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About the Company

Beaumont College is a very special place. We provide highly personalised pathways for special school leavers and support them in becoming adults who live independent and fulfilling lives.

Our main college is located on a 7 acre site with a wide range of accommodation for students to live and learn. As part of the estates team, post holders will be skilled or semi‑skilled in a tool‑trade such as plumbing, carpentry or electrical work and will use those skills as part of the management of the existing site, supporting the move to a new site and continuing the works there.

The Beaumont College family work closely together to provide opportunities for special school leavers to prepare for full and busy lives as adults. Empathy, patience and understanding of special educational needs, or a willingness and aptitude to learn, are key to the postholder’s appointment.

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Reporting To: Business Manager and Executive Principal

Location: Lancaster with occasional travel to day colleges in the area

Hours: 40 hours per week. The substantive role is Monday to Friday; in addition there is a duty rota to support and respond to estate emergencies such as a leaking pipe or power outage.

Salary: £27,300 – £30,300 – depending on experience and qualifications

• Contribute to the development and delivery of the asset management strategy for building elements, fabric and structure, ensuring planned and reactive maintenance activities are effectively managed and delivered in accordance with statutory legislation and industry standards.
• Oversee and manage specialist service providers, ensuring maintenance and repairs meet contract and health & safety standards and minimise disruption to day‑day business operations.
• Ensure the planned and reactive maintenance programme for buildings is delivered by the in‑house fabric team, monitoring service standards, maintenance and workmanship.
• Line manage the fabric team, providing daily guidance and direction, delegating tasks, analysing performance, maintaining high productivity, adhering to HR processes, and conducting regular inspections and reviews.
• Schedule and supervise contractor works, coordinate activities, issue instructions, maintain communication, monitor quality control, address poor workmanship, provide technical guidance, and act as clerk of works.
• Maintain regulatory compliance for all maintenance and reactive operations, including contractor controls (RAMS, permits, inductions, supervision, safe systems of work).
• Develop and implement effective emergency response procedures; respond to out‑of‑hours incidents that require coordination and may disrupt business operations.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose plant and system failures, maximising uptime and limiting impact on business operations.
• Procure and manage reactive maintenance and minor works, developing specifications and scope of work, obtaining quotes, scheduling programming, and overseeing implementation. Ensure timely delivery within KPIs and operating constraints.
• Manage the delivery of lift services, including planned and reactive maintenance, upgrades and asset replacement.
• Procure and manage cyclical decoration and upgrades (washrooms, kitchens, etc.) and deliver minor projects, maintaining communication with key stakeholders and departments.
• Maintain accurate internal and external compliance working collaboratively with the Salutem Quality team to ensure compliance with CQC and Ofsted regulations.
• Contribute to the annual budget planning cycle in relation to asset management and replacement; validate payment claims and address invoice discrepancies with suppliers.
• Proactively manage health and safety in line with current legislation and College policies; undertake risk assessments to support a safe environment.
• Perform other related duties as determined by the Executive Principal and Business Manager.

• Hold a practical qualification in one or more specialist building trades – NVQ / SVQ.
• CSCS card holder.
• Excellent practical skills in specialist trade(s) and general maintenance.
• Physical ability to carry out practical work daily.
• Excellent dynamic and…