Estates Manager (Multi Site)

Broadoak; Trafford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dean Trust is seeking an Estates Manager to join our dedicated team, covering Broadoak School, Partington Central Academy and Forest Gate Academy. This multi-site role delivers strategic and operational premises leadership across schools, ensuring safe, well-maintained environments that support excellent learning.

You will oversee day-to-day estates services including planned and reactive maintenance, health and safety compliance, statutory testing, site security and the management of

Qualifications

• Experience in multi-site facilities management in education.
• Knowledge of health and safety compliance and statutory checks.
• Strong leadership and contractor supervision.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily premises operations to maintain safety, cleanliness and function.
• Triage and manage reactive maintenance requests by educational impact.
• Coordinate statutory testing and document logs for safety compliance.
• Supervise external contractors, vet RAMS and manage site inductions.
• Ensure site security and access across assigned sites.

Job description

The Dean Trust is seeking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic Estaes Manager to join our dedicated team, covering Broadoak School, Partington Central Academy and Forest Gate Academy.

This is a critical multi-site role within The Dean Trust, delivering strategic and operational premises leadership. You will oversee the day-to-day delivery of estates services, including planned and reactive maintenance, health and safety compliance, statutory testing, site security, and the effective management of premises teams and contractor facilities.

As part of our Trust, you will contribute, collaborate, and lead on key operational areas that shape our school culture—a vision driven and supported by every member of our school community.

Key responsibilities:

• Operational Control: Lead daily premises and facilities operations ensuring school maintains high standards of safety, cleanliness, function, and presentation.
• Reactive Maintenance Management: Triage, log, and resolve site-level reactive maintenance requests, prioritising works based on educational impact, operational urgency, and health and safety risk.
• Statutory Testing & Documentation: Carry out, monitor, and digitally log routine statutory checks (including water hygiene/legionella, fire safety systems, emergency lighting, asbestos management logs, and playground equipment checks).
• Contractor Supervision & RAMS: 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.
• Site Security & Access Control: Oversee keyholding, building opening/closing protocols, alarm systems, perimeter security, and access control across assigned sites to protect Trust assets.

Thank you again for your interest in working for The Dean Trust.We look forward to hearing from you.

We are an Equal Opportunities employer committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates including those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics.