School Facilities Lead: Safety, Compliance & Premises

Malcolm Arnold Academy; Northampton; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

LG Pension cross-check

CPD programs

Regional networks

EAP (Employee Assistance)

Flexible hours

Cycle to Work

Wellbeing Platform

Job summary

Malcolm Arnold Academy seeks a Site Manager to oversee the premises across Primary and Secondary sites, ensuring a safe, clean, and compliant learning environment. You will lead the Premises Team, supervise contractors, and coordinate health and safety and risk management.

The role covers 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, with opportunities to contribute to planned works during school holidays and to develop facilities across both sites.

Qualifications

• Experience in a facilities role, site management, or a similar role within an educational setting.
• Knowledge of health and safety legislation and compliance requirements.
• Ability to understand and operate industrial, electrical, and mechanical equipment.
• Able to manage a Site Premises team, and provide direction and prioritisation of site tasks.
• Competent IT skills including Microsoft suite and web-based asset management systems.
• Ability to understand and apply regulations such as health and safety, manual handling, COSHH etc.
• Good planning and negotiating skills.
• Ability to use own initiative.
• Ability to adapt to changing and conflicting demands.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all relevant health and safety regulations
• Responsible for regular scheduled Health and Safety checks of buildings, grounds, safety systems (including compliance with Fire Safety, Asbestos and Legionella regulations) and equipment.
• To undertake written site related Risk Assessments in response to issues raised and be able to recommend appropriate courses of action.
• To update, control and monitor the online H&S Management Systems as well as contactor CAFM systems.
• Ensure the premises team act as the first point of contact for all contractors and visitors to site.
• To work with the DRET Estates, Facilities and Operations teams to mitigate issues/challenges and to proactively plan works/projects for school holidays.
• Responsible for monitoring contractors working on site and ensuring work is completed to the required standard and value for money is achieved.
• To direct the premises team and provide support where necessary, to undertake repairs and maintenance projects as directed by the Academy Operations Manager and DRET Estates, Facilities and Operations teams.
• Conduct regular site inspections, audits, and risk assessments.
• Manage and monitor all facilities related contracts, including but not limited to cleaning, grounds maintenance, pest control, waste, and security.

Skills

Facilities management

Health & safety

Contractor oversight

Risk assessments

IT literacy

Microsoft Office

Asset management systems

Tools

Microsoft Office

Asset management systems

Job description

Malcolm Arnold Academy seeks a Site Manager to oversee the premises across Primary and Secondary sites, ensuring a safe, clean, and compliant learning environment. You will lead the Premises Team, supervise contractors, and coordinate health and safety and risk management.

The role covers 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, with opportunities to contribute to planned works during school holidays and to develop facilities across both sites.