School Site Manager: Lead Safety & Maintenance

GATEWAY SCHOOL; Northampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution is seeking a dedicated Site Manager to oversee the school's premises, ensuring a safe and well-maintained environment for students and staff. You'll lead a motivated site team, manage health and safety compliance, and drive improvements in collaboration with school leaders. Ideal candidates will have site management experience, an understanding of regulations, and excellent leadership skills. A calm, can-do attitude and a driving license are essential for this critical leadership role.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative team environment

Supportive leadership

Qualifications

• Experience in site or facilities management, ideally in a school setting.
• Strong understanding of health & safety regulations.
• Great organisational and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Site Team for security and day-to-day operations.
• Ensure a safe and secure environment with compliance checks.
• Drive strategic site improvements in collaboration with school leaders.
• Manage contracts and compliance with legal standards.
• Act as keyholder for out-of-hours security and critical site issues.

Skills

Site or facilities management experience

Understanding of health & safety regulations

Organisational and leadership skills

Contract management

Budget management

Project timeline management

Calm can-do attitude

Job description

A local educational institution is seeking a dedicated Site Manager to oversee the school's premises, ensuring a safe and well-maintained environment for students and staff. You'll lead a motivated site team, manage health and safety compliance, and drive improvements in collaboration with school leaders. Ideal candidates will have site management experience, an understanding of regulations, and excellent leadership skills. A calm, can-do attitude and a driving license are essential for this critical leadership role.