Estates Contracts Manager

Job Overview

Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust (Diocese of Salford) is dedicated to providing great Catholic education which enables all pupils within our family of schools to flourish. As part of our continued growth and commitment to excellence, we are seeking to expand our central team with the appointment of an Estates Contracts Manager to support our Director of Operations.

This is a rewarding opportunity for an experienced and highly motivated contracts management professional to play a key role in maintaining compliance and service performance for estates agreements in place across our family of schools. The successful candidate will contribute directly to ensuring that our professional partners and their contracts meet regulations and legal standards as well as tracking performance and identifying any potential commercial risks and impact to expenditure.

The post holder will provide expert oversight of statutory services and centrally procured contracts, working closely with schools, contractors and external consultants.

This is an exciting new role and the successful candidate will bring a flexible and calm approach to their work, demonstrating the ability to respond effectively to changing priorities and the diverse needs of different school settings.

The postholder will oversee the lifecycle of estates business contracts from initial drafting and negotiation to execution and renewal, ensuring all parties fulfil their obligations, whilst monitoring performance to ensure value for money at all times.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS application and will be subject to further safer recruitment checks, such as references, with  retained on file. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check, as part of our due‑diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.