Estates Compliance Manager | Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd
| Posting date: | 15 July 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £47,160 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 August 2025 |
| Location: | Huddersfield, HD3 3EA |
| Company: | Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7351129/372-CHS1580 |
Summary
CHS are looking to appoint a highly experienced estates professional to the role of Compliance Manager. The successful applicant will be responsible for overseeing and reporting on statutory and mandatory compliance, ensuring adherence with industry standards and best practice i.e. : HTM and HBNs and internal policies and procedures, providing assurances to the deputy managing director and ultimately the CHS Board of Directors and ensuring a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.
• To establish and measure the quality of all Trust wide estate technical services and contribute to negotiations in relation to contracting matters provided against contract specifications, national/local standards and Trust financial criteria
• To assist the Head of Estates to manage and develop the Trust estate, to ensure that all services meet statutory and NHS guidance·
• Responsible for ensuring services are delivered in compliance with relevant statutory and regulatory requirements, contract specifications, performance management systems, key performance indicators and contractual obligations.
• Review maintenance records, data and documentation and provide assurance reports
• Act as estates lead for completion of Estates Return Information Collective (ERIC) and Premises Assurance Models (PAMS)
• Act as estates lead for 6 facet surveys and procuring of annual reviews and ensuring documentation is reviewed and kept up to date
• To review and support the delivery of a robust Planned Preventative Maintenance system that ensures compliance with all associated HTMs, HSE statute and best practice guidance.
• Support estates officers in maintaining compliance with health and safety policies, statutory legislation, and NHS guidance.
• Assist in the implementation of control systems for monitoring plant and equipment performance.
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At CHS we understand the differences in delivering our services in complex environments and we have a flexible approach to meet the needs of our customers. Our Estates and Facilities management functions alongside our Clinical Engineering, decontamination and procurement service, provides the following:
• Fully managed estate and building maintenance
• Clinical Engineering and Decontamination
• Procurement advice, guidance and governance
• Capital project management
• Transport
• Grounds maintenance.
• Portering
• Catering
• Cleaning (including robot and deep cleaning)
All provided to nationally recognised standards giving you assurance that your premises and equipment will be the best they can, and your customers will have confidence in you as a provider.
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Collaborate with service performance, Authorising Engineers and other auditors to identify compliance risks and prioritise for audits.
Provide technical support to the capital development team to ensure that capital schemes and minor works are delivered in compliance with any associated HTM and HBN requirements, including reporting of derogations
Assist the head of estates in the preparation of Board level meeting papers, strategy documents and programmes as required
· Work closely with the Health & Safety Manager to support the implementation of H&S standards across the Trust, ensuring full adherence to the Health & Safety at Work Act, COSHH regulations and the Trusts Health & Safety Policy
· Assist with the development of the Trust's interface and SLA’s with its NHS and PFI partners and support the PFI hand back process.
· To manage the review of O&M manuals and H&S Files for capital schemes and PFI hand back and support in the transition of capital to operations in respect of Government Soft Landings (GSL)
· Manage the implementation of ISO quality standards across the estates function.
· Responsible for acting as AP for associated estate services functions.
· Provide professional and technical support to facilities management colleagues and wider Trust teams.
· Contribute to the development and dissemination of policy and guidance in line with NHS and Trust priorities and operational needs to ensure that staff can make well-founded management decisions.
· Participate in appropriate internal and external meetings and forums to ensure the delivery of a complaint estate service and assist in the future development of the Trust estate and to ensure that regional and national policy is implemented at local level.
· As directed, to ensure that the management of notices from the Department of Health and NHS Estates are acted upon and objectives met.
· To assist in the development and modernisation of the estate services in order that recognised best practice is adopted wherever possible.
· Assist in the development and maintenance of the Building Information Modelling (BIM) as well as providing assistance to others towards the Trust's performance against any other appropriate standards.
· Where possible measure performances of contracting bodies and inform the client body.
· To be responsible for managing the departmental risk register, the asbestos register and other compliance registers, updating risk assessments as required in conjunction with the Estates Management Team.
· To use the aforementioned systems to provide regular assurance reports for Trust Committees including the Infection Prevention and Control Committee, Operational Risk Group and Health, Safety, Security and Fire Committee on behalf of Estates
· Line management responsibilities of estates administration function and helpdesk operative
This advert closes on Sunday 27 Jul 2025