Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an Estates & Facilities Manager to join us here at LMP. In your role you will oversee the day-to-day management of estates, buildings, maintenance, stock, and facilities at Lancaster Medical Practice. The post-holder will ensure the premises and associated services are safe, compliant, operationally effective, and welcoming for patients, clinicians, and staff. They will also lead on statutory compliance, supervise contractors and associated budgets, support business continuity, and drive ongoing improvement in estate performance.

Key Duties/Responsibilities:

Operational estate management:

Day-to-day oversight of building fabric, plant, utilities (water, gas, electricity), security, cleaning and stock to maintain safe, accessible premises for patient care.

Compliance & risk:

Own responsibility for ensuring premises and equipment meet regulatory standards (CQC Regulation 15), Health Technical Memoranda (HTM) / local equivalents, fire safety, legionella/water management and other statutory obligations. Maintain records, carry out risk assessments and implement remedial action.

Planned & reactive maintenance:

Manage planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules, service contracts and a reactive repairs process to minimise downtime and clinical disruption. Monitor service levels and contractor performance.

Project & estates development:

Lead small capital and refurbishment projects (scope, procurement, contractor management), ensure works meet clinical needs and HTM/HBN guidance. Liaise with NHS/PCN estates guidance where applicable.

Budget & procurement:

Support day to day estates and facilities budgets utilisation, identify cost-efficient solutions, authorise works within delegated limits and support tendering/procurement of FM contracts, ensuring value for money and compliance with NHS directions where relevant.

People & contractors:

Line-manage estates/facilities staff and supervise & monitor outsourced contractors

Business continuity & emergency response:

Maintain business continuity plans, coordinate emergency repairs and lead on incident response affecting premises (e.g., power failure, flooding, gas leaks).

Sustainability & estates optimisation:

Promote energy efficiency, waste reduction and sustainable estate practices; support practice/PCN strategic estate objectives.

Essential qualifications & experience:

Proven experience managing estates/facilities in healthcare or a regulated environment Technical knowledge of building services (electrical, mechanical, water systems) and awareness of relevant HTM/technical guidance. Demonstrable experience of contractor management, PPM delivery and capital/refurbishment project delivery. Qualifications: NEBOSH or equivalent health & safety qualification/experience desirable; vocational/technical qualification in building services, facilities, estates management or relevant experience.
The job description and person specification are an outline of the main tasks, responsibilities and requirements of the role. The post holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager commensurate with the band of the post. The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an on-going basis in accordance with the changing needs of the LMP.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 29,369.54 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Free flu jabs Health & wellbeing programme Sick pay Store discount
Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 19/10/2025