Deputy Director of Estates and Capital
| Posting date: | 28 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | £91,342.00 to £105,337.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £91342.00 - £105337.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 December 2025 |
| Location: | Huntingdon, PE29 6NT |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9176-25-0479 |
Summary
Main Duties and Responsibilities Professional Provide professional engineering expertise for the sites to other estates staff, Directors, Senior Management, other internal customers of the organisation and provide advice and direction to external agencies where appropriate, at site levels. Lead the Capital Projects function for the organisation, holding oversight of the planning and delivery. Support the delivery of system-capital projects with partners. Deputise for the Director of Estates and Facilities as required. Manage the performance of external contracts relating to engineering functions and build and develop an effective supply chain of responsive and innovative suppliers who are able to provide cost effective specialist services as part of the Trusts engineering and maintenance service. The post-holder will lead on key areas of technical and estates management through directly employed staff, partner/contractor organisations in conjunction with the Head of PFI and Contracts and the Director of Estates and Facilities ensuring engineering maintenance and projects on all sites, including contract work, is carried out to appropriate standards and specifications, and in accordance with Health and Safety and NWAFT standards and processes. Work closely with finance colleagues within NWAFT and system to support the ongoing development of the (currently) Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Infrastructure Strategy. The role takes overall responsibility for delegated areas and provides a structure and process for the effective interface with all project activities to ensure that appropriate communications, safety arrangements and operating procedures are in place, and are timely and effective. The post holder will provide leadership and direction in the event of any major incidents that have an engineering or infrastructure dimension to the cause and/or resolution, even to the extent of taking control should the impact be of a serious nature, in the absence of the Director of Estates and Facilities. The post holder will be responsible for producing regular reports to provide organisational and executive assurance around key aspects of compliance and safety.