Director of Estates

Reigate Grammar School; Reigate and Banstead; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An educational institution is seeking a Director of Estates to lead the strategic direction for their estates function across multiple sites. This role involves ensuring sustainability, safety, and compliance of physical environments while collaborating with senior leaders. The ideal candidate will be a motivated leader with strong communication skills. The position prioritizes safeguarding children and promoting equal opportunities. The role closes for applications on January 16, 2026.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the Estates function across the Group.
• Ensure physical environments are safe, compliant, sustainable, and inclusive.
• Collaborate with senior leaders and Governors to evolve estates strategy.

Job description

The RGS Group of Schools is seeking to appoint an exceptional Director of Estates to provide strategic leadership, direction and governance for the Estates function across the Group.

This is a pivotal senior role, responsible for shaping, delivering and continuously evolving a long‑term, sustainable estates strategy that supports educational excellence, organisational growth and financial resilience across our school sites. Working collaboratively with senior leaders and Governors, the Director of Estates will ensure that our physical environments are safe, compliant, sustainable, inclusive and fit for the future. This role would suit a flexible, highly motivated senior leader with strong communication skills and a collaborative leadership style.

Closing date: Friday 16 January 2026, at 9.00am

SAFEGUARDING

This role will involve contact with children. Reigate Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. All applicants should read the school's safeguarding policy (available on our website) and are required to declare any criminal convictions, cautions or disciplinary proceedings related to young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Services. Full details are given on the application form.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

Reigate Grammar School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified persons from all backgrounds. We are dedicated to creating and sustaining an environment that values individuality and difference and celebrates the diversity of both staff and pupils by fostering perseverance, tolerance and integrity. We believe in equal opportunity for everyone, irrespective of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sexual orientation or socio‑economic background. Candidates will be assessed against relevant criteria only (i.e. skills, qualifications, abilities, experience) in selection and recruitment. We know that more diverse teams are stronger teams, and that the more inclusive we are, the more our staff and pupils will feel a sense of belonging and will thrive.