Experienced School Premises Manager Required For A Leading Secondary School In Guildford

Marchant Recruitment; Guildford; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Marchant Recruitment is supporting a Guildford-based secondary school in appointing a School Premises Manager. The role covers ensuring a safe, well-maintained site and overseeing day-to-day operations, inspections, maintenance, and contractor management.

You will work with the senior leadership and operations teams to ensure premises safety, compliance, and smooth running for pupils and staff.

Qualifications

• Experience managing premises in a school, academy or college.
• Knowledge of safeguarding, contractor management, health and safety.

Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day operation of the school site.
• Complete regular inspections of buildings, grounds and facilities.
• Identify maintenance requirements and arrange repairs.
• Carry out minor maintenance and repair work where appropriate.
• Manage and supervise contractors on site.
• Support statutory compliance checks and maintain records.
• Oversee fire safety, emergency procedures and site security.
• Manage keys, access arrangements and opening/closing procedures.
• Support room setups for examinations, meetings and events.
• Monitor cleaning, grounds and general site standards.
• Report significant premises issues to senior leadership.

Skills

Premises management

Job description

Job Title: School Premises Manager
Location: Guildford, Surrey
Salary: Dependent on experience
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Start Date: ASAP

About the School

A successful and well-established secondary school in Guildford is looking to appoint an experienced Premises Manager to take responsibility for the day-to-day maintenance, security and smooth running of the school site.

The school has a large and varied premises, including classrooms, specialist teaching spaces, sports facilities, offices and extensive outdoor areas. With pupils and staff using the site throughout the day, the school is looking for someone who can ensure the environment remains safe, secure and well maintained.

This is an important role within the school's operations team and would suit someone with a strong background in school premises management.

About the Role

You will work closely with the school's senior leadership and operations teams and will be responsible for the effective running of the premises.

Your duties will include:

• Managing the day-to-day operation of the school site.

• Completing regular inspections of buildings, grounds and facilities.

• Identifying maintenance requirements and arranging appropriate repairs.

• Carrying out minor maintenance and repair work where appropriate.

• Managing and supervising contractors working on site.

• Supporting statutory compliance checks and maintaining accurate records.

• Overseeing fire safety, emergency procedures and site security.

• Managing keys, access arrangements and opening/closing procedures.

• Supporting room setups for examinations, meetings and school events.

• Monitoring cleaning, grounds and general site standards.

• Reporting significant premises issues to senior leadership.

• Ensuring the school environment remains safe and suitable for pupils and staff.

The Ideal Candidate

Previous experience managing premises within a school, academy or college is essential.

You will need a practical understanding of educational premises, including safeguarding, contractor management, health and safety and the additional responsibilities involved in maintaining a site used by children.

An enhanced DBS will be required.