Group Director of Estates and Facilities
Colney, England, United Kingdom Internship Posted 1 week ago
The Group Director of Estates and Facilities is a newly created VSM Group-level role, providing senior professional leadership across estates, facilities and capital matters for Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group.
This is an opportunity to shape the first unified Estates and Facilities Strategy across three acute hospital trusts, support the development of a Group-wide estates and facilities model, and work closely alongside major capital and infrastructure priorities, including the New Hospital Programme at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn and James Paget University Hospital.
The Group Director of Estates and Facilities will be the most senior professional lead for estates, facilities and capital matters across Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group.
Reporting to the Group Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, the postholder will provide professional advice and assurance at Group Executive level and lead the development of the Group’s first unified Estates and Facilities Strategy.
This is a newly created role with the opportunity to shape how estates and facilities leadership operates across three hospital sites, bringing together strategic direction, operational resilience, statutory assurance, sustainability, capital planning and service improvement.
The successful candidate will need to work across organisational boundaries, understand different site contexts, build trust with senior colleagues and create a clear Group-wide direction for estates and facilities.
The newly formed Norfolk & Waveney University Hospitals Group (NWUHG) is placing people and culture at the heart of its transformation.
By working as one system, the Group is strengthening workforce development, improving staff experience and creating consistent, supportive leadership across all three hospitals. This unified approach enables better training, enhanced well-being support, and a stronger culture rooted in compassion, flexibility and continuous learning.
Together, this creates a Groupwide commitment to making NWUHG a great place to work, with clear benefits for staff including:
Flexible working hours
Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
Discounted Gym memberships
Generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
Free 24 hour confidential counselling support
On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
Support in career development
Flexible staff bank
Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Keeley Brundle Job title: Business Manager Email address: keeley.brundle@nnuh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01603 287708
This is an opportunity to shape the first unified Estates and Facilities Strategy across three acute hospital trusts, support the development of a Group-wide estates and facilities model, and work closely alongside major capital and infrastructure priorities, including the New Hospital Programme at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn and James Paget University Hospital.
The Group Director of Estates and Facilities will be the most senior professional lead for estates, facilities and capital matters across Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group.
Reporting to the Group Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive, the postholder will provide professional advice and assurance at Group Executive level and lead the development of the Group’s first unified Estates and Facilities Strategy.
This is a newly created role with the opportunity to shape how estates and facilities leadership operates across three hospital sites, bringing together strategic direction, operational resilience, statutory assurance, sustainability, capital planning and service improvement.
The successful candidate will need to work across organisational boundaries, understand different site contexts, build trust with senior colleagues and create a clear Group-wide direction for estates and facilities.
The newly formed Norfolk & Waveney University Hospitals Group (NWUHG) is placing people and culture at the heart of its transformation.
By working as one system, the Group is strengthening workforce development, improving staff experience and creating consistent, supportive leadership across all three hospitals. This unified approach enables better training, enhanced well-being support, and a stronger culture rooted in compassion, flexibility and continuous learning.
Together, this creates a Groupwide commitment to making NWUHG a great place to work, with clear benefits for staff including:
Flexible working hours
Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
Multi Faith prayer room at NNUH Colney Lane site
Discounted Gym memberships
Generous pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH Colney Lane site
Free 24 hour confidential counselling support
On-site Nursery at NNUH Colney Lane
On-site cafes offering staff discounts at NNUH Colney Lane
Support in career development
Flexible staff bank
Salary sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Keeley Brundle Job title: Business Manager Email address: keeley.brundle@nnuh.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01603 287708
