Assistant Director - Operational Estates | NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 22 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £76,965 - £88,682 p.a. (Plus HCAS and on-call allowance) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 June 2025 |
| Location: | Ilford, IG3 8XJ |
| Company: | North East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7233209/395-CR172-25 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the NELFT Estates Directorate for the appointment of an Assistant Director Estates Operations. The Trust has an exiting portfolio of capital construction investment schemes and refurbishment projects. The post holder shall report to the Director of Estates, working in a dynamic environment.
The post holder shall be a Chartered Engineer (with membership of an appropriate Professional Engineering Institution) or a Chartered Surveyor RICS ( construction or quantity surveying practice). You will have an excellent knowledge of NEC construction contract forms and NHS Health Technical Memoranda & Health Building Notes. Also with demonstratable portfolio of managing multi-million-pound complex construction projects. Your knowledge shall extend into sound project management of construction project practice, risk management and a robust track record in the governance of construction project procurement and project execution.
We are looking for a chartered construction professional who can work to tight deadlines and deliver construction contracts on time and budget. The post holder shall have strong leadership skills and be able to gain the confidence of peer professionals in other disciplines such as medicine & nursing.
The post holder will achieve the role by:
• Effective leadership, management and co-ordination of all non-clinical services within the Estates Directorate is crucial to the Trust functioning effectively, economically and safely. The Assistant Director Estates Operations will be supported by Engineering and Surveyor management. The estate’s operations function has a crucial contribution to make to NELFT. It demands a dedicated, professional and highly effective level of leadership and commitment from its officer.
Our Values 2025 - 2030
Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT.
They are:
• We are kind.
• We are respectful.
• We work together with our communities.
Starting with NELFT
NELFT place great importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks, including mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop in sessions focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period
This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London
This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (with a minimum of £4,714 to a maximum of £5,941 p.a. pro rata for part time).
On-call allowance
This post will be required to participate in the Estates on-call rota and attracts a payment of 3% of the basic salary.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.
We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.
This advert closes on Monday 9 Jun 2025