Premises Manager

Premises Manager - Client Direct - Leading private school - Surrey - up to 52k

One of the leading private schools in Surrey is currently looking to recruit a premises manager to join their busy maintenance team.

The school is set in nearly 60 acres of grounds and has a range of buildings including a Grade II listed manor house, recital hall, theatre and sporting facilities.

Reporting to the Director of Estates and Operations, the Premises Manager will be responsible for the maintenance, management and administration of the school’s services and facilities, whilst focusing on quality of service delivery and ensuring best practice.

Managing a team of four staff, the role will require strong leadership and an ability to prioritise.  

Recognised building maintenance and health and safety qualifications are required, together with a good working knowledge of maintenance issues relating to listed buildings and experience of managing budgets.

The successful incumbent will join a diverse and multifaceted operations team, consisting of Maintenance, Grounds and Commercial departments, with contracted services provided for Catering and Soft Services.

The hours of work are 37.5 per week and flexibility is required to work some evenings and weekends for key events and on-call/call out duties on a rota basis.

Applicants for the role must be able to meet the following criteria:

Trade qualified in either electrical, mechanical or fabric.

Previous experience working in a commercial maintenance environment, ideally education but not essential.

Experience of managing hard and soft services contractors.

Experience of managing small teams on maintenance staff.

Strong health and safety experience - NEBOSH or IOSH preferred.

Understanding of planned and reactive maintenance schedules.

Must be DBS cleared