Estates Manager

Venn Group; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Venn Group is seeking an experienced Estates Manager to lead engineering, maintenance and compliance across a large, complex property portfolio in Southwest England. You will drive PPM programmes, manage budgets and lead engineering teams to ensure critical infrastructure remains safe and fully operational.

You will oversee external contractors, ensure regulatory compliance, produce technical reports for senior leadership and participate in on-call rotations to support business continuity and

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in an Engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience managing building services, engineering maintenance or estates operations.
• Strong technical knowledge across mechanical, electrical and building systems.
• Experience managing contractors and specialist service providers.
• Knowledge of statutory compliance, risk management and health & safety legislation.
• Experience producing technical reports and presenting information to senior leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes and lifecycle replacement strategies.
• Ensure all engineering systems and building services remain compliant with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Manage external contractors, service providers and maintenance contracts.
• Oversee engineering compliance, audits, inspections and quality assurance processes.
• Manage revenue and capital budgets, monitoring expenditure and preparing forecasts.
• Lead and develop engineering teams, driving performance and continuous improvement.
• Support business continuity planning and resilience of critical building services.
• Investigate incidents, produce technical reports and implement corrective actions where required.
• Participate in an out-of-hours management on-call rota.

Skills

Leadership

Budget management

Contractor management

Maintenance planning

Regulatory compliance

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Estates Manager to join a large, complex property portfolio and lead the delivery of engineering, maintenance and compliance services across a diverse estate. This is a pivotal leadership role with responsibility for ensuring critical infrastructure, building services and maintenance operations remain safe, compliant and fully operational.

Location: Southwest England

Contract: Temporary (6 months)

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes and lifecycle replacement strategies.
• Ensure all engineering systems and building services remain compliant with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Manage external contractors, service providers and maintenance contracts.
• Oversee engineering compliance, audits, inspections and quality assurance processes.
• Manage revenue and capital budgets, monitoring expenditure and preparing forecasts.
• Lead and develop engineering teams, driving performance and continuous improvement.
• Support business continuity planning and resilience of critical building services.
• Investigate incidents, produce technical reports and implement corrective actions where required.
• Participate in an out-of-hours management on-call rota.

About You

• Degree-qualified in an Engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience managing building services, engineering maintenance or estates operations.
• Strong technical knowledge across mechanical, electrical and building systems.
• Experience managing contractors and specialist service providers.
• Knowledge of statutory compliance, risk management and health & safety legislation.
• Experience producing technical reports and presenting information to senior leadership teams.