Site Manager

Education Impact Academy Trust; Gravelly Hill; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

Education Impact Academy Trust is seeking a Site Manager for Mayfield School to lead the estates development and oversee ongoing maintenance for a safe, welcoming environment for students and staff.

Based primarily at Mayfield School, the role involves coordinating the estates team, ensuring health and safety compliance, managing budget and admin tasks, and occasionally working across Trust premises. Some travel between sites and out-of-hours work may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience in a site role, preferably in a school/college.
• Excellent knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and compliance.
• Proactive, with ability to prioritise and address issues.
• Experience supervising a team and managing a budget.
• Commitment to working with students with SEND.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development and maintenance of school estates.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety laws.
• Lead and supervise estates team and manage budget.
• Collaborate with Trust-wide Estates to share ideas.
• Travel between sites as required; some out-of-hours work.

Skills

Site management

Health & Safety compliance

Team leadership

Budget management

Administrative tasks

SEND awareness

Job description

Post: Site Manager (Mayfield School)

Salary: Grade 4 - £35,570 - £43,149 FTE

Hours of work: 36.5 hours, all year round. The role may involve shift work.

Contract type: Permanent

Start date of role: As soon as possible

Closing date: 13 November 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed

Enhanced DBS Check Required: Yes

EIAT is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Mayfield School, Queensbury School, The Hive College, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is 'Better Never Ends'.

Mayfield School is a special school for 315 pupils aged between 3 and 19 with a wide range of special educational needs and disabilities including autism. Mayfield is a Unicef Rights Respecting School on a journey to achieve gold status.

The school is split across two sites - Wheeler Street in Lozells (co-located with Holte School and Lozells Junior and Infant School and Nursery) and Heathfield Road in Handsworth. Successful applicants will primarily be based at Healthfield Road but may be asked to work at other Trust premises as required.

About the role:

The role will play a fundamental part in the development of our estates in terms of improving the environments for our students and staff, as well as ongoing maintenance and compliance with all relevant legislation. You will be part of the Trust Central Team. This role will be primarily based at Mayfield School, but there will be opportunities to work together as a Trust-wide Estates team to find inventive solutions and to share ideas. The ideal candidate for this role will:

• Have experience of working in a site role, ideally with experience of working in a school/college;
• Have an excellent working knowledge of relevant Health and Safety legislation along with practical experience of ensuring compliance;
• Have a proactive approach and to be able to prioritise and address issues identified;
• Be an excellent team player and able to work with a range of staff colleagues;
• Have experience of supervising/managing a team;
• Have the ability to manage a budget and undertake administrative tasks;
• Have a commitment to working with students with SEND and an appreciation of how important the right environment is for them to flourish.

There will be a requirement across the team to work outside school hours, which may include some early mornings and late evenings.

A clean driving licence is advantageous as there may be some travel between our sites.

If you are determined, hardworking and think that working at our Trust might be for you, then we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to arrange an informal visit or discuss the role, please contact [e-mail].