Deputy Estate Manager

Cornwall Council Jobs and Careers; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Wave Multi Academy Trust is seeking a proactive Deputy Estates Manager to support the operational management of our estates across academies. You will coordinate planned and reactive maintenance to keep learning environments safe, secure and well-maintained for pupils and staff.

Working with the Estates Manager, you will supervise estates staff and contractors, provide practical technical advice, ensure compliance with health and safety, fire and security requirements, and deliver a responsive,

Qualifications

• Hands-on building maintenance experience across trades (carpentry, electrical, plumbing, decorating).
• Practical problem-solving and maintenance planning abilities.
• Ability to supervise staff and contractors and coordinate responsive works.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance across academies.
• Support day-to-day operation of estates services.
• Supervise estates staff and contractors and provide practical technical advice.

Skills

Carpentry

Electrical work

Plumbing

Decorating

General repairs

Job description

Wave Multi Academy Trust is seeking a proactive and skilled Deputy Estates Manager to support the effective operational management of our estates services across our Academies. This is a key role focused on ensuring our academies provide safe, secure, and well-maintained learning environments for pupils and staff.

Working closely with the Estates Manager, the successful candidate will play a vital role in maintaining high standards of premises management. You will coordinate and deliver both planned and reactive maintenance, ensuring all works comply with relevant regulatory, health and safety, fire, and security requirements. You will also support the day-to-day operation of estates services, contribute to the supervision and coordination of estates staff and contractors, and provide practical and technical advice to academy sites.

This hands-on role requires a strong practical background in building maintenance, including experience in carpentry, basic electrical work, plumbing, decorating, and general repairs. You will combine technical expertise with effective people management skills to help deliver a responsive, efficient, and compliant estates service across the Trust.

Wave is dedicated to the safeguarding of children and Safer Recruitment Procedures will be followed. The position requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and online check.

Wave Trust: What we believe and what we do

Who We Are

Wave are an established and successful Multi Academy Trust, comprising of Alternative Provision Academies (APAs), Medical Academies (including Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust’s child and adolescent mental health unit ‘Sowenna’) and a Special Academy.

We provide education for vulnerable pupils aged 4 – 19 across Devon and Cornwall. The Trust has a national reputation for the delivery of outstanding pupil outcomes including enabling pupils to access the most appropriate education setting and transition to employment, training and higher or further education. The Trust educates over 1000 pupils and employs over 350 members of staff.

We Aim To

Provide a balanced and broad curriculum that promotes the spiritual, moral, cultural, mental and physical development of pupils and prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of adult life.

Give access to the National Curriculum; provide opportunities for external accreditation, and, for those pupils with specific learning difficulties, effective and personalised programmes.

Ensure all pupils are supported to develop positive attitudes towards themselves and others. Promoting emotional well-being and self-esteem; helping our pupils to recognise their potential and work positively within their community.

We will respect all pupils and encourage them to become active participants in their own learning, develop confidence, independence, self-esteem and express their needs and desires.

Seek effective and positive working relationships with pupils’ families, schools and other agencies.

Enable effective outcomes for our pupils.

Organisation address (inc postcode)

Unit 15-16, St Austell Business Park, Carclaze, St Austell, PL25 4FD

Contact name

Natalie Dyer

Contact email

[e-mail]

Website

https://wavemat.current-vacancies.com/Careers/Wave-vacancy-search-page-3341

We are committed to safeguarding children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and will be assessed against the Childcare Disqualification Regulations.

This is not a Cornwall Council vacancy therefore please contact the organisation direct for further information.