Trust Estates Manager

South West Essex Community Education Trust is seeking an experienced and proactive Trust Estates Manager to provide strategic leadership across the Trust's estate. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring our schools provide safe, compliant, sustainable and inspiring environments in which pupils and staff can thrive.

The successful candidate will oversee all aspects of estates management, including buildings, grounds, health and safety, contract management and major capital projects. They will lead the delivery of the Trust's Estate Strategy, Asset Management Plan and Sustainability Strategy while ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.

Working closely with school leaders and the wider estates team, the postholder will provide expert advice and guidance, manage estate-related risks, and drive continuous improvement across the Trust's portfolio, ensuring value for money and supporting our educational vision.

Why SWECET?

At South West Essex Community Education Trust, we are passionate about providing the best start in life for our pupils. We are united in the belief that every young person needs and deserves an education that will maximise their future life chances.

We place our pupils’ needs at the heart of everything we do and support our colleagues in delivering high-quality education. Our vision is to establish a national reputation for the quality of education we provide.  

Our academies are united by the things that make us both similar and unique - the DNA that ties us all together. The SWECET DNA is made up of the following components: Developing our people, nurturing our differences, and Aspiring for excellence.

 We believe that our colleagues are our most precious resource to provide high-quality learning experiences for all our pupils. Our colleagues work hard to support teams in their own schools and across the Trust and in return, the SWECET Wellbeing Charter sets out our actions to support our colleagues.  

 If you have the experience, knowledge and enthusiasm to make a real difference across our Trust, we would love to hear from you. Visits from prospective candidates are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit, please email [email removed]

If interested in this vacancy please submit your application for the position as soon as possible, as we may close the advertisement early.