Head of Building Maintenance
Private Rural Estate, Bedfordshire | £45,000-£70,000 + Subsidised Estate Accommodation
Are you passionate about historic buildings, beautiful architecture and the challenge of looking after properties that genuinely matter?
This is a rare opportunity to live and work on a prestigious private rural estate in Bedfordshire, taking responsibility for an extraordinary and varied portfolio of historic and modern buildings.
The Estate extends across thousands of acres and includes an impressive collection of properties ranging from timber-framed thatched cottages and Victorian buildings to traditional farm buildings, residential properties, commercial premises and a significant number of listed structures.
This is certainly not a conventional Building Manager position.
You could be dealing with the repair of a listed cottage one day, planning the refurbishment of an Estate property the next, working with specialist craftspeople on traditional materials, or looking at how modern sustainability and low-carbon technology can be sensitively introduced across the Estate.
The opportunity
As Head of Building Maintenance, you will take ownership of the repair, maintenance and long-term care of the Estate's buildings.
You'll have the freedom and responsibility to really get to know the Estate and its properties, identifying what needs attention, planning works properly and making sure these remarkable buildings are looked after for generations to come.
The role combines historic building conservation, building surveying, maintenance, project management and strategic estate management.
You'll oversee planned and reactive maintenance, manage refurbishment and improvement projects, appoint and supervise contractors, diagnose building defects and help shape the Estate's longer-term maintenance programme.
You'll also work closely with the Estate Director, owners, tenants, Estate team, consultants, contractors and specialist trades, so this would really suit someone who enjoys being part of a close-knit community rather than sitting behind a desk all day.
A role for someone who loves buildings
We're looking for someone who gets genuinely excited about historic and traditional buildings.
You'll ideally have strong technical knowledge and understand how older buildings actu...
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