# Director of Estates, Facilities & Capital Development

**Company**: East London NHS Foundation Trust
**Location**: London
**Experience**: senior
**Salary**: £140000.00 to £150000.00
**Category**: Facilities & Maintenance
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

An exceptional opportunity to lead a complex and diverse estates portfolio, influence major capital investment and deliver safer, more sustainable environments for patients, staff and the communities served.

East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) is seeking an inspirational, experienced and forward-thinking Director of Estates, Facilities & Capital Development to provide strategic and operational leadership across its extensive estates and facilities portfolio.

**Job Summary:**

- Salary: £140,000-£150,000 per annum

- Location: East London NHS Foundation Trust HQ, London

- Working arrangements to be confirmed

**Main Duties:**

- Leading the development and implementation of a refreshed Estates Strategy, aligned with the Trust's clinical, operational and financial priorities.

- Providing effective leadership and oversight of estates and facilities services, ensuring safe, compliant, resilient and high-quality environments.

- Developing a clear and deliverable approach to backlog maintenance, infrastructure improvement and long-term asset management.

- Leading the Trust's capital development programme, including significant redevelopment projects and strategic property initiatives.

- Overseeing complex contractual and commercial arrangements, including PFI and associated facilities management services.

- Driving financial efficiency, sustainability, service improvement and the effective utilisation of resources.

- Building productive relationships with clinical, operational and corporate colleagues, ensuring that estates and facilities services are responsive to organisational needs.

- Providing expert advice and assurance to the Chief Finance Officer, Executive Team and Trust Board.

- Leading, developing and inspiring multidisciplinary teams, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.

**Requirements:**

- Substantial senior leadership experience within estates, facilities, capital development or a closely related discipline.

- A strong understanding of the challenges associated with managing complex, operationally critical estates.

- Experience of developing and delivering estates strategies, major capital programmes and organisational improvement.

- Sound knowledge of statutory compliance, risk management, operational resilience and estates governance.

- Strong financial and commercial acumen, including experience of managing significant budgets, contractual arrangements and competing investment priorities.

- The ability to influence and engage effectively with executive leaders, clinical professionals, operational managers and external stakeholders.

- An inclusive, collaborative and visible leadership style, with the ability to bring people together, inspire confidence and deliver meaningful change.

**Benefits:**

- Competitive salary: £140,000-£150,000 per annum

- Permanent, full-time position

**Equal Opportunities:** Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.

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## Skills

### Required
- estates strategy
- capital development
- facilities management
- statutory compliance
- risk management
- financial management

### Nice to have
- PFI
- LIFTCo
- negotiation
- management

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