Premises & Estates Lead – Multi-Site SEND Schools

New Bridge Multi Academy Trust, Oldham; Failsworth; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

New Bridge School, Oldham, part of New Bridge Multi Academy Trust, seeks a Premises Manager to lead site services across four sites including New Bridge School and Learning Centre. You will oversee health and safety, estates management, and facilities, ensuring safe, compliant, and well-maintained premises for SEND learners.

The role requires strategic leadership across four sites, with a focus on building maintenance, records, and service delivery, contributing to outstanding pupil outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience leading and developing site services or facilities management teams (requires leadership experience)
• Strong knowledge of estate strategy planning and facilities management
• Comprehensive understanding of Health and Safety legislation and compliance requirements
• Experience maintaining statutory documentation and ensuring estates records are compliant, audit-ready and up to date
• Experience delivering training and induction programmes for site staff
• Proven experience managing buildings, grounds and associated facilities
• Excellent relationship-building skills with stakeholders
• A proactive, organised and solution-focused approach
• Commitment to continuous professional development and high-quality service delivery

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all site management functions across four sites
• Maintain highest standards of Health and Safety compliance
• Oversee estates and facilities management, statutory records and audits
• Manage building maintenance and developmental projects
• Ensure efficient service delivery and strong stakeholder engagement

Skills

Site services leadership

Facilities management

Estate strategy planning

Health and Safety compliance

Statutory documentation management

Staff training and induction

Building and grounds maintenance

Stakeholder relationship skills

Organised, proactive approach

Job description

New Bridge School, Oldham, part of New Bridge Multi Academy Trust, seeks a Premises Manager to lead site services across four sites including New Bridge School and Learning Centre. You will oversee health and safety, estates management, and facilities, ensuring safe, compliant, and well-maintained premises for SEND learners.

The role requires strategic leadership across four sites, with a focus on building maintenance, records, and service delivery, contributing to outstanding pupil outcomes.