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Head of Estates
OAK Multi Academy Trust
Leicester £55,825-£59,824
Five schools. One estates strategy. Your opportunity to shape it.
OAK’s five schools are in good condition. Compliance systems are established. Updated condition surveys are being completed. And there’s funding available to invest.
Now we’re looking for someone with the judgement and ambition to decide what comes next. As Head of Estates, you’ll join the central senior leadership team, report directly to the CEO and take ownership of the Trust’s estates strategy.
- You’ll have real authority to identify what needs doing, and the budget to make it happen.
- You’ll assess condition, risk and need, set investment priorities and direct estates funding towards where it will make the greatest difference.
With five schools already part of OAK and ambitions to grow further, this is your opportunity to build an estates function ready for what comes next. You’ll bring individual site-led approaches together into one strategic, Trust-wide model, while recognising the individual needs and identity of each school.
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And because OAK is still a relatively small Trust, you’ll see the impact of your decisions.
You’ll work directly with Headteachers and premises teams, supported by a central Premises Officer and colleagues across HR, finance and the wider central team. Collaboration matters here. OAK believes its schools and colleagues achieve more by working together, sharing expertise and supporting each other.
You’ll need to be visible across the schools, particularly while building relationships. You’ll also need the confidence to challenge, the diplomacy to bring people with you and the commercial judgement to make every pound count.
Because ultimately, your decisions aren’t just about buildings. They help create the places where young people can flourish, achieve and grow.
You may already work within a Multi Academy Trust, but you don’t have to.
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OAK welcomes candidates from education, the NHS, charity or other complex multi-site environments. What matters is strong estates/facilities experience, multi-site leadership, H&S and compliance knowledge, commercial awareness and the ability to develop people as well as buildings.
You’ll receive:
- 26 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, rising to 31 days after five years’ education service
- A 17.3% employer pension contribution
- CPD
- A wider wellbeing and employee benefits package
Interested?
To apply, send your CV to our recruitment partner, Tom Morrison, at Sielo Search at tom@sielosearch.com.
Not quite ready to apply? Tom would be happy to have a confidential, informal conversation about the opportunity. Call 07537 162323 or email Tom to ask any questions and decide whether this could be the right next step for you.
Closing date: Friday 28 August at 5:00pm.
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