Estate & Facilities Manager

Henry Moore Foundation; England; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

A notable cultural organization in the United Kingdom is looking for an Estate & Facilities Manager to oversee the maintenance and operations of its historical and modern buildings at a beautiful countryside location. The role involves managing a team, ensuring safety, and supporting sustainability initiatives. Ideal candidates will have significant supervisory experience in facilities management and knowledge of building maintenance processes, along with a relevant health and safety qualification.

Benefits

12.5% employer's pension contribution

Qualifications

• Significant experience in buildings, facilities, estate management.
• Proven track record in managing teams of paid employees or volunteers.
• Excellent knowledge of general building maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee maintenance and running of buildings and estate.
• Ensure safety and security of employees and visitors.
• Support sustainability agenda and manage operational efficiency.

Skills

Supervisory capacity in facilities management

Team management

General building maintenance

Building management systems

Rural estate management

Health and safety knowledge

Education

Qualification in health and safety (NEBOSH, IOSH or NVQ)

Job description

Job Title: Estate & Facilities Manager

Location: Henry Moore Studios & Gardens, Perry Green, Much Hadham, Hertfordshire SG10 6EE.

Salary: 36,000– 39,000 plus: 12.5% employer's pension contribution

Job type: Full time (35 hours/week)

The Henry Moore Foundation was founded by the artist in 1977 to encourage public appreciation of the visual arts and is the largest artist–endowed grant–giving foundation in Europe. We hold the principal collection of artworks by Moore, some 20,000 objects, including monumental bronzes, carvings, works on paper and tapestries. Works from the collection are displayed at the artist's home in the tranquil hamlet of Perry Green as well as touring in national and international exhibitions.

The Role

This is a unique opportunity to bring your knowledge of buildings and facilities management to the beautiful countryside location where world–famous sculptor, Henry Moore, lived and created his great works – and in an engaging, varied role where no two days are the same!

Reporting to the Head of Visitor Engagement & Operations, this vital role oversees the care, maintenance and efficient running of historical and new buildings, their associated plant and equipment, a small portfolio of let cottages, and the effective management of the gardens and 72– acre rural estate. With responsibility for the safety and security of employees, visitors and the collections, the postholder also supports the Foundation's sustainability agenda, while driving operational efficiency, managing tendering and procurement processes, and working to budgets.

The Candidate

• Significant experience of working in a supervisory capacity in buildings, facilities, estate or operations management, ideally in a rural, historic or cultural setting
• Proven track record in managing a team of people (paid employees and/or volunteers)
• Excellent knowledge of general building maintenance
• Familiarity with building management systems, including HVAC, to the level of identification and reporting of faults to a specialist contractor
• An understanding of the principles and practices of rural estate/land management and/or professional garden management
• Good knowledge of the legal requirements to create a safe work environment, and an understanding of the employer and employee responsibilities; and ideally a qualification in health and safety (NEBOSH, IOSH or NVQ), COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to