Estates & Facilities Manager

Sielo Search; Slough; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free breakfast and lunch

Staff pension plan

Job summary

Durston House School in Ealing is seeking an Estates & Facilities Manager on a part-time basis (0.5 FTE). You will take ownership of the school's estate, directing maintenance, safety inspections, and contractor work across a small, capable team.

The role offers flexibility with mornings across the week and involves implementing Statlog for H&S and policy management, while maintaining proactive compliance and a safe, well-run environment for pupils.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities/estates management, with ownership of buildings and services.
• Ability to manage contractors and ensure compliance, inspections and safety training.
• Comfortable with IT systems and policy implementation.

Responsibilities

• Provide direction for the school’s estate and facilities operations.
• Coordinate maintenance, inspections, risk assessments and training.
• Manage contractors and ensure timely compliance with H&S policies.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Facilities management

Contractor management

H&S compliance

IT literacy

Driving licence

Job description

Estates & Facilities Manager

Durston House School

Ealing, West London

Part-Time | 0.5 FTE | £40,000 FTE

Still want the responsibility but part-time works better for you.

Part-time management roles in facilities and estates aren't easy to find.

This one gives you real ownership of an independent school's estate, working 0.5 FTE, ideally across five mornings a week, although other working patterns can be considered.

And you won't be walking into chaos.

There's already an experienced, self-sufficient maintenance team who know the buildings and how to keep them running.

They need someone to provide direction, deal confidently with contractors and make sure maintenance, compliance, inspections, risk assessments and training happen when they should.

So you get the responsibility without having to do everything yourself.

You'll also help introduce Statlog, a new H&S and policy management system, giving you the opportunity to improve how compliance is managed.

Maybe you're a Maintenance or Facilities Supervisor already doing much of this without the ownership or recognition.

This could be your step up.

Or perhaps you're returning to work, or simply need more flexibility. You still want the responsibility, just with more of your week back.

Then there’s the pension.

Durston House contributes 14.1% of your salary to your pension, and you don't have to contribute a penny yourself to receive it. You'll also get free breakfast and lunch, staff fee remission for eligible children and other school benefits.

Durston House is an independent school for pupils aged 3–13, just six minutes' walk from Ealing Broadway.

And when there's a school event and equipment needs moving afterwards, people pitch in rather than leaving it all to "the facilities team".

That tells you more about the culture than us calling it a great place to work.

What about you?

If you've supervised a maintenance or facilities operation, managed contractors and know your way around H&S and compliance, you're probably close to what we're looking for.

You’ll need to be comfortable with IT and hold a full UK driving licence. IOSH/NEBOSH and education experience would help, but aren't essential.

Interested?

Don’t worry if your CV isn’t completely up to date.