Estates Manager

National Museums; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Air Force Museum in London is seeking an experienced Estates Manager to oversee our London estate, ensuring buildings, infrastructure and facilities remain safe, compliant, sustainable and well maintained.

Reporting to the Head of Estates, you will lead a small team, manage contractors and budgets, and drive energy efficiency and statutory compliance across site operations to support visitors, staff and a nationally significant collection.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in estates or facilities management, including buildings, M&E services and compliance.
• Experience managing projects, budgets, contractors and direct reports.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation and statutory requirements.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance and development of the Museum's London estate, including buildings, infrastructure and building services.
• Manage a small estates team providing leadership, support and development.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant estates, building and health and safety legislation and statutory requirements.
• Manage contractors, consultants and service providers to deliver high-quality and cost-effective services.
• Specify, procure and deliver maintenance, refurbishment and minor capital projects.
• Manage delegated budgets and provide regular financial and performance reporting.
• Support strategic estates developments, exhibitions and wider Museum projects.
• Drive energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives through effective management of building systems and services.

Skills

Estates management

Team leadership

Contractor management

Budget oversight

Stakeholder management

Energy management

Education

IOSH Managing Safely (or equivalent)

Job description

Estates Manager
Full-time, London
£46,000 per annum

Our vision is to inspire everyone with the RAF story - the people who shape it and its place in our lives.

Our museum commitments are the golden thread that run through everything that we do. These are:

• Health and Wellbeing
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Sustainability

What We Are Looking For

Are you an experienced estates or facilities professional looking for an opportunity to make a real impact within a nationally significant cultural institution? The Royal Air Force Museum is looking for a proactive Estates Manager (London) to help ensure our buildings, infrastructure and facilities remain safe, compliant, sustainable and fit for the future.

Reporting to the Head of Estates, you will play a key role in ensuring the Museum's London estate remains safe, compliant, sustainable and well maintained. Responsible for our buildings, infrastructure, building services and facilities, you will lead a small team and oversee contractors to deliver maintenance, statutory compliance, energy management and improvement projects across the site.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance and development of the Museum's London estate, including buildings, infrastructure and building services.
• Manage a small estates team providing leadership, support and development.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant estates, building and health and safety legislation and statutory requirements.
• Manage contractors, consultants and service providers to deliver high-quality and cost-effective services.
• Specify, procure and deliver maintenance, refurbishment and minor capital projects.
• Manage delegated budgets and provide regular financial and performance reporting.
• Support strategic estates developments, exhibitions and wider Museum projects.
• Drive energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives through effective management of building systems and services.

About You

• Professionally qualified in a relevant discipline such as Building Services Engineering, Facilities Management, Surveying, or qualified through significant relevant experience.
• Experienced in estates or facilities management, building maintenance and M&E services.
• Proven experience managing projects, budgets, contractors and direct reports.
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance requirements and health and safety legislation.
• An effective communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Organised, proactive and solutions-focused, with a commitment to delivering high standards.

Experience within the heritage, cultural, public sector or visitor attraction environment would be advantageous, as would an IOSH Managing Safely qualification or equivalent.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in maintaining and developing a unique and nationally important estate, supporting visitors, staff, volunteers and the Museum's nationally significant collections.

The role will be based at our London site.

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