Associate Director of Estates Technical Compliance

• Review and agree the Trust's estates technical compliance strategy, ensuring full adherence to statutory, regulatory, and NHS guidance.
• Provide expert advice to the Board, Executive Team, and senior leaders on compliance risks, priorities, and investment needs.
• Oversee the development and delivery of robust compliance monitoring systems, audits, and reporting frameworks.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional excellence.
• Drive innovation in compliance management, including the adoption of digital monitoring tools and sustainability-focused solutions.
• Act as the Trust's Authorised Person for key engineering disciplines, ensuring safe systems of work and technical assurance.

• Significant senior leadership experience in estates compliance within a large, complex organisation -- ideally healthcare.
• In-depth knowledge of statutory, regulatory, and NHS estates compliance requirements, including HTMs and HBNs.
• Chartered Engineer or equivalent professional status, with relevant technical qualifications in engineering or estates management.
• Proven ability to influence at Board level and lead teams through change.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and risk management skills, with a track record of delivering measurable improvements.

• The opportunity to shape the compliance strategy for one of the most complex and vital estates portfolios in the NHS.
• A collaborative, values-driven culture where your expertise is respected and your voice matters.
• Generous NHS pension scheme, annual leave entitlement, and flexible working arrangements.
• The satisfaction of knowing your work directly supports safe, high-quality patient care every single day.

Essential

• Masters 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)
• Experience working with PFI/wholly owned subsidiary, complex contract management environment
• Formal training in healthcare estates compliance, HTMs/HBNs, or safety management

Essential

• Significant senior leadership experience in Estates, FM and/or Capital within a complex acute healthcare environment or similar regulated environment
• Working in complex environment providing assurance to duty holder e.g. Wholly Owned Subsidiary, Private Finance Initiative (or similar) complex FM contracts
• Demonstrable experience leading organisational wide governance and assurance frameworks including estates governance and compliance frameworks
• Experience of advising and providing assurance to senior executives, Boards or duty holders in complex legal and contractual environments e.g. WOS, PFI, Estates providers
• 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

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