Group Head of Maintenance

Overview

New City College is seeking to appoint the role of Group Head of Maintenance. New City College is one of the biggest and most successful colleges in the country, made up of local campuses across East London and Essex, with language schools in Bournemouth, Oxford and Canterbury. The estate consists of 10 main campuses/sites across East London and Essex, totalling 143,605m².

Reporting to the Group Director of Estates, the Group Head of Maintenance will lead and develop the college’s maintenance and engineering functions, ensuring a safe, compliant and well‑maintained estate. The post holder will manage the day‑to‑day maintenance team and contractors, oversee planned and reactive works, ensure statutory compliance, provide technical leadership, drive continuous improvement, and support a positive health and safety culture across all campuses.

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Leader who can lead and manage a large maintenance team, ensure high performance, clear priorities and effective resource planning. The candidate should be a member of or working towards membership of a relevant professional body such as the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), or Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), and/or have proven senior‑level experience.

Demonstrable experience is required in overseeing reactive and planned preventive maintenance across a large public‑sector estate, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and best practice. Experience managing third‑party contractors delivering maintenance, compliance and project services, ensuring KPIs and SLAs are met, is also essential.

Closing date for applications is 11:59 pm on Sunday 26th July 2026.