Estates and Facilities Manager

King Edward’s School and King Edward VI High School for Girls are seeking to appoint an Estates and Facilities Manager to take responsibility for the maintenance and safety of buildings and specialist facilities, situated on the shared site in Edgbaston, Birmingham.  

The Estates and Facilities Manager is responsible for the strategic direction and delivery of the facilities services of the two Schools, comprising in-house cleaning, portering and security teams, to the students, staff and visitors.

The Estates and Facilities Manager will play a pivotal role in strengthening the relationship between the functions of maintenance, refurbishment and new build, to ensure our wide and varied properties can be efficiently and cost effectively maintained.

The role requires a dynamic manager, with strong communication skills and high levels of technical awareness, experienced at managing a team to ensure a first class maintenance service is delivered and that improvement projects are completed to specification, on time and within budget.

Salary: Grade 13 (£41,982 - £44,107) plus benefits. Accommodation available.

To apply for this role, forward a completed application form (available for download at: www.kes.org.uk/jobs ) and a covering letter addressed to Zoe Robinson, Bursar, outlining why you feel that your skills and experience would equip you to take on this role, by email to: recruitment@kes.org.uk 

The deadline for applications is at midday on Monday 8th April 2019. 

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 29th April 2019.

If you have any queries about the role or would like to discuss it in more detail, please contact Zoe Robinson, Bursar, by email: zkr@kes.org.uk 

King Edward's School and King Edward VI High School for Girls are both committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. A copy of the Schools’ Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Policy is available on the Schools’ websites.