Trust Estates Manager

Job Description

TRUST ESTATES MANAGER

37 hours, full year

Band 5: £35,229 to £39,002

We have a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to join the central team at The Sigma Trust. This is an exciting time for the Trust as the central team expands and we look forward to an exciting future.

The Role

In this role you will be assisting the Chief Operations Officer (COO) in the management of The Sigma Trust estates ensuring all Trust grounds and school buildings are maintained to the highest standards, and that safe, high quality productive learning environments are provided to all students within the Trust

Example of Responsibilities:

· Implementation and effective management of a strategic maintenance plan co-ordinating maintenance and schedule service contracts across the Trust.

· Supporting the COO with the production and management of a Trust Estates Development Plan, identifying immediate and long-term utilisation of government

capital funding provided centrally to the Trust.

· Point of contact and liaise with external professionals such as architects, surveyors and planners to obtain advice, specifications, feasibility studies and costings

for alterations and improvements to the Trust estate.

· Supporting the site teams to undertake regular reviews of performance targets and contractual outputs for any external provisions, such as grounds

maintenance, catering and mechanical and electrical contracts.

· Monitor and review health and safety across the Trust to ensure all schools are operating within the scope of the Trust Health and Safety Policy and that areas of

concern are evaluated and financed to ensure the safety of all stakeholders.

· Manage the full monitoring and recording of statutory inspections ensuring they are completed across the Trust and bring to the attention of the appropriate

officer any concerns of non-compliance.

Special Features:

The post holder will need to be flexible, adaptable and able to travel to any of The Sigma Trust academies in order to fulfil the responsibilities of the role as needed and/or at the request of the CEO and Headteachers.

When not in schools the post holder will be based at our offices at Tendring Education Centre, Jaywick Lane, Clacton-on-Sea.

Please complete the application form and return to: recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk

For additional information about the Trust please visit our website www.sigmatrust.org.uk

Information about the School

Safeguarding The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.