Estates Officer (Building)

Job overview

Strong communication and negotiation skills are essential to effectively liaise with multidisciplinary teams while applying technical expertise.

Additionally, they will deputise for the Senior Estates Officer (Building) and may provide cover for the operational and small works teams when needed.

The role demands a proactive approach to managing infrastructure, systems, and estate development while ensuring safety, compliance and efficiency. The Estates Officer plays a key role in maintaining and improving the hospital’s physical environment, ensuring it supports clinical and non-clinical services effectively.

Main duties of the job

Acting as an AP under supervision, the post holder helps oversee specialist services and supports the development of asset registers, condition surveys and capital replacement plans.

The post holder contributes to the implementation of the Estates Operational Strategy, QMS and Sustainability Strategy, ensuring these are embedded into daily operations. Responsibilities also include supervising contractors and maintenance teams, supporting both planned and reactive maintenance programmes, and managing service shutdowns where necessary.

They assist with audits, risk assessments, and compliance reporting, analysing data to identify trends and inform decision-making. The role also involves supporting policy development, encouraging system-based thinking, and implementing innovative and sustainable approaches to estates management.

Strong technical knowledge, problem-solving ability, effective communication, and a flexible, collaborative approach are essential. The Estates Officer must be capable of working in a high-demand healthcare environment, contributing to the continuous improvement of the Trust’s estate and ensuring a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

• • Degree level qualification in relevant subject or currently working towards
• • HND in Construction, Architecture or Surveying
• • Recognised and registered EITB, City & Guilds, modern apprenticeship, NVQ level 4 or approved equivalent training in Construction, Architecture or Surveying
• • Demonstrable in-depth knowledge and experience within the required technical disciplines (e.g. asbestos, confined space and working at height)

• • Specialist knowledge gained from working in a health care engineering environment
• • Registration with approved organisations, i.e. UK Register of Electricians, JIB schemes, Gas Safe, etc
• • Member of relevant healthcare or engineering institutes, i.e. IHEEM, HEFMA, CIBSE, IET etc.
• • Experience across several of the HTM’s acting as either a CP or AP.
• • Efficiency improvement training, i.e. Lean /Six

Knowledge & Experience

• • Knowledge of HTM’s, HBN’s and Estates specific legislation
• • Good interpersonal skills: influencing, negotiation, communication skills (written and verbal)
• • Sound IT skills in Microsoft Office Suite, CAD and CAFM systems
• • Ability to evaluate, develop and implement systems and procedures

• • Experience in working in a similar role
• • Good knowledge of energy efficient working practices within engineering

Values

• Values and respects others, treats everyone as an individual, is non-judgemental
• Pro-active and takes responsibility
• Takes pride in themselves, their appearance, their role and where they work.

Specific Skills

• Team Leadership, and the ability to positively negotiate with and influence others
• Change management skills
• Highly organised
• • Previous knowledge of managing asbestos in line with Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012

Physical Skills & Effort Emotional Effort

• • Able to concentrate on complex issues and work with detailed information
• • Work within clinical areas in close proximity to patients