Premises Manager

Job Details
Main Areas of Responsibility
Your responsibilities will include:
- All people management aspects of the premises team, including recruitment, performance management and training, and scheduling, prioritising and supervising their work
- Supervising all work completed by outside agencies on the premises and grounds
- Building and refurbishing areas of the academy as required, and maintaining, decorating and repairing the premises within the team’s capabilities, including contributing personally to these activities
- Ensuring academy vehicles are maintained, serviced and cleaned
- Providing technical and craft support to teaching staff within the capability of the team
- Inspecting internal and external fabric of the buildings, initiating reparation of defects and prioritising necessary repairs
- Liaising with relevant staff on all matters of security during the academy day and out of hours
- Overseeing deliveries to the site as appropriate
- Overseeing the production and delivery of a planned programme of maintenance and repair of buildings
- Ensuring that all facilities for teaching and learning are as high quality as possible
- Managing community use and bookings of the premises, ensuring that a caretaking and facilities management service is provided to customers
- Ensuring that sites and building comply with highest levels of security with regard to safeguarding at all times
- Ensuring site and buildings related health and safety systems and processes are of high quality and reporting on these to relevant staff
- Inspecting the condition and quality of premises, taking action to address any issues
- Managing the security and opening/closing of the building, including security systems
Skills
We would like to hear from you if you have:
- Relevant degree or equivalent qualifications/experience
- Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and requirements
- Training in relevant Health and Safety requirements
- Sound training in one or more of plumbing, general and ground maintenance, electrical/building maintenance, heating systems (or sound experience of same)
- Knowledge of the operation of heating, ventilating systems and common causes of malfunctions.
- Knowledge of maintenance and security systems and procedures
- Knowledge of procurement procedures for service level agreements
- Knowledge of supervisory skills
- Understanding of appropriate cleaning methods and standards
- Demonstrable experience of working in an inner city school or educational establishment with children and young people
- Considerable general maintenance experience
- Considerable experience in dealing with external contractors
- Successful experience of managing a team of premises staff
- Experience in obtaining best value for money when managing budgets
- Experience in managing premises budgets
- Experience of managing large building projects
- Experience of successfully managing a variety of events
- Experience in managing service level agreements ensuring good value for money
- The ability for some heavy lifting, with physical fitness appropriate to tasks required
- The ability to deal with emergencies occurring outside normal working hours
Benefits
Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.
In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.
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