Estates & Facilities Lead – Safe, Compliant School Sites

Dean Trust Ardwick; Manchester; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dean Trust Ardwick is seeking an experienced Estate Manager to take operational responsibility for ensuring safe, compliant and well-maintained school environments across the Manchester site. You will lead the Estates team and oversee day-to-day operations to deliver high standards of safety and presentation.

You will manage planned and reactive maintenance, statutory inspections, health and safety compliance, security, and facilities, driving improvements and value for money for the Trust

Responsibilities

• Lead daily premises and facilities operations ensuring school maintains high standards of safety, cleanliness, function, and presentation
• Implement the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule carrying out and coordinating statutory inspections within mandatory time frames to achieve 100% completion metrics
• Ensure all completed statutory compliance records, certifications, defect logs, and service reports are accurately uploaded to centralised digital Trust compliance platforms in a timely manner.
• Prepare assigned school premises for internal and external Health & Safety audits, actively completing assigned remedial actions and risk control measures within agreed deadlines.
• Supervise external contractors on site, verifying DBS checks, issuing permits to work, ensuring adherence to Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS), and managing site inductions.
• Oversee key-holding, building opening/closing protocols, alarm systems, perimeter security, and access control across assigned sites to protect Trust assets.

Job description

The Dean Trust Ardwick is seeking an experienced Estate Manager to take operational responsibility for ensuring safe, compliant and well-maintained school environments across the Manchester site. You will lead the Estates team and oversee day-to-day operations to deliver high standards of safety and presentation.

You will manage planned and reactive maintenance, statutory inspections, health and safety compliance, security, and facilities, driving improvements and value for money for the Trust