Estates Business Partner

Excalibur Academies Trust; Marlborough; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Deferred pension LGPS for Shared Staff

Employee Assistance Programme

Free on-site parking

Cycle to Work Scheme

Free Eye Tests

Career development opportunities

Flexible Family Friendly Policies

Job summary

Excalibur Academies Trust is seeking an Estates Business Partner to join our shared services team. You will shape and deliver the Strategic Estates Plan, ensuring our schools provide safe, sustainable and inspiring environments for learning.

You will lead capital projects, ensure health and safety compliance, manage contractors, drive sustainability and support estates staff across the Trust's schools.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in facilities and project management.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation and compliance.
• Experience in both primary and secondary education settings.
• Ability to manage budgets, build relationships and lead teams.
• Willingness to travel across Trust schools; driving licence essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead capital projects and oversee delivery on time and within budget.
• Ensure health and safety compliance across all Trust sites.
• Manage external contractors and service partners.
• Drive sustainability initiatives across schools.
• Support and develop estates staff and site teams.

Skills

Facilities management

Health & safety knowledge

Budget management

Team leadership

Stakeholder relations

Travelling across sites

Education

Level 4+ Facilities Management qualification

NEBOSH Health & Safety Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Excalibur Academies Trust is seeking a proactive and experienced Estates Business Partner to join our shared services team. Reporting to the Director of Estates, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering our Strategic Estates Plan, ensuring our schools provide safe, sustainable, and inspiring environments for learning.

You will lead capital projects, ensure health and safety compliance, manage contractors, drive sustainability initiatives and support effective financial and risk management. You will also support and develop estates staff, ensuring our schools provide safe, accessible and well-maintained environments for pupils and staff.

• Extensive experience in facilities and project management.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation and compliance.
• A Level 4 or above Facilities Management qualification.
• A NEBOSH Health and Safety Certificate (desirable not essential).
• Experience working across both primary and secondary education settings.
• The ability to manage budgets, build effective relationships and lead teams.
• A willingness to travel across Trust schools (valid driving licence essential).

Founded in 2012, Excalibur Academies Trust has grown from two schools in Marlborough, Wiltshire, to 20 schools reaching from Bristol to Reading along the M4 corridor, providing high-quality education to 10,000 children from 9 months to age 18.

Our vision is to provide an all-through education in local hubs, with a focus on the best teaching, a broad and exciting curriculum and an outward-facing global perspective. We believe in investing in our staff to ensure we attract and retain talented, dedicated people who are committed to changing children's lives for the better.

With a strong track record of raising the achievement of disadvantaged pupils across the trust, it is our mission to promote social mobility and personal fulfilment through the transformative power of education. Our growth strategy is based on our hub model and building the capacity to provide strong support and opportunities to other schools who share our vision., Excalibur Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer. The Trust is proud to serve a diverse student and parent community. The aims of the Trust's recruitment policy are to ensure that the best possible staff are recruited on the basis of their merits, abilities and suitability for the position; to ensure that all job applicants are considered equally and consistently; to ensure that no job applicant is treated unfairly on any grounds including race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, disability or age; and to ensure that the School meets its commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people by carrying out all necessary pre-employment checks.

• Support on Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
• Excellent Pension Scheme (LGPS for Shared Services staff)
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free on-site parking & Cycle to Work Scheme
• Free Eye Tests
• Career development opportunities across the Trust
• Flexible Family Friendly Policies

Note: Applicants will be considered as received. Should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early.