Head of Estates Operations

Your Role

Salary: NJC Pay Band 12, SCP 45 - 48, £55,620 - £59,016 per annum FTE, plus Car Allowance on top of salary (Pay Award Pending)

Contract:

Permanent, Full Time, Monday - Friday

Location:

Candidates' main office base will be at one of our Dean Trust sites; this is to be agreed at interview, but will be either Huyton, Manchester, Wigan or Trafford

Regular travel between all Trust sites will be required as part of the role.

Start Date:

ASAP

The Dean Trust is one of the North West's leading multi-academy trusts, educating thousands of children and young people across our family of primary and secondary schools. We are committed to delivering outstanding education through collaboration, innovation and high-quality support services that enable our schools to thrive.

The Dean Trust is seeking an experienced and strategic Head of Estates Operations to lead the management and development of our estate across multiple school sites.

Reporting to the Chief Estates Strategy Officer (CESO), you will provide strategic and operational leadership for the Trust's estates function, leading a dedicated Estates Team and ensuring the effective delivery of planned and reactive maintenance, statutory compliance, health and safety, and capital improvement projects. You will deputise for the Chief Estates Strategy Officer in their absence.

You will work closely with Headteachers, school leadership teams and central services to deliver a consistent, customer-focused estates service that supports educational excellence across every Trust school.

• Leading the operational delivery of estates services across all Trust sites
• Ensuring statutory compliance and overseeing planned preventative maintenance programmes
• Managing reactive maintenance, contractors and service providers
• Leading, coaching and developing the Trust Estates Team
• Supporting the delivery of capital projects and long-term asset management
• Driving continuous improvement, sustainability initiatives and operational excellence
• Producing strategic performance and compliance reports to inform Trust-wide decision making

We're looking for an experienced estates professional who can combine strategic thinking with strong operational leadership.

• Senior leadership experience managing estates or facilities across a multi-site organisation
• Extensive knowledge of statutory compliance, health and safety legislation and estates management within complex environments
• Experience leading teams, managing contractors and delivering high-quality services
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and organisational skills
• A full UK driving licence and the ability to travel regularly across Trust schools
• Experience with in education, public sector or Multi-Academy Trust environments would be advantageous.

In return, we offer comprehensive employee benefits package, including wellbeing support and professional development opportunities, please see below our Trust benefits.

• Conditions of Service
• We adopt national terms and conditions for all teaching and non-teaching employees.
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Generous sick pay scheme, entitlement dependent on length of service.
• Continuous Service
• Recognition of local government continuous service.
• Family Friendly Policies and Leave of Absence
• Paid leave which supports a wide range of circumstances, including family emergencies and religious festivals.
• Health Care Cash Plan
• We are excited to be part of the Simplyhealth Care Cash Plan. The Trust will fund membership for all employees to receive money back on healthcare services.
• Preferential Admission
• Employees with two years at the Trust will benefit from preferential admissions arrangements for their children.
• Free places to school-run Holiday, Breakfast and…