PFI / Estates Contract and Performance Manager

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Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.

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Our Future Plans

The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/

Job overview

Are you ready to lead, innovate, and make a meaningful impact on healthcare? Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) is seeking an experienced and dynamic PFI / Estates Contract and Performance Manager to oversee and optimise our critical Estates and Facilities contracts. If you have a passion for delivering excellence, driving efficiencies, and shaping the future of healthcare estates management, we would love to hear from you.

The Trust has two major Estates and Facilities management contracts which are critical to the delivery of support services to CHFT. The post includes the effective and efficient management of the Contract Partners involved in the delivery of these services. The contracts include a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) contract at Calderdale Royal Hospital (CRH), and a contract operated with the Trust's Wholly Owned Subsidiary (WOS), Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd (CHS) at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI) and other community properties.

Main duties of the job

The post holder has the lead role in the management of these contracts ensuring the obligations of the contract partners are always delivered in full to ensure the Trust's commitment to patient care and the hospital environment is met. The post holder will be responsible for providing good commercial and financial governance of these arrangements, promoting a culture of continuous improvement to provide better value for money for the Trust, and managing and implementing change. The post holder will always ensure that the arrangements are fit for purpose and will be the conduit between the Trust's operational Departments and Divisions and the Contract Partners.

The Trust is currently implementing a reconfiguration of its service provision that includes significant changes to its estate and its contracted services. The post holder has a lead role in supporting the reconfiguration activities and working with the Contract Partners to adapt their service provisions. These activities will include the exit of current PFI Partners and transition of services to CHS, and the hand back of assets and the close out of current PFI contract arrangements. At all times the post holder will ensure that these activities comply with the requirements of Infrastructure & Projects Authority (IPA).

Working for our organisation

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients' homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS - yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

About the Role
This pivotal role places you at the helm of two major contracts:
• A Private Finance Initiative (PFI) at Calderdale Royal Hospital (CRH)
• A partnership with our wholly owned subsidiary Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Ltd (CHS), managing services at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary (HRI) and various community properties.

You will be instrumental in ensuring these contracts consistently meet and exceed performance standards, safeguarding the quality of care and hospital environments. You will take the lead in providing commercial and financial governance, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and adapting services to support the Trust's ambitious reconfiguration plans. You will also be the Trust lead on the transfer of PFI Soft FM contracts to CHS in 2028, and Hard FM services in 2031.

What You'll Do
• Serve as the lead expert, managing contract performance, cultivating strong relationships with partners, and ensuring full compliance with regulatory and quality standards.
• Drive value for money through innovation, change management, and process improvement.
• Support the reconfiguration of services, including transitioning from existing PFI contracts to new service models, ensuring a seamless experience for staff, patients, and stakeholders.
• Lead the Service Performance Team, developing talent and promoting a culture of excellence.

Why Join Us?
At CHFT, we pride ourselves on creating an environment where talented professionals can thrive. Here's what we offer:
• Innovation at Scale: Lead transformative projects such as the handback of PFI assets and development of new service models.
• Meaningful Work: Your contributions will directly enhance patient care, operational efficiency, and sustainability across the Trust.
• Supportive Culture: Join a diverse and collaborative team, committed to professional development and delivering outstanding results.

About You
We're seeking an accomplished leader with:
• Proven experience in managing large-scale PFI or outsourced contracts in estates or facilities management.
• A strong track record of delivering commercial, financial, and operational results in a healthcare or private-sector setting.
• Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to build trust and foster collaboration across complex stakeholder groups.
• A passion for innovation, sustainability, and making a tangible impact on healthcare outcomes.

Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Essential criteria

• Professional membership of an engineering or building related FM professional institution such as IWFM or equivalent or other equivalent institution OR substantial experience in estates and FM services.
• Educated to degree level in relevant subject

KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience of working at senior management level
• Substantial experience in managing or delivering a PFI Contract and outsourced Contract Partners
• Substantial experience of managing contract performance of major Contract Partners in an Estates / Facilities setting.
• Ability to initiate and support change within the Trust to ensure continuous improvement of the services.
• Experience of leading and developing staff
• Experience of managing budgets

Desirable criteria

• Experience of decision making and using initiative to make a difference.
• Ability to identify creative solutions to problems
• Extensive experience in working in a hospital or care setting.
• Flexible and adaptable to emerging issues with ability to prioritise workload.

COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES)

Essential criteria

• Extensive experience in creating and developing professional relationships.
• Extensive experience in team working and developing and maintaining relationships at all levels.
• Ability to understand and analyse a broad range of complex information and conveying data in a clear and concise manner.
• Resilient with the ability to motivate others.

Desirable criteria

• Skilled in multi-tasking and working across disciplines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to communicate key messages to internal and external stakeholders.

Our vision is to provide One Culture of Care for one another in order that we can provide compassionate care for the people who use our services. We are passionate about creating a workplace where we work together to get results, encouraging colleagues to have their say, in order to co create the change we want to see. We take pride in the diversity of our workforce that's why we encourage applications from all. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants.

Please ensure your application is submitted with referees who can verify your employment/education history over the last three years and include valid email addresses for them. We will request electronic Factual Employment References from your previous employers. These references will be requested before you are issued with an unconditional offer of employment letter.

If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system. The Inter-Authority Transfer (IAT) process is a critical and beneficial component of ESR and following interview your previous NHS employment data, if applicable will be transferred from your current / most recent employer.

You may be required to undertake a DBS. The Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard £26.40 or Basic £26.40) from your salary when you commence in post (including Internal staff). You will also be required to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year. This is a condition of your employment.

CHFT is part of the West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible care for our patients.

If you have any questions please contact ask.recruitment@cht.nhs.uk for assistance.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Estates Contract and Performance Manager JD&PS (PDF, 360.4KB)
• Job Description Appendix A (PDF, 259.2KB)