Building Services Technical Manager

LAT is a leading educational institution committed to excellence and innovation. As part of our dedication to sustainability, we have a brand new opportunity for a Technical Manager to join our established team in enhancing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions across our facilities.

As our Technical Manager, you'll be at the forefront of our sustainability initiatives, ensuring that our 31 academies operate at peak performance while minimising our environmental footprint. You'll oversee building services operations, manage energy usage, and drive efficiency across the board. The successful candidate will be based at Strood Academy but can expect to be required to regularly travel to all LAT Academies. If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, please contact Richard Cottam (Deputy Estates Director) on richard.cottam@latrust.org.uk. 

Our successful candidate will receive;

• A starting salary of £52,303 per annum
• 25 days annual leave per annum plus bank holidays, which increases to 30 days with length of service
• Further career development and training opportunities to suit your needs and career objectives
• A full range of benefits, available to all LAT employees (click here to view)

For any queries in regards to the application process, please contact Charlotte Herberts (Recruitment Coordinator) on charlotte.herberts@latrust.org.uk / 01634 412 245. 

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st September 2022, our Trust comprises 31 geographically organised academies (15 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating 20,000 students, and employing 3,000 talented staff. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one. 

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.