Estates and Facilities Manager

Join Our Team as an Estates and Facilities Manager  

Designed around the principles of inspiration, visual communication and inclusivity, our award winning campus places the Academy at the cutting-edge of Deaf education in Europe. The Deaf Academy has a prominent position in Exmouth and plays an important role in preparing our students for a happy, healthy and fulfilling future whilst enabling students to get involved and socialise in the community. The inspiring buildings underpin our objectives to build confidence in our students, show them their value in the world and help them to believe they can achieve anything they want to do.  

As the Estates and Facilities Manager, you will lead the estates, catering and cleaning teams, fostering a collaborative and supportive environment across our three sites. In addition to our main Academy (incorporating a school, college and residential service) we have a Children's Home and a Post-19 Adult Residential and Learning Centre. You will oversee the management and development of the sites, facilities and premises, with a focus on enhancing sustainability. Additionally, you will manage the risk assessments process and serve as the Academy Health and Safety Officer, ensuring quality assurance, monitoring and recording in these areas.  

This role will be based on site and may require occasional out of hours support so would need to be within a reasonable commuting distance. There is the possibility of working one day a week from home. 

Key Responsibilities:   

•   With overall responsibility for estates and facilities, you will ensure compliance with standards, inspections and servicing to support a high quality and safe environment for our students, staff and visitors.  
• Prepare and manage the Premises and Maintenance plan and create an Estates Development Plan 
• Project manage maintenance and development works including contractor management.  
• Compile annual maintenance and capital budgets and ensure effective procurement and monitoring financial performance.  
• As Health and Safety Officer, you will undertake the role of ensuring and reporting on compliance and management of risk assessments.  
• You will ensure that statutory regulations for workplace fire safety are monitored and maintained, including completing regular fire drills.  
• Your role will importantly focus on site security including access controls and alarm systems, ensuring effective safeguarding arrangements for students.  
• You will oversee and manage the effective operation of catering and cleaning services.  
• Manage external lettings of facilities and identify and grow new income opportunities.  

Why Join Us?  

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity, particularly as the charity approaches its 200th anniversary next year. Our Exmouth campus is fundamental to celebrating Deaf culture and history and creating a lasting bicentenary legacy. This is a unique place, with unique staff and students. This role, along with the dedicated team behind it, is crucial to ensuring that our facilities and premises reflect the excellence and inclusion that define our Academy.  

• Sponsorship to achieve qualifications in British Sign Language  
• Opportunities for professional growth and development  
• Group Personal Pension including 8% employer contribution  
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay  
• Life Assurance  
• Free onsite parking  
• Cycle to work scheme  
• Subsidised lunches  
• Long-term career development within a forward thinking and innovative organisation