Associate Director of Estates Technical Compliance, Band 8c
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Gloucestershire, GL1 3NN
Salary
£79,504 to £91,609
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
16 September 2026
12 days left
Job description
Are you an experienced estates professional ready for a strategic leadership role where your expertise directly shapes safety, assurance, and Board-le...
- Lead estates governance and ensure full compliance with statutory, regulatory, and NHS requirements across the Trust estates
- Oversee the NHS Premises Assurance Model (PAM), including submission, action planning, and continuous improvement
- Chair and/or support estates safety governance groups, ensuring effective Authorising Engineer oversight and assurance frameworks
- Provide independent assurance through audits, inspections, and structured risk escalation processes
- Deliver clear, insightful Board-level reporting on estates risk, safety, compliance, and performance
- Contribute to business continuity planning and incident response management across estates services
- Lead governance and oversight of the Strategic Asset Management Plan (SAMP), ensuring alignment with organisational priorities
- Work in close partnership with clinical, operational, and EPRR teams to ensure integrated, resilient service delivery
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was formed in 2004 following a reconfiguration of health services in Gloucestershire. We provide acute hospital services across two main district general hospitals, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Cheltenham General Hospital, as well as maternity services at Stroud Maternity Hospital.
We are proud to place people at the centre of everything we do, working as one team with a shared ambition to grow, develop and learn. Every contribution is valued, and by combining our skills and experience we support both our diverse communities and each other. Gloucestershire offers a strong sense of community and outstanding natural beauty, from historic towns to Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty. With excellent schools, vibrant cultural life, and superb transport links to Bristol, Birmingham and London, it is an inspiring place to live and work.
We are entering an exciting phase of estates transformation, investment, and modernisation. This role offers the opportunity to shape and influence the future of our estate, ensuring it remains safe, compliant, and fully equipped to support high-quality clinical care for years to come. You will join a collaborative, ambitious, and supportive team that is committed to delivering excellence and continuously improving the environment in which care is delivered.
Qualifications/ Education
Essential
- Degree in a relevant engineering, estates, FM or safety discipline, or equivalent experience
- In-depth managerial, financial and contracting knowledge
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Professional membership of a relevant body (e.g., IHEEM, IWFM, IOSH/IIRSM, Engineering Council)
- Formal training in healthcare estates compliance, HTMs/HBNs, or safety management
Experience, Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Significant senior experience in Estates, FM and/or Capital within a complex acute healthcare environment
- Working in complex environment providing assurance to duty holder e.g. Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Private Finance Initiative (or similar) complex FM contracts
- Significant senior experience in Estates, FM and/or Capital within a complex acute healthcare environment
- Demonstrable experience leading Estates governance and compliance frameworks
- Experience providing assurance to senior executives, Boards or duty holders in complex legal and contractual environments e.g. WOS, PFI, Estates providers
- Strong knowledge of statutory legislation, NHS Assurance and Accountability Framework (AAF), HTMs/HBNs, and estates related risk
- Experience chairing complex safety or governance groups
- Ability to interpret complex technical, legal and regulatory information for non technical audiences
- Experience working with multiple providers and landlords to deliver compliance assurance
- Advanced data analysis, reporting and governance presentation skills
- Experience with Power BI, compliance systems and/or AI platforms
- Experience of major incident response or business continuity planning
Leadership & Behavioural Qualities
Essential
- Highly developed leadership skills with the ability to influence, challenge and negotiate at all levels
- Strong organisational skills; able to manage competing priorities and deadlines
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to handle contentious, sensitive and high risk issues confidently
- Demonstrates initiative, resilience and a proactive approach to risk and safety
- Commitment to teamwork, collaboration and Trust values
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
2 September 2026
Last checked
4 September 2026
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