Head of Estates & Facilities

Key responsibilities for the role include:Working alongside the Chief Infrastructure Officer, you will provide leadership across:Estates and Facilities Management: management, professional and technical responsibility for the operational estate, school-based estates staff and other contract workers, bringing best practice and professional standards, ensuring that school premises are well maintained and functional.Compliance Management: management responsibility for ensuring statutory compliance and regulatory standards are monitored and managed consistently across the estate.Health and Safety: operational responsibility for the health and safety of the premises across the Trust, working with individual schools on day to day management. The successful candidate will:Understand how the estate contributes to the wider objectives of the Trust with demonstrable confidence in areas of operational and strategic importance, including asset management, compliance, contract management, team leadership, health and safety, stakeholder engagement and project management. With experience in a comparable setting, you will provide leadership on the development and management of the technical estate, supporting plans for decarbonisation and sustainable investment.What we offer:An exciting working environment where no two days are the same, working with a new Executive Leadership Team to drive the development of a new strategy and a committed staff team who care passionately about the work they do. Continued professional development is important to us and we are committed to providing opportunities for cross-trust, as well as wider sector, development. Key Application Dates:Close Date: 3 June 2024Shortlisting Date: 4 /5 June 2024First Interview (online): 13 June 2024Second Interview (in person): 20 June 2024Start Date: August 2024Our commitment:The Girls’ Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.As well as verification of identity, we ask all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE)We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a culturally diverse workforce, which reflects the nature of our communities.Sponsorship:We are not able to offer sponsorship to non-settled individuals for a Skilled Worker Visa.
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