Senior Estates & Facilities Manager

TipTopJob; Wotton-under-Edge; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Wotton under Edge Town Council is seeking an Estates Manager to lead the organisation's estate, buildings and public spaces. You will oversee capital projects, asset planning and modernisation while ensuring safety, compliance and high standards for community use.

You will manage teams, liaise with contractors and drive value for money across multiple sites, ensuring robust financial planning and resilient operations in a growing council environment.

Qualifications

• Senior level experience in estates, facilities or asset management, ideally across multiple sites.
• Strong understanding of planned and preventative maintenance, statutory compliance and building regulations.
• Experience leading teams, managing contractors and overseeing capital or refurbishment projects.
• Confidence managing budgets, financial planning and value for money assessments.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to influence, advise and build strong relationships.
• Sound judgement and problem solving capability in sensitive or high pressure environments.
• NEBOSH or equivalent (desirable), and experience with heritage or listed buildings (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership across all land, buildings and public spaces.
• Oversee capital projects and refurbishment programmes.
• Lead long term asset planning and system modernisation.
• Lead health and safety, statutory compliance and building regulations inspections and contractor activity.
• Manage Estates Team and ensure assets are welcoming, reliable and ready for community use.

Skills

Estates management experience

Statutory compliance knowledge

Contractor management

Budgeting & financial planning

Stakeholder communication

Problem solving under pressure

NEBOSH (desirable)

Education

NEBOSH or equivalent (desirable)

Job description

Wotton under Edge Town Council is seeking an Estates Manager to lead the organisation's estate, buildings and public spaces. You will oversee capital projects, asset planning and modernisation while ensuring safety, compliance and high standards for community use.

You will manage teams, liaise with contractors and drive value for money across multiple sites, ensuring robust financial planning and resilient operations in a growing council environment.