Assistant Director of Estates

We have an exciting opportunity to join our expanding team as an Assistant Director of Estates. This key role will lead, advise on and implement the Trust wide health and safety strategies as required by legislation. You will be supporting the Director of Estates in the day-to-day operations and planning of all our academies and establishments across the trust.

The Opportunity

•  A great chance to work with a strong, fun enthusiastic team
• Provide high-quality estates and facilities management service to all our schools/academies
•  Provide strong professional advice to promote the Trust brand
•  Work closely with the Trust Executive Board and Senior Management Team
•  Be responsible for ensuring premises development plans, including energy conservation, is progressed by costing and planning projects to ensure best value, and agreeing an annual program of work in conjunction with Meridian estates teams.

The ideal candidate

•  Have a good educational background with evidence of CPD   
•  Experience of financial, budgetary and risk management
•  Ability to analyse situations and exercise independent judgement.
•  Building regulations & M&E maintenance
•  Experience of asset and facilities management
•  Possess excellent interpersonal skills to effectively influence   

Benefits of working for us include:

•  Free on-site parking       
•  Eyecare vouchers       
•  Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support
•  Cycle to work scheme       
•  Reduced staff membership to the facilities at Academy Leisure, Sawtry       
•  Free tea and coffee making facilities       
•  Generous sick pay and annual leave

Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.

Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 28 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff.  To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

Closing date for applications is: 06/02/2022

Interview to take place on: 10/02/2022

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.