Chain, who are we?

Our role is to support the NHS to save lives and improve health. We are a part of the NHS family, and our role is to source, deliver and supply healthcare products, services and food for NHS trusts and healthcare organisations across England and Wales.

We serve every NHS Trust and operate a national network of distribution centres, managing relationships with more than a thousand suppliers and delivering more than 8,000,000 orders each year to more than 17,000 locations. Doing all of this on behalf of the NHS gives NHS staff more time to focus on their main priority of providing excellent patient care.

What skills will help you thrive in this role?

Previous experience working in an Estates or Facilities Manager role.

Good understanding of SFG20

Strong communication skills and the ability to quickly and effectively resolve issues that arise on sites.

Strong stakeholder and organisational abilities to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

Want to develop your career with the NHS Supply Chain? Then apply below or reach out for an informal discussion about the role in confidence by emailing us at  

Our Inclusive Commitment

At NHS Supply Chain, we are committed to building an inclusive environment where difference is not only valued, but celebrated, giving everyone the opportunity to thrive in their career. Developing our people is key to our success, so if this role sounds like the right next step in your career but your experience doesn’t match perfectly with the job advert, we encourage you to still apply.

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