Estates and Facilities Manager
About the role
Estates and Facilities Manager
- Location:The Prince of Wales Hospice, Pontefract
- Earnings:£40635.00 to £45153.00
Estates and Facilities Manager
Location: The Prince of Wales Hospice, WF8 4BG
Salary: £40,635 - £45,153 (dependent on experience)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Are you an experienced Estates and Facilities professional looking for a role where your work makes a real difference? We're seeking an Estates and Facilities Manager to lead the delivery of Estates and Facilities services across The Prince of Wales Hospice and our retail estate.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a values-driven organisation and play a key role in ensuring our buildings, services and environments are safe, compliant and fit for purpose for patients, families, staff, volunteers and visitors.
About the Role
Reporting to the Director of Estates & Facilities, you'll lead a small but dedicated team and be responsible for managing both hard and soft FM services across the Hospice and approximately 10 retail sites.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing planned and reactive maintenance programmes
- Ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance across all sites
- Leading housekeeping, waste and environmental services
- Managing contractors, suppliers and service contracts
- Supporting capital projects and estates developments
- Promoting a strong culture of health, safety and continuous improvement
- Acting as Authorised Person (Water) and supporting water safety compliance
About You
We're looking for someone who has:
- HNC/HND, Level 4/5 qualification or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Estates Management, Facilities Management or related discipline or significant equivalent experience
- IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent health and safety qualification
- Experience managing estates, facilities or engineering services
- Strong knowledge of statutory compliance and health & safety requirements
- Experience managing contractors and maintenance programmes
- Excellent organisational, leadership and problem-solving skills
- The ability to manage priorities across multiple sites
- A collaborative approach and commitment to high-quality service delivery
- Experience within healthcare, hospice or multi-site environments would be advantageous
Why You’ll Love Working With Us
In our most recent staff survey:
- All of our staff felt they make a real difference and are proud to work for the Hospice
- 97% of employees said they enjoy working with our team
Benefits include:
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Ongoing learning and development opportunities
- Enhanced sick pay and contributory pension scheme
- Staff wellbeing support, including Employee Assistance Programme, complementary therapy sessions, clinical supervision and access to occupational health support
- Eligibility for Blue Light Card discounts
- Discounted on-site meals during working hours
- Discounted local gym memberships
- Free on-site car parking
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities
- Annual salary review
For more information or an informal chat about the role, please contact Amanda Darley, Director of Estates and Facilities:
📧 adarley@pwh.org.uk
📞 01977 708868
Closing date: Sunday 27th September 2026 at 11:59pm
We are conducting interviews throughout the listing and may close applications early.
Please note: we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have and provide the right to work in the UK. Any job offer will also be conditional upon a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and 2 references.