Head of Estates required for School in Bushey
At Engage Education Services, we're currently recruiting for a Head of Estates for a fantastic school in Bushey. If you're a thorough Head of Estates with experience managing a Secondary school campus, we'd love to hear from you.
Salary is Negotiable dependant on experience
Our Engage Education Services team specialise in the placement of non-classroom-based staff including Administrators, HR, Finance and Facilities.
About the role:
As the Premises Manager, you'll be an experienced facilities professional who supervises work across the school with both external and internal contractors. You will have keyholder responsibility and will be expected to:
- To provide outstanding management of the caretaking, cleaning, maintenance and security functions on site.
- To ensure the buildings and site are always safe and secure.
- To manage and oversee planned maintenance programmes and oversee the delivery of statutory compliance tasks acting as the focal point for the School's premises needs.
- To assist key stakeholders with the delivery of capital maintenance and improvement works.
- To manage health and safety compliance across the site, ensuring processes and procedures are adhered to.
- To play a pro-active role in the School's efforts to develop and implement environmentally friendly initiatives and practices, such as recycling, energy efficiency and reducing energy waste.
- You may also be required to undertake such other comparable duties as the Head requires from time to time.
About you:
- Proven successful experience in site management role.
- Experience of managing a team including the performance of others.
- Experience of managing capital works from start to finish.
- Experience of contract management and procurement of specialists.
- Experience of health and safety issues and management
- Experience of managing budgets and of monitoring invoices from a multitude of external contractors.
- Experience of working in an educational establishment (desirable).
- Time management skills and experience of managing a varied workload with the minimum of supervision and direction.
- A valid DBS on the DBS update service
About us:
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How to apply:
You can apply for this role below or get in touch with us directly. All applicants require the appropriate qualifications, and all teachers require a formally recognised teaching qualification.
If you are not contacted within 2 working days, unfortunately, you have been unsuccessful in this role.
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