Building Services Manager

LB WANDSWORTH SCHOOLS; London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution in London is seeking a Building Services Manager to oversee maintenance and cleaning teams. The successful candidate will lead a dedicated staff and ensure high standards of site management. Ideal for those with substantial experience in a school setting. A proactive management style and excellent communication skills are essential. Apply by emailing your application as soon as possible.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in building services management.
• Ability to lead and develop a team of cleaning staff.
• High-level understanding of maintenance work.

Responsibilities

• Manage a dedicated team of premises assistants.
• Be the main key holder for the site.
• Liaise with clients including staff, students, and contractors.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication skills

Health and safety knowledge

Management experience in a school

Job description

Overview

Building Services Manager

The successful candidate for this significant middle management position will have substantial experience and qualifications in this line of work. They will possess an all‑round working knowledge of site‑related matters and the ability to lead, develop and manage a dedicated team of premises assistants and day‑time cleaning staff as well as overall responsibility for a team of early morning and evening part‑time cleaners. The manager will be the main key holder for the site, will have a high‑level understanding of both maintenance work and health and safety, and will have the appropriate communication skills to liaise with a range of clients including staff, students, contractors and hirers.

The Academy places great importance on appearance and dedicates an annual budget to maintain high standards; it is expected that the postholder will share this vision. You will have a proactive management style, be organized, approachable and a team player. Experience of such a role within a school or similar environment would be an advantage. You will report directly to the Vice‑Principal at the Academy.

Ashcroft Technology Academy

• is graded an outstanding school (Ofsted 2021) with high standards of behaviour
• is a highly successful and heavily oversubscribed school in Putney, south west London
• provides excellent quality and well‑resourced facilities
• has a progress 8 score of +1.34 (2024), ranking the Academy in the top 15 schools nationally
• has the highest performing Sixth Form in the Borough of Wandsworth for the past 9 years and offers both A‑Levels and the International Baccalaureate in the sixth form
• offers excellent opportunities for career development and professional learning, with a comprehensive ECT programme
• is close to the A3, East Putney tube station and Putney main line for easy commuting
• has on‑site parking for cars and bicycles

If you would like to be a part of this highly successful school, further details and an application form are available from our website https://www.atacademy.org.uk/

You must complete the application form electronically and email it [e-mail] as soon as you are ready but no later than the closing date Friday 3 October to

Closing Date: 03 October 2025 (at noon)

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date where we find suitable applications and so we advise that applications should be submitted as soon as possible as we may choose to interview shortly after receipt.

All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. The Academy safeguards children and actively promotes their welfare. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Academy is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from minority groups.

The school also has full disabled access.

Ashcroft Technology Academy

100 West Hill,

Putney,

London

SW15 2UT

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

Web: www.ashcroftacademy.org.uk