Premises Manager

Ark Blacklands Primary Academy; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Ark Blacklands Primary Academy seeks an outstanding Premises Manager on a full-time permanent basis. You will lead the team to maintain a safe, inviting and sustainable learning environment for pupils, staff and visitors. You will also guide the school to operate efficiently following good sustainable principles.

You will be responsible for premises-related functions including buildings/grounds maintenance, security, cleaning, health and safety, lettings, and contractor management.

Qualifications

• Experience in building maintenance or relevant experience, ideally in an educational setting.
• Knowledge of building management systems and MS Office.
• Experience in managing service and maintenance contracts and supervising contractors.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing staff and managing performance.
• Understanding and applying regulations (health & safety, fire, manual handling).

Responsibilities

• Oversee buildings and grounds maintenance.
• Manage security, cleaning, health and safety procedures.
• Coordinate lettings of facilities and contractor management.
• Liaise with external service providers and monitor contracts.
• Lead and develop the premises team to deliver quality services.

Skills

Building maintenance

MS Office

Contract management

Staff leadership

Regulatory compliance

Trades knowledge (plumbing/electrical/

Tools

Building Management Systems

Job description

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding experienced Premises Manager on a full-time permanent basis. This role will involve leading the team responsible for ensuring the Academy is a safe, inviting and positive learning environment for pupils, staff and visitors. You will also guide the school to run as efficiently as possible following good sustainable principles.

You will be responsible for the management and operation of premises-related functions at the academy including buildings and grounds maintenance, security, cleaning, health and safety, lettings of our facilities and contractors.

The successful candidate will have:

• Experience in building maintenance or other relevant experience, ideally within an educational setting
• Knowledge of and experience of using building management systems and Ms Office
• Experience in the management of service and maintenance contracts and supervising contractors
• Experience leading, coaching and motivating staff, ensuring professional development and effectively challenging and managing any underperformance
• Understanding and ability to apply regulations (such as health & safety, fire, manual handling regulations)
• Skills in plumbing, electrical work, carpentry/joinery, painting, glazing and gardening
• Ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload
• Must be able to meet the physical demands of the role