Estates Operations Manager

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust; North East; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is seeking an experienced Estates Operations Manager to lead our central estates function. You will coordinate estates activity across all Trust sites to ensure buildings are safe, compliant and well maintained.

You will work with the Trust Lead for Estates and operations, providing operational leadership to academy site teams and driving consistent standards and compliance across the Trust. DBS checks and safeguarding are required in line with policy.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities or estates management.
• Strong organisational and people skills.
• Commitment to safeguarding and DBS checks compliance.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage estates activity across all Trust sites, ensuring buildings are safe and well maintained.
• Provide operational leadership to academy site teams and ensure consistency of standards and compliance across all sites.
• Comply with safeguarding requirements, DBS checks and pre-employment checks as per policy.

Job description

Estates Operations Manager

LGAT 25 - £45,054 - LGAT 29 - £50,121

Full Time ( all year round), Permanent

37 Hours Per Week

Main Responsibilities

The Estates Operations Manager is a key operational role within the Trust’s central estates function. Working closely with the Trust Lead for Estates and operations, the postholder will take day-to-day responsibility for coordinating and managing estates activity across all Trust sites - ensuring buildings are safe, compliant and maintained to a high standard.

The post holder will work across the estate evidencing a practical, people focused outlook with excellent organisational skills and a sound knowledge of building and facilities management. The postholder will provide operational leadership and support to academy site teams, ensuring consistency of standards, performance and compliance across all Trust sites.

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In line with our safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applicants must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Additional pre-employment checks will also be carried out including online/social media check, satisfactory references and any other appropriate checks necessary in order to assess the suitability to work with children.