Trust Estates & Facilities Manager

The role of Trust Estates & Facilities Manager (EFM) is a crucial strategic appointment, supporting HEARTS to provide and enhance the already excellent opportunities and learning for our pupils.

As the Trust Estates & Facilities Manager, you will play a vital role in shaping the environment across all of our settings, ensuring our pupils, families, colleagues and wider communities continue to thrive.

HEARTS Academy Trust is an innovative employer. You will be joining a highly supportive and ambitious organisation, working alongside over 200 like-minded professionals, including an executive team comprised of the CEO, CFO, Director of Education, Deputy Director, Executive Lead for SEND & Safeguarding and an Executive Headteacher & Deputy CEO. There are also seven Heads of School/provision, with complimentary teaching staff, business and support staff including an experienced Trust Business Manager, catering and caretaking teams. The Local Advisory Boards (LABs) and Trustees oversee, lead and support our work with their expertise, time and experience.

Your expertise and experience in managing our estates and facilities will ensure that our pupils have safe, inspiring and welcoming spaces to learn, grow and explore.

The successful candidate will firmly believe in, and uphold, our HEARTS values.

Person Specification

As Trust Estates & Facilities Manager, you will be the strategic lead managing our physical assets, ensuring effectiveness, compliance and long-term sustainability for the benefit of the Trust.

You will work strategically as a member of the central team, reporting directly to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and liaising closely with all Trust schools via Heads of School and individual, school-based site-supervisors.

You will also work closely with the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) as well as other members of the Trust’s executive team including the Deputy CEO and Executive Heads.

The Trust Estates & Facilities Manager will be expected to have a strong, working knowledge of schools, particularly primary schools, and be able to scan horizons. The successful candidate will have a keen overview of legislation, policies and procedures that affect health & safety and compliance in schools.

Please see attached the person and job specification related to this role.

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