Estates Manager

Principal People; Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Chichester, Bognor Regis; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

25 days' annual leave + bank holidays

Mileage allowance 55p per mile

Job summary

Principal People are recruiting for an Estates Manager to join an established organisation responsible for a portfolio of education sites across Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Chichester and Bognor Regis.

The role involves building condition surveys, maintenance prioritisation, and managing repair, refurbishment and capital projects from inception to completion, across both historic and modern buildings, with a focus on delivering projects for children’s education.

Qualifications

• Experience across estates management, building surveying or property maintenance.
• Understanding of CDM and construction-related compliance.
• Role focuses on estates, buildings and project delivery, not Health & Safety advising.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking building and condition surveys and prioritising maintenance.
• Managing multiple repair, refurbishment and capital projects simultaneously.
• Developing scopes, obtaining quotations and coordinating contractors.
• Monitoring costs, quality, timescales and delivery against objectives.

Skills

Estates management

Building surveying

Project delivery

Job description

Portsmouth / Waterlooville / Chichester / Bognor Regis

Are you an experienced Estates, Building Surveying or Property professional looking for a varied role where you can take ownership of building condition, maintenance and improvement projects across a diverse property portfolio?

Principal People are recruiting for an Estates Manager to join an established organisation responsible for a portfolio of education sites across Portsmouth, Waterlooville, Chichester and Bognor Regis.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience across building surveying, estates management, property maintenance or building projects who enjoys combining technical property knowledge with hands‑on project delivery.

The successful Estates Manager will work across a varied portfolio, ranging from historic buildings to modern facilities. You will assess building condition, identify and prioritise maintenance requirements and manage a programme of repair, refurbishment and capital improvement projects from inception through to completion.

This is not a Health & Safety Advisor position. While an appropriate understanding of CDM and construction-related compliance is required, the core focus of the position is estates, buildings and project delivery.

Why could this be the role for you?

• Take ownership of a varied portfolio of education sites and influence how the estate is maintained and improved.
• Manage a diverse programme of repair, refurbishment and capital projects.
• Have genuine input into how available budgets are prioritised and invested.
• Work across an interesting estate containing both historic and modern buildings.
• Join a collaborative and supportive organisation where your work will directly contribute to improving environments for children and their education.
• Benefit from a Local Government Pension Scheme.
• Receive 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, with annual leave available throughout the year rather than restricted to school holidays.
• Receive 55p per mile for business mileage.
• Salary of approximately £44,000-£49,000, dependent on experience and applicable pay awards.

As the Estates Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Undertaking building and condition surveys and identifying immediate, preventative and longer‑term maintenance priorities.
• Managing multiple building repair, maintenance, refurbishment and capital projects simultaneously.
• Developing scopes and specifications for works and obtaining quotations.
• Managing contractors, consultants and other external partners.
• Monitoring project costs, quality, timescales and delivery against agreed objectives.