Senior School Estates & Facilities Manager

Ashton on Mersey School; Sale; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave

Cycle to Work Scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Health Care Cash Plan

Job summary

Ashton on Mersey School is seeking an experienced Estate Manager to take operational responsibility for maintaining safe, compliant, and well-kept school environments across Ashton on Mersey School and associated sites.

You will lead the estates team, oversee planned and reactive maintenance, health and safety compliance, statutory testing, site security and access control, and the efficient management of facilities services to support teaching and learning.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalent essential
• Recognised qualification in facilities management, Health and Safety or HR essential
• Management and/or facilities related qualification(s) desirable

Responsibilities

• Lead daily premises and facilities operations ensuring school maintains high standards of safety, cleanliness, function, and presentation
• Implement the Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule carrying out and coordinating statutory inspections within mandatory timeframes to achieve 100% completion metrics
• Ensure all completed statutory compliance records, certifications, defect logs, and service reports are accurately uploaded to centralised digital Trust compliance platforms in a timely manner
• Prepare assigned school premises for internal and external Health & Safety audits, actively completing assigned remedial actions and risk control measures within agreed deadlines
• Supervise external contractors on site, verifying DBS checks, issuing permits to work, ensuring adherence to RAMS, and managing site inductions
• Oversee keyholding, building opening/closing protocols, alarm systems, perimeter security, and access control across assigned sites to protect Trust assets

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Health & Safety

Facilities management

Compliance

Education

GCSEs incl Maths & English (4-9)

Facilities management qualification

Health & Safety qualification

Job description

Ashton on Mersey School is seeking an experienced Estate Manager to take operational responsibility for maintaining safe, compliant, and well-kept school environments across Ashton on Mersey School and associated sites.

You will lead the estates team, oversee planned and reactive maintenance, health and safety compliance, statutory testing, site security and access control, and the efficient management of facilities services to support teaching and learning.