Site Manager - The Buckingham School

Buckinghamshire Council; Buckingham; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education authority seeks a Site Manager for a full-time role managing the premises of a vibrant school in Buckingham. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong problem-solving abilities, excellent organizational and communication skills, and a commitment to health and safety. Responsibilities include leading a team and ensuring high standards of customer service in maintaining the school environment. Flexibility in working hours, including evenings and weekends, will be required to address emergencies and safety issues.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Health & Safety issues.
• Experience or qualifications in building and trade.
• First Aid qualified or willing to be trained.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team in a dynamic school environment.
• Ensure the premises meet safety standards.
• Manage outdoor work under various weather conditions.

Skills

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Communication

Customer service

Flexibility

Health & Safety awareness

Education

NEBOSH qualification

First Aid qualification

Job description

Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 6 (£36,495 - £39,876 FTE)

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Full-time

Interviews to be held: Thursday 15th January 2026

About us

The Buckingham School is a caring and supportive school with excellent student ambassadors who represent The Buckingham School very well, displaying good behaviour and a positive attitude to work. Our school motto is 'Success for All' and we aim to give all students life changing opportunities through educational achievement. We will continue to drive school improvement in order to achieve the very best for every student.

The Buckingham School is seeking to appoint a dynamic, problem solving, suitably qualified and experienced individual as a Site Manager to join our friendly and supportive team. The successful candidate will be someone who can demonstrate a willingness to find workable, practical and financially viable solutions. Working in this environment requires ‘thinking on your feet’, good organisational skills, clear and strong communication approaches, a positive ‘can do’ attitude, a good and appropriate sense of humour and the ability to work flexibly, including working unsociable hours.

The suitable candidate will lead a team and enthuse others around them to complete tasks and deliver excellent customer service. They will be someone who understands the crucial role that premises plays in a young person’s experience of education, as well as that of staff and external users. We are looking for someone who can demonstrate a strong track record of professionalism and experience in this field.

We are a thriving school with over 1000 students on roll, ranging from students aged 11-18.

Whilst academic achievement lies at the heart of what we do, we never forget the importance of fostering mutual respect and decency amongst our pupils. We believe that all our children have something to offer, and we are driven by a desire to find areas where each of them can excel.

We strive for “Success for All”. We pride ourselves on our key objectives:

• A vibrant, exciting learning community
• Students develop knowledge, skills and qualities - and the qualifications – needed to thrive in life and work
• Innovation to enhance all learning opportunities
• Student ownership and responsibility
• A supportive and respectful environment
• An inclusive and proud school community
• Strong parent engagement and bond

The successful candidate will:

• Have an understanding and awareness of the importance of Health & Safety issues (to be NEBOSH qualified, would be desirable)
• Experience and/or qualifications within the building and trade (would be desirable)
• First Aid qualified and/or willing to be trained (essential)
• The post holder should expect the job to involve a level of ‘first hand’ physical and hands on involvement
• The post holder, and team members, will regularly work outdoors and will sometimes be exposed to a range of weather conditions
• The post holder will be expected to work unsociable/out of hours to cover call outs and emergencies
• The post holder will be required to undertake shift patterns, including early starts and late finishes

About you

Please see person specification attached.

Other information

Please access the full job description, application form and self-declaration form from the school's website www.buckinghamschool.org. Completed applications, giving full contact details of two recent relevant professional referees (one of which is your current employer) to: Mr Andy McGinnes, Headteacher, The Buckingham School, London Road, Buckingham, MK18 1AT or email to [e-mail].

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are also committed in promoting community cohesion, healthy school and young enterprise.

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
• It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.