Estates Manager

Estates Manager

Final date to receive applications: 29 June 2026

Department: Estates

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Oxford

Compensation: £60,000 / year

Lady Margaret Hall (LMH) is a constituent College of the University of Oxford and is located in spacious gardens beside the University Parks. The College was founded in 1878 with a dual passion for learning and for equality, making it possible for the first time for women to study ay, the College is a co‑educational academic community of over 430 undergraduate and 220 postgraduate students, committed to research and scholarship and to effective, highly personalised teaching and learning for students from all backgrounds.

LMH combines consistently high academic standards with a long tradition of being a welcoming, stimulating and inclusive environment. We are also the only Oxbridge College to hold the Platinum Award from Investors in People for our support staff.

LMH seeks to appoint a full‑time, permanent Estates Manager to proactively and systematically manage the maintenance, repair and improvement of the built estate, building services and other related infrastructure at Lady Margaret Hall.

The Estates Manager is responsible for managing all aspects of the College estate, including contributing to the College’s long‑term estates strategy and masterplan, ensuring the estate meets statutory, environmental and health and safety obligations.

The successful candidate will plan projects to meet the College’s aspirations for the built environment within time and budget.

The role will oversee all maintenance services and capital projects, ensuring a high‑quality, responsive and compliant service across the College estate.

The role will manage the directly employed Estates Team (currently six staff) and coordinate the activities of external contractors and service providers.

• Production of a forward‑looking estates development plan to meet the following College objectives:
• Contribute to and implement the College’s Estates Strategy, balancing short‑, medium‑ and long‑term maintenance and investment needs.
• To protect the buildings
• To meet regulatory requirements including health and safety requirements and the College’s procedures
• To maintain suitable building services
• To provide a living and working environment fit for purpose
• To create inspiring spaces
• To work towards secure, affordable and lower‑carbon energy performance
• Support and contribute to the College’s environmental strategy, including carbon reduction and sustainability initiatives.

• Budget and plan for works projects of between £5,000 and £1,000,000.
• Develop project briefs, specifications and budgets in collaboration with college stakeholders and committees.
• Improve planned preventative maintenance programmes to maintain the College’s buildings and services effectively and within budget.
• Source through bids, quotes, tenders etc. contractors, designers and other third parties as required to fulfil all of these projects and programs.
• Monitor project progress and provide regular reports to support College decision‑making, budgeting and investment planning.

• Co‑ordinate, by agreeing with other departments and using the College’s software and relationships with colleagues, the time windows for various projects and maintenance work.
• Maintain suitable arrangements to deliver out of hours reactive services to an agreed service level.
• Deliver and monitor planned preventative and reactive maintenance programmes, ensuring compliance with building and safety standards.
• Provide a responsive, high‑quality maintenance service to college members and visitors.
• Use facilities management systems to monitor departmental performance and report on progress, identifying areas for improvement.
• Develop the College’s records, drawings, schematics etc of the buildings and grounds, services.
• Maintain accurate and up‑to‑date records of building condition, compliance and maintenance activities to meet statutory requirements.

• Recruit, train and develop, direct and manage the College’s Estates Team in accordance with…