Estates Senior Lead | NHS England
| Posting date: | 15 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £76,965 - £88,682 per annum (exclusive of London Weighting) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 February 2026 |
| Location: | Nationally, SE1 8UG |
| Company: | NHS England |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7730095/990-NHP-18555-E |
Summary
The New Hospital Programme is more than building hospitals, it’s a once in a generation opportunity to shape the future of healthcare in England. We’re delivering over 40 new hospitals that will be modern, sustainable and built around the needs of patients and staff. We’re looking for people who care about purpose, who thrive in complex environments and who want to help deliver change at scale for future generations.
We’re looking for an Estates Senior Lead to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of healthcare facilities. As part of our forward-thinking estates and facilities management team, you’ll lead on key programmes that drive transformation, innovation, and value for money across planning, commissioning, and service delivery.
What you’ll do
• Lead Estates Services during design meetings, business case reviews, and operational readiness activities
• Develop guidance and support products for the New Hospital Programme in collaboration with stakeholders
• Work with the wider teams and build evidence-based operating models for new hospitals
• Drive excellence in estates and facilities management while building technical expertise and subject matter knowledge
The NHS England board have set out the top-level purpose for the new organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all, which will inform the detailed design work and we will achieve this purpose by:
• Enabling local systems and providers to improve the health of their people and patients and reduce health inequalities.
• Making the NHS a great place to work, where our people can make a difference and achieve their potential.
• Working collaboratively to ensure our healthcare workforce has the right knowledge, skills, values and behaviours to deliver accessible, compassionate care
• Optimising the use of digital technology, research, and innovation
• Delivering value for money.
If you would like to know more or require further information, please visit https://www.england.nhs.uk/.
Colleagues with a contractual office base are expected to spend, on average, at least 40% of their time working in-person.
Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band.
If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement. You may opt out at any stage of the recruitment process.
You can find further details about the role, including key responsibilities and accountabilities, alongside the organisational structure and person specification in the attached Job Description and other supporting documents.
For more information on the NHP programme
Due to ongoing organisational change and developments, aspects of this role may be subject to change.
By applying for this position, you acknowledge and understand that NHS England is currently undergoing a consultation process to finalise its structure, which may impact this role.
This advert closes on Thursday 29 Jan 2026