Fettes College - Estates Manager

Summary

We are currently seeking to fill the position of Estates Manager.

Detail

The nature of the role requires a degree of flexibility around hours of work, not least because the School operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week during term time.  The expectation is that the post holder will be at work between the hours of 8.30 am and 5.00 pm Monday to Friday but available at other times, perhaps either as a result of a major planned weekend event at the School or an emergency callout.  On occasion members of the wider Estates team may be similarly required and it will be the responsibility of the post holder to ensure appropriate cover is in place.

In view of the required flexibility implied above, this is a live in role with accommodation provided on site to the successful post holder.

Annual Salary:     The remuneration package will be competitive and will, to an extent, depend on the experience of the successful candidate.

Staff Benefits:      In addition to being part of a great team you will be entitled to a range of benefits that include:

• 30 days holidays and 8 days public holidays.
• Subject to the availability of places at the time of first entry, eligibility for a generous staff discount on school fees.
• Parking within the campus grounds
• Membership of Westwoods gym and health club which offers a range of excellent fitness and leisure facilities including a 25m swimming pool.
• Free lunchtime meals during term time, and at other times when catering is provided, and you are on duty.
• Life insurance scheme.
• Excellent Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
• You will be opted into the Fettes Trust Non-Teaching Staff Pension Scheme after 3 months service. This scheme is a money purchase one and full details of it and your options will be made available to you prior to your opt-in date. The Fettes Trust will contribute to the scheme and your contribution will be subject to the minimum overall combined employer and employee contribution limits set by the Pensions Regulator. Fettes operate a contribution matching scheme up to 10% of base salary.
• Private healthcare with option to purchase for family members.
• Access to various discounts, eg health cover, additional life insurance, retail outlets, etc through our benefits portal (4me).

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Estates Manager to join Fettes College to assume full responsibility for the maintenance and strategic development of the School buildings and grounds as well as day to day operational management of the site and the security thereof.

This is a senior operational management role at Fettes; the successful post holder will report to the Bursar and will have direct line management responsibility for the Head of Maintenance, Head of Grounds and Head of Security with a combined team of over 25 staff.  Furthermore, the role requires a close working relationship with the Health & Safety Officer, Head of Housekeeping and Head of ICT although, for the avoidance of doubt, the post holder will have no direct accountability for any of these last three areas.

Please see the full Job Description for duties and responsibilities for this role.

Skills and Experience

Essential

• Substantial and successful experience in leading and managing a complex property portfolio and teams from a range of professions
• Significant experience in project managing and successfully delivering capital programmes
• A demonstrable track record of delivering against objectives
• A detailed knowledge of property maintenance and development, with the ability to outsource expertise in these areas where required
• A solid understanding of setting and controlling budgets

Desirable

• Experience of strategic and operational management of estates within an education environment
• Recognised degree and/or professional building services related qualification

Personal Qualities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to liaise tactfully and assertively with Governors, staff, pupils, visitors, contractors and the general public
• Demonstrable leadership skills with the ability to encourage, motivate and inspire teams and assume or delegate responsibility where appropriate;
• Unflappable with a sense of calm perspective and self-awareness
• Output driven and delivery focused with the ability to work under pressure, delegate as required and meet deadlines and targets
• Good business acumen and commercial awareness
• IT literate across a broad range of common Microsoft applications
• Professional manner and approach

Documents

• Estates Manager JD - May 2024 Final

Further Information

https://apply.schooltalent.com/members/modules/job/detail.php?record=1187