Head of Estates

Henry Blue; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Henry Blue is seeking an Interim Head of Estates & Maintenance to lead estates operations across a large multi-site college estate in Nottingham. The role focuses on delivering safe, compliant, and efficient services while driving improvements in performance and customer satisfaction.

You will oversee planning, safety compliance, and the College-wide PPM contract, reporting to the Director of Estates and Capital Development. Strong leadership and contractor management are essential.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience in estates, maintenance, or hard facilities management.
• Experience managing large PPM contracts, KPIs and SLAs.
• Knowledge of statutory compliance, health & safety, procurement and contract management.

Responsibilities

• Lead estates and maintenance teams across a large multi-site college estate.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance and the PPM contract.
• Drive improvements in service delivery, performance, compliance and customer satisfaction.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Team development

Customer-focused service

Continuous improvement

Education

MCIOB

RICS

RIBA

IWFM

NEBOSH

Enhanced DBS

Job description

Interim Head of Estates & Maintenance

Location: Nottingham (multi-site)
Start Date: 28th September 2026
Hours: 37 hours over 5 days or 24 hours over 3 days

We are seeking an experienced Interim Head of Estates & Maintenance to lead estates operations across a large and complex multi-site college estate.

Reporting to the Director of Estates and Capital Development, you will provide leadership to Estates and Maintenance teams, driving improvements in service delivery, performance, compliance, and customer satisfaction. You will oversee planned and reactive maintenance, manage the College-wide Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) contract, and ensure estates services are delivered efficiently, safely, and in line with statutory requirements.

Key Requirements:

• Significant experience leading estates, maintenance, or hard facilities management services.
• Strong track record of improving operational performance and service delivery.
• Experience managing large-scale PPM contracts, contractors, KPIs, and SLAs.
• Knowledge of statutory compliance, health & safety, procurement, and contract management.
• Excellent leadership, stakeholder management, and team development skills.
• Ability to drive a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and customer-focused service.

Essential Qualifications

• MCIOB
• RICS
• RIBA
• IWFM
• NEEBOSH
• Enhanced DBS is required or willing to obtain