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Head of Estates Location: Yorkshire Contract: 6 month interim Rate: 350 - 400 per day Finegreen are supporting a leading healthcare organisation in West Yorkshire with the appointment of an experienced Head of Estates . This is a significant senior leadership opportunity for an accomplished Estates professional to take responsibility for the delivery, performance and strategic development of a complex healthcare estate. Joining at an exciting period of investment and transformation, the successful candidate will provide professional leadership across Estates Technical Services and Capital Development, ensuring the organisation maintains a safe, compliant, sustainable and high-performing environment for patients, staff and visitors. The Role The Head of Estates will have overall responsibility for a broad technical portfolio incorporating operational Estates and maintenance, mechanical and electrical asset management, statutory compliance, capital development, medical engineering, fire safety, Health & Safety, asbestos and Legionella control, waste, sustainability, utilities, energy management, property utilisation and external contract management. The role will lead the Premises Assurance Model (PAM) and ensure accurate submission of Estates data including PAM, ERIC and CQC requirements. A key focus will be maintaining robust compliance across all HTM disciplines, ensuring appropriately qualified Authorised Persons are in place for critical systems including medical gases, ventilation, water, fire, electrical infrastructure, decontamination and lifts. Key Responsibilities The postholder will provide visible leadership across Estates services, lead maintenance and capital programmes, develop Estates strategy and improvement plans, ensure statutory and regulatory compliance, manage PPM and risk systems, oversee external contractors, and lead multidisciplinary technical teams. They will also manage budgets, drive efficiency and CIP delivery, develop KPIs, and support capital project delivery while maintaining strong stakeholder relationships across clinical, operational and external partners. The Candidate The ideal candidate will be a senior Estates leader with significant NHS or healthcare experience, a relevant degree or equivalent qualification, and membership of a professional body such as CIBSE, IHEEM, RICS or RIBA. Chartered status or working towards it is desirable. Strong technical knowledge of HTMs, compliance, capital delivery, contract management and team leadership is essential.

Head of Facilities Management Operations Location: North East England Organisation: Independant Charity Salary: Competitive (DOE) Are you an experienced Facilities Management leader looking to make a real difference? Finegreen are supporting one of the UK's leading disability charities. We are looking for an exceptional Head of FM Operations to lead Facilities Management services across a diverse multi-site estate, ensuring safe, compliant and high-quality environments that enable the people we support to thrive. This is a fantastic opportunity for an innovative and people-focused FM professional to drive operational excellence, lead service improvements and play a key role in delivering the Foundation's long-term Estates and Facilities strategy. The Role Reporting to the Head of Estates, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across both Hard and Soft FM services, ensuring the effective delivery of maintenance, compliance, engineering, cleaning, catering, security, waste, grounds maintenance and reception services. You will lead internal teams and external contractors, ensuring statutory compliance, outstanding customer service and value for money while fostering a positive, high-performing culture across the organisation. Key Responsibilities Lead the operational delivery of Hard and Soft FM services across a complex multi-site estate. Ensure full compliance with all statutory and regulatory requirements, including health and safety legislation. Manage planned preventative maintenance (PPM), statutory inspections and critical building systems. Lead and develop in-house FM teams while managing outsourced service providers and contracts. Monitor performance through KPIs, audits and customer feedback, driving continuous improvement. Oversee CAFM systems, asset management and operational reporting. Manage FM budgets, procurement activities and supplier performance. Support long-term estates planning, sustainability initiatives and capital development projects. Lead operational readiness for refurbishments, new buildings and service transitions. Build strong relationships with stakeholders across the organisation while providing visible and inspiring leadership. About You We're looking for someone who brings: Significant experience leading Facilities Management operations across complex or multi-site estates. Strong knowledge of statutory compliance, health and safety legislation and FM best practice. Experience managing both in-house teams and outsourced FM contracts. Excellent financial management and budgetary experience. Outstanding communication and stakeholder management skills. A proactive, solutions-focused approach with the ability to lead through change. Desirable Experience Membership of IWFM, CIBSE, IOSH, NEBOSH or other relevant professional body. Experience within healthcare, education, public sector or similarly regulated environments. Knowledge of CAFM systems, digital transformation and asset management. Understanding of sustainability initiatives and Net Zero programmes. Knowledge of CDM Regulations 2015. What We're Looking For This role will suit a visible and approachable leader who enjoys building relationships, developing teams and challenging the status quo in a positive way. You'll be commercially aware, customer-focused and passionate about creating safe, compliant and high-performing environments. If you're looking for an opportunity where your leadership can genuinely improve services and positively impact the lives of others, we'd love to hear from you.