Senior Premises Manager

Salary: Grade PO2, spine points 35-38 £37,717.00 - £40,610.00 per annum

Location: Surrey base, with travel across all sites

Working Pattern: Exact working pattern TBC, but will be 36hrs/week, Mon-Fri, all year round

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust (OHC&AT) is a family of specialist education providers for over 1500 pupils and students from nursery to further education across 14 academies and 8 college centres in London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. Supporting our academies and college, OHC&AT also operate learning support, such as nursing and therapy, and a central business support team which includes HR, finance and IT.

Pupils and students within the OHC&AT family have a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs including autistic spectrum disorder; speech, language and communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health; profound and multiple disabilities; and physical disabilities including multi-sensory impairment and complex health needs.

OHC&AT is a rewarding and inspirational place to work, where everyone works together to create the best possible outcomes for students. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit www.ohcat.org

We are currently seeking a Senior Premises Manager to join our Estates & Facilities team in our Surrey and Sussex Hub. You will be required to carry out a range of duties to ensure our buildings and grounds are maintained to a high standard, which will include oversight and management of compliance, Health & Safety, security, cleanliness, routine maintenance and refurbishment. In addition, you will support a range of projects including the development of new free school sites.

The successful candidate will manage the Estates & Facilities Service Level Agreement in Surrey and Sussex schools taking responsibility for management of the locally based SLA staff team. You will be familiar with current legislation pertaining to compliance, Health & Safety, Construction Design Management, fire safety, legionella and asbestos, as well as advising on matters relating to energy and sustainability.

The right person for this job will have:

•  A genuine commitment to working with children and young people with SEND

•  Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with pupils, students, staff, parents/carers, drivers/escorts, contractors, consultants and members of the public

•  A range of skills in general maintenance and repair work to support our Estates & Facilities team.

•  A full, clean driving license

•  The ability to work with minimum supervision and also work under pressure

•  Ability to manage projects, and plan, analyse and prioritise tasks

•  Proven experience of team management

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact Diane Brazier, Head of Estates and Facilities, via email on DBrazier@ohcat.org to arrange a time to speak with her. 

To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.

Your application form will be scored according to each of the requirements laid out in the person specification for this role. Please demonstrate in your statement how your experience, skills and knowledge match the criteria that are required for the role.

Please note that CV applications cannot be considered.

Closing Date: 9am Tuesday 23rd May 2023

Interviews will take place on Monday 5th June 2023 and/or Wednesday 7th June 2023.

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.