Estates Manager

Site operation

• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety legislation procedures and record-keeping.
• Ensure efficiency and savings in the use of energy across the School site.
• Manage the relationship with external catering providers, including organising and overseeing the servicing, repairs and replacement of equipment.
• Servicing and maintenance of infrastructure such as boilers, laboratory equipment.
• Manage cleaning operations (either employed directly or outsourced).

Maintenance

• Organise and oversee condition surveys, service visits, and contractors on site, ensuring checks are in accordance with risk assessments, asbestos register, method statements and insurances.
• Help maintain logs and reports on maintenance and repairs.
• Prioritise premises works within the school and around the site.

Security

• Take overall responsibility for school security, directing site staff in daily routines, ensuring the site is safe but accessible at agreed times.
• Operate the school’s intruder alarms as required.
• Ensure pupil safety and safeguarding through continued vigilance whilst undertaking general duties or patrolling school at all times.
• Ensuring that school safeguarding policies and procedures are adhered to at all times in respect of contractors and visitors.

Health & Safety

• Advise governors on the development and implementation of the School’s H&S Policy.
• Be aware of and implement your H&S responsibilities as an employee and where appropriate any additional specialist or managerial H&S responsibilities as defined in the H&S policy and procedure
• To work with colleagues and others to maintain health, safety and welfare within the working environment
• Take a lead role in H&S management, ensuring effective risk management across the site
• Participate in the fire drills and emergency evacuations and be aware of and respond to any emergency arrangements and to ensure that relevant safety requirements are in place and functioning.

Management

• Line manage a team of staff, including recruitment, performance management, training and supervision as required.
• Attend staff meetings and training days.
• Assists in development and implementation of relevant HR policies.
• Set clear targets and challenge underperformances where appropriate.

Communication

• Develop and maintain effective communication, liaison and relationships with all staff.
• Introduce contractors to school site and check clearances.

Safeguarding

• Be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.
• Maintain confidentiality as appropriate

Systems and Information

• Share information appropriately – in writing, by telephone, electronically and in person.

Data Protection

• The post holder will comply with the school’s policies and supporting documentation in relation to the Information Governance; this includes Data Protection, Information Security and Confidentiality.

Equalities

• We aim to make sure that services are provided fairly to all sections of our community, and that all our existing and future employees have equal opportunities.
• Within own area of responsibility, the post holder will work in accordance with the aims of the Equality Policy Statement