Multi-Site Estates Manager - Schools

SAMpeople; Manchester; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Dean Trust is seeking an Estaes Manager to lead estates across Broadoak School, Partington Central Academy and Forest Gate Academy. Deliver strategic and operational leadership for premises services, including maintenance, safety compliance, testing, and contractor management.

You will oversee day-to-day operations, ensure safety and high standards across multiple sites, and drive improvements in health, safety and site presentation within the Trust.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalent essential
• Health and Safety qualification (e.g. NEBOSH, COSHH) desirable

Responsibilities

• Operational Control: Lead daily premises and facilities operations ensuring safety, cleanliness, function, and presentation.
• Reactive Maintenance Management: Triage, log, and resolve site-level reactive maintenance requests prioritising education impact, urgency and safety risk.
• Statutory Testing & Documentation: Carry out, monitor, and digitally log routine statutory checks (water hygiene/legionella, fire safety systems, emergency lighting, asbestos logs, playground checks).
• Contractor Supervision & RAMS: Supervise external contractors on site, verify DBS checks, permits to work, RAMS adherence, and manage site inductions.
• Site Security & Access Control: Oversee keyholding, opening/closing, alarm systems, perimeter security and access control across sites.

Skills

Leadership

Education

GCSEs including Maths & English

Health and Safety qualification desirable

Job description

The Dean Trust is seeking an Estaes Manager to lead estates across Broadoak School, Partington Central Academy and Forest Gate Academy. Deliver strategic and operational leadership for premises services, including maintenance, safety compliance, testing, and contractor management.

You will oversee day-to-day operations, ensure safety and high standards across multiple sites, and drive improvements in health, safety and site presentation within the Trust.