Deputy Estates Manager

Deputy Estates Manager

London Bridge Hospital

Full time – Permanent

Competitive salary

We’re looking for a Deputy Estates Manager to join our Estates team based in London Bridge Hospital. The Estates team plays a critical role in ensuring the hospital environment is safe, compliant, and fully operational at all times. From maintaining essential infrastructure to supporting clinical services with high-quality facilities management, the team underpins the delivery of exceptional patient care. This role is key in supporting the smooth running of the hospital estate, working closely with senior leadership and technical teams to uphold the highest standards across all facilities.

As a Deputy Estates Manager you’ll support the leadership and day‑to‑day management of the Estates function, ensuring statutory compliance and operational efficiency across the hospital site. Working in a fast‑paced healthcare environment, the role offers variety and responsibility—from overseeing maintenance programmes to managing contractors and driving continuous improvement. Collaboration is central to success in this position, partnering with clinical and non‑clinical teams to ensure the estate meets the evolving needs of patients and colleagues.

• Support the Estates Manager in delivering a safe, compliant and effective estates service across the hospital
• Oversee planned preventative maintenance and reactive works to ensure minimal disruption to clinical services
• Manage contractors and suppliers, ensuring work is delivered to agreed standards and within budget
• Monitor compliance with statutory regulations, health and safety standards, and internal policies
• Lead and support estates team members, promoting a culture of continuous improvement and high performance

• Relevant technical qualification in engineering, building services, or estates management
• Proven experience in estates or facilities management within a complex environment
• Strong understanding of health and safety and statutory compliance requirements
• Experience managing contractors and overseeing maintenance programmes
• Excellent leadership, communication, and organisational skills

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.