Assistant Estates Manager

Trades Workforce Solutions; Dartford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Assistant Estates Manager for a multi-site role in Dartford, UK. The position involves supervising maintenance and caretaking staff, managing contractors, and ensuring health and safety compliance. The ideal candidate should have a background in building maintenance or health and safety, strong organisational skills, and experience managing teams. This full-time, permanent opportunity offers variety and responsibility within a professional estates team.

Qualifications

• Background in building maintenance, surveying, or health and safety.
• Experience managing teams and contractors.
• Strong knowledge of construction and maintenance practices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance, caretaking, and cleaning staff.
• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance.
• Manage contractors and ensure compliance with health and safety.

Skills

Building maintenance knowledge

Team management

Effective communication

Organisational skills

Health and safety compliance

Job description

PSM Recruitment Ltd are currently seeking an experienced and proactive Assistant Estates Manager to support the delivery of estates and facilities services across a multi-site education environment, based primarily from the Hadlow area.

Job Description:

The Assistant Estates Manager will support the Estates Manager (West) in overseeing maintenance, caretaking, cleaning and contractor activity across western sites, with occasional support to other locations. The role involves coordinating workloads via an online helpdesk system, ensuring works are completed efficiently, safely and to agreed standards. This is a hands-on management role requiring strong organisational skills, technical understanding and effective people management.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Supervising day-to-day estates,
• Maintenance and caretaking staff
• Coordinating planned and reactive maintenance
• Managing contractors
• Ensuring health and safety compliance
• Arranging movement of furniture and equipment
• Responding to alarms when required
• Placing orders and approving invoices
• Supporting planned preventative maintenance programmes
• Assisting with building projects and site security

Candidate Requirements:

• Applicants should have a background in building maintenance, surveying or health and safety, with strong knowledge of construction and maintenance practices.
• Experience managing teams, contractors and working to tight deadlines is essential. A confident communication style, strong organisational skills and a flexible approach are key. A full driving licence and willingness to travel between sites is required.

What’s on Offer:

A full-time, permanent opportunity with responsibility, variety and scope to make a real impact within a professional estates team.

How to Apply:

Please apply with an up-to-date CV. Suitable candidates will be contacted to discuss the role in more detail.