Deputy Estates Manager: School Facilities & Maintenance

Teaching Vacancies; St. Austell; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Training & Development

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Parking

Job summary

Wave Multi Academy Trust in Cornwall is seeking a proactive Deputy Estates Manager to lead maintenance across its academies, ensuring safe, secure and well‑maintained learning environments for pupils and staff.

Working with the Estates Manager, you will coordinate planned and reactive works, ensure regulatory compliance, supervise estates staff and contractors, and provide practical technical guidance to site teams.

Qualifications

• Hands-on background in building maintenance and repairs.
• Experience coordinating maintenance across multiple sites.
• Ability to manage estates staff and external contractors.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance across academies.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety, fire, and security requirements.
• Supervise estates staff and contractors and provide guidance.
• Offer practical technical advice to academy sites.

Skills

Carpentry

Electrical work

Plumbing

Decorating

People management

Job description

Wave Multi Academy Trust in Cornwall is seeking a proactive Deputy Estates Manager to lead maintenance across its academies, ensuring safe, secure and well‑maintained learning environments for pupils and staff.

Working with the Estates Manager, you will coordinate planned and reactive works, ensure regulatory compliance, supervise estates staff and contractors, and provide practical technical guidance to site teams.