Director of Estates

Contract Type: Permanent, 37.5 hours a week

We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of community health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help.

If you're dynamic, focused, have the vision to support our growth, and the courage to tell us how we can be even better - come and join us! We have an exciting opportunity for a Director of Estates to join us as we continue to expand throughout the UK.

About the role

An exciting opportunity has come up for a Director of Estates to join our HR team as we embark on our next stage of continued growth. The successful candidate will be accountable for leading, managing, and maintaining the company-wide estate on all facility-related matters.

We are looking for someone to drive improvements and efficiencies across the company assets whilst ensuring they are fit for purpose and compliant with legislation and standards. This includes a strong focus on asset management and creating a cost-effective estates strategy.

We are looking for someone who can:

• Create a healthcare estate strategy aligned with the business strategy, with a long-term, sustainable approach to managing physical assets, infrastructure, and facilities.
• Act strategically to drive efficiency in estate and asset management.
• Actively contribute to the company's Environmental Social Governance strategy and lead the environmental initiatives in line with ESG partner recommendations.
• Drive operational efficiency, improve patient experience, ensure compliance, promote sustainability, and adapt to future needs.
• Coordinate maintenance and operational activities, ensuring optimal functionality and the highest standards of health and safety across sites.
• Establish and maintain relationships with external contractors and service providers to ensure quality and compliance.
• Lead contract and lease negotiations in partnership with the legal teams.
• Negotiate and agree on costings with contractors, ensuring alignment with budgets.
• Create a culture of continuous improvement and lessons learned.
• Work with teams to ensure all new sites are ready for CQC & HIS registration inspections, attending all new sites following build handover.
• Ensure the estate meets compliance standards and regulations, with annual maintenance programs adhered to in line with legislation.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Previous experience in a similar role within a multisite organization.
• Experience in healthcare is advantageous.
• Skilled in managing budgets, forecasting, and delivering cost-saving initiatives.
• Proven track record of optimizing property assets to maximize financial performance and operational efficiency.
• Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills for managing contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders.
• Proactive in identifying opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Professional membership or chartered status with a relevant institution.
• Proven knowledge of asset management principles.

Why work for us?

• Buy and sell annual leave scheme
• Annual company bonus scheme
• MediCash
• Refer a friend scheme
• Company pension
• BlueLight Card - hundreds of discount and cashback options
• Performance reviews with training and development plans
• Employee discounts portal
• Cycle to work scheme

About CHEC

Since 2012, CHEC has been working with the NHS to increase patient choice and provide better access to exceptional, timely, locally-based ophthalmology and gastroenterology care - free at the point of care.

CHEC has a nationwide portfolio of community hospitals and clinics, operating in a unique hub-and-spoke model. We are proud to collaborate with NHS colleagues to offer patients access to essential procedures and help achieve optimal clinical outcomes. We continue to expand our community-based healthcare services across England, including ENT and dermatology.

CHEC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. All employees are expected to share this commitment and adhere to CHEC safeguarding policies. Recruitment checks follow NHS Employment Check Standards, and successful applicants may be required to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure.

As an employer

We believe that good relationships are based on trust, integrity, and honesty-values that underpin CHEC's commitment to patient-focused services. We offer a supportive and enthusiastic team environment. Benefits include:

• Support for employees with disabilities or health conditions:
  

We are committed to providing equal access and opportunity during recruitment. For reasonable adjustments or queries, contact or call .