Operational Building Manager; Construction

Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Northern General Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £47,810 - £54,710 pa/pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 31/12/2025 23:59

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems.

Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

We’re looking for an experienced Building Manager (Construction) to join our Estates Team at Sheffield’s Northern General Hospital.

Estates plays a crucial role in keeping our hospitals and services running. From essential power, heating, plumbing and mechanical systems, to the inside and outside of our buildings and grounds, Estates staff make sure these are safe and well-maintained for our patients, visitors, and other staff.

In the Estates Team Operational team you will be working alongside other Building Managers (Construction) and Building technicians, fellow Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Engineering Technicians and Craft persons.

All with a commitment to service excellence to our patients and their environment.

Our staff have a wide range of expertise and skills – from construction trades and technical skills, building and site management, surveying, and more. Together they carry out vital inspections, maintenance, and repairs across our sites, so that we can keep giving excellent care to our patients.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day management, administration, and workload of various building staff within Estates. You’ll also manage and supervise external contractors, to ensure works are completed on time and to agreed standards.

You’ll need to be highly experienced within your trade, as well as have the management, people and communication skills needed to lead an effective team.

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

• Degree in a building related subject or equivalent experience.
• Educated to Post Graduate level or in-depth knowledge with proven ability in managing complex estates services and infrastructure
• Extensive construction/property management knowledge gained through training and experience to degree level.
• Evidence of continuing professional development and management/ leadership development.
• Masters degree or equivalent knowledge and experience in Building Surveying, Engineering or construction related discipline.
• Chartered Member of appropriate building / engineering related Professional Institution, such as the RICS, CIOB, IHEEM, CIBSE or RIBA.

• Must have thorough understanding of your specialist area and be fully conversant with current legislation.
• Experience of liaison with and supervising building and engineering staff and contractors.
• Extensive experience in a building / construction environment.
• Able to manage operational staff effectively and deal effectively deal with grievance and disciplinary issues.
• Able to manage contractors effectively.
• High level technical competency able to plan and manage complex health facilities.
• A sound knowledge of estate strategies and how they link with clinical relationships.
• Must be able to demonstrate suitable post apprenticeship experience in non-routine maintenance and fault finding of complex building services and equipment with a…