Estate Manager

Medirest Signature; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking a Permanent Full Time Estate Manager at their Chelmsford headquarters. The role involves managing multi-site Hard FM contracts, ensuring stakeholder engagement, and programme management. This opportunity offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits, including generous leave and a strong pension scheme.

Benefits

Up to 6 days Special Paid Leave for volunteering

Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave

25 days annual leave rising to 30 days after 5 years

Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year

Leave for HM The King’s birthday

15 Days Special Leave for volunteer military reserve commitments

Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site parking

Highly competitive defined benefit Pension Scheme

Access to job specific training resources

Qualifications

• Organised individual with excellent numeracy and literacy skills.
• Computer literate and able to learn new systems quickly.
• Good communication and inter-personal skills required.

Responsibilities

• Communication/Engagement and Stakeholder Management.
• Programme Management.
• Performance and Contract Management/Assurance of a large multi-site Hard FM contract.

Skills

Organisational skills

Numeracy

Literacy

Communication

Inter-personal skills

Computer literacy

Job description

We are looking for a Permanent Full Time Estate Manager based in our headquarters in Chelmsford, Essex and with regular travel throughout East Anglia.

Are you an organised individual with excellent numeracy and literacy skills, who is computer literate, able to learn new systems quickly and able to work with minimum supervision? Good communication and inter-personal skills are also required.

Range of tasks include:

• Communication/Engagement and Stakeholder Management.
• Programme Management.
• Performance and Contract Management/Assurance of a large multi-site Hard FM contract

This post is for 37 hours per week. This position attracts a current salary of £36,530p.a. plus lots of additional benefits.

Additional benefits include:

• Up to 6 days Special Paid Leave for volunteering
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• 25 days annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days after 5 years (previous HM Armed Forces service and previous service in the Public Sector may attract additional entitlement)
• Ability to roll over up to 10 days annual leave per year
• In addition to 8 public holidays per year you will also receive leave for HM The King’s birthday
• 15 Days Special Leave a year period to for volunteer military reserve commitments
• Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
• Free on-site parking
• Highly competitive defined benefit Pension Scheme
• Access to a vehicle (subject to a full UK driving licence) for business travel
• Access to job specific training resources

East Anglia Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA) is an arms-length public body of the Ministry of Defence, mandated to give advice to the Defence Council, manage the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ estate, deliver community and employer engagement for Defence, and provide administration services to the Army Cadet Force.

The Estates team manage an impressive portfolio of around 200 Reserve Forces and Cadet sites across East Anglia and in addition to providing the management and upkeep of the estate, handle the acquisition and disposal of land and buildings.

Click here for the full job description. CVs and covering letters are to be returned to [e-mail] or via post to:

Est Mgr Vacancy, East Anglia RFCA, 250 Springfield Road, Chelmsford, Essex CM2 6BU

quiries, please contact us on the above details or via:

earfca.org.uk01245 244802 @EastAngliaRFCA

Applicants will be asked to share examples of proactive behaviour, teamwork and problem-solving at interviews.

Closing date for applications is 1200hrs 04 August 2025. Interviews for selected candidates will be held on one day between 11-19 August 2025 with a view for the successful candidate to start in September 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.