School Premises Manager

Galliford Try; Shefford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement

Cycle to Work schemes

Comprehensive pension plan

Private medical scheme options

Job summary

Galliford Try is seeking a School Premises Manager in Shefford, Bedfordshire to oversee day-to-day repairs and scheduled maintenance at the school site. You will open and close the school, monitor heating, lighting and water systems, and coordinate contractors to uphold safety standards.

Strong communication, reliability and flexibility are essential as you may support site logistics, perform safety checks, and provide cover at other schools within the project.

Qualifications

• Communication skills to manage onsite contractors and liaise with school staff and client representatives.
• Commitment to high standards across health and safety, and site appearance and upkeep.
• Be flexible in your approach to working hours.

Responsibilities

• Open and close the school each day, ensuring buildings and grounds are safe, secure, and ready for use.
• Conduct daily checks on heating, lighting, and hot water systems to ensure full functionality.
• Carry out minor repairs, make safe any hazards, and report urgent faults.
• Liaising with contractors and monitoring compliance with health and safety procedures and high standards across the site.
• Keep outdoor areas clean and tidy, including litter picking and emptying external bins as well as clearing snow or ice as required.
• Support general porting duties including the movement of furniture, and the receipt of and delivery of goods.
• Conduct routine health and safety checks, including fire systems, emergency lighting, fire appliances, and water systems, and maintain accurate records.
• Provide support for third-party lettings, and emergency responses outside normal hours, including weekends.
• Provide cover at other schools across the project during staff absence or holidays.

Skills

Communication skills

Facilities management

Health and safety awareness

Job description

Title: School Premises Manager

Location: Shefford, Bedfordshire

An opportunity has arisen for a School Premises Manager to join the team at Galliford Try within our Facilities Management business unit

As School Premises Manager you will be responsible for the overall provision of day‑to‑day repairs for the school site, including planned protective maintenance (PPMs).

What you will be doing:

• Open and close the school each day, ensuring buildings and grounds are safe, secure, and ready for use.

• Conduct daily checks on heating, lighting, and hot water systems to ensure full functionality.

• Carry out minor repairs, make safe any hazards, and report urgent faults.

• Liaising with contractors and monitoring compliance with health and safety procedures and high standards across the site
• Keep outdoor areas clean and tidy, including litter picking and emptying external bins as well as clearing snow or ice as required.
• Support general porting duties including the movement of furniture, and the receipt of and delivery of goods

• Conduct routine health and safety checks, including fire systems, emergency lighting, fire appliances, and water systems, and maintain accurate records.

• Provide support for third-party lettings, and emergency responses outside normal hours, including weekends.

• Provide cover at other schools across the project during staff absence or holidays.

About you:

• Have strong communication skills to manage onsite contractors and liaise with school staff and client representatives.
• Committed to high standards across health and safety, and site appearance and upkeep.
• Be flexible in your approach to working hours.
• Experience in facilities management, building maintenance, or site supervision is desirable.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Competitive family leave policy
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees, and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our business please contactSkyemarie Bree –[e-mail]

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

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