Head of Estates

Come and join one of the UKs largest independent providers in neuro and mental healthcare. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

This is an exciting opportunity for an estates and facilities professional, with a proven track record in delivering capital development programmes, to lead the ongoing development of an expanding healthcare portfolio and continue to deliver a high quality and inspiring environment for our service users and colleagues.

This will be a hybrid role allowing the right candidate to work remotely from home or from our head office in London Waterloo, with a requirement to travel to sites frequently. The Head of Estates will be responsible for setting and delivering the long-term strategic plan, including but not limited to, the delivery of planned improvement programmes for preventative and cyclical maintenance, making sure they are delivered safely, on time and on budget.

Reporting to the Group Procurement and Property Director, the head of estates will be responsible for ensuring that all buildings, infrastructure, hard and soft facilities, capital equipment, vehicles and all supporting contracts are managed and maintained to ensure that all offices and residential service environments operate in a secure, safe and efficient manner.

The role will also involve managing the regional property supervisors, roaming maintenance teams and overseeing the reactive property maintenance function. The successful candidate will be expected to scrutinise works underway across the estate whilst providing the necessary guidance to sites, reconcile and settle accounts and valuations, make sure all projects (redevelopment, refurbishment, maintenance and sustainability) meet the relevant regulations according to the specific service(s), as well as supporting the implementation, delivery, and supervision of maintenance contracts.

With outstanding technical knowledge, including a degree level qualification in building surveying or a related technical subject, you will manage all contractors to ensure the delivery of outstanding work whilst keeping our service users and colleagues safe. The successful candidate will be a positive and natural collaborator, have excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, and be able to provide leadership and guidance to the group.

Active Care Group are a pioneering national provider of complex care services, delivering pathways and better outcomes for people. We have a collaborative and holistic approach to care underpinned by proven clinical and therapeutic expertise. We specialise in supporting young people and adults with complex needs to make positive progress and lead happier, more independent lives.

What you'll be doing:

• Offering property expertise to the leadership team, ensuring they are regularly briefed on significant developments or risks, whilst producing business cases to support existing building development plans and new service development opportunities
• Participating in the business planning process, taking the lead in crafting pertinent business and strategic plans for the property function
• Overseeing the compliance and work standards of contractors and suppliers through regular monitoring and supervising the creation of risk assessments, method statements and pre-contract information
• Coordinating tender processes and administering contracts alongside procurement colleagues
• Collaborating with consultants to prepare and submit planning and building regulation applications, designs, and engineering solutions as required
• Leveraging expertise to address environmental concerns from a building and land management perspective
• Be responsible for managing the health, safety and environmental compliance across the group
• Manage the estates effectively in line with the business model, ensuring the maintenance of a well invested portfolio, with responsibility for the cost-effective management of all existing and future regional office leases
• Manage and deliver projects within budget whilst providing advice on the formulation of the group’s…