At a Glance
- Tasks: Oversee the school's infrastructure, ensuring safety and compliance while managing maintenance operations.
- Company: A progressive secondary school in Leicester with a strong focus on student welfare and innovation.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, supportive culture, professional development opportunities, and advanced safety training funding.
- Other info: Join a valued team within a well-established school known for academic excellence.
- Why this job: Lead a vital role in maintaining a modern campus and make a real difference in student safety.
- Qualifications: Experience in facilities management and knowledge of health and safety regulations required.
The predicted salary is between 32000 - 43607 £ per year.
A progressive Secondary School in Leicester is seeking a professional, highly analytical, and exceptionally organised Premises Manager to take operational ownership of the school’s physical infrastructure, security, and safety compliance systems. This is a vital leadership position within the school’s support staff structure, perfectly suited for an experienced estates manager or facilities professional who excels at handling complex asset tracking logs, coordinating specialized contractor networks, and optimizing building efficiency parameters.
The successful candidate will manage the day-to-day maintenance, safety operations, and strategic upgrades of a modern, multi-building campus. Key responsibilities include:
- Leading the internal caretaking and cleaning teams
- Managing the maintenance helpdesk
- Tracking utility consumption metrics
- Executing a rigid planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedule
- Ensuring flawless execution of statutory compliance testing, including fire alarm diagnostics, emergency lighting logs, legionella flushing cycles, and lift safety accreditations
You will serve as the school's principal authority on health and safety (HASAWA framework), writing detailed risk assessments and managing COSHH registers. Absolute professionalism, calm problem-solving capabilities, and crisp communication skills are required, as you will balance reactive maintenance tickets with long-term capital expenditure tracking and strict compliance auditing.
This is an 11 to 18 well-established School in Leicester with a powerful reputation for academic progress, structural innovation, and student welfare. The school features beautifully maintained modern blocks integrated with high-spec technology spaces and sports hubs, serving a vibrant regional community. The estate is meticulously maintained, and the premises team is treated as a highly valued, core pillar of the wider school faculty. Staff benefit from a highly supportive professional culture, visible and approachable senior leadership, an excellent facilities budget, and funded pathways for advanced safety certifications (such as IOSH or NEBOSH training).
Requirements:
- Proven experience in facilities management, estate coordination, or a senior site manager role within an educational or large-scale public sector setting
- Deep working knowledge of current health and safety legislation, COSHH regulations, and statutory building compliance frameworks (IOSH/NEBOSH highly desirable)
- Strong IT and data management capabilities, with confidence utilizing digital facilities dashboards and asset software
- Professional, objective, and proactive approach to team leadership and contractor management
- A background in a specialized trade (plumbing, electrical, carpentry) or building fabric repair is highly advantageous
Premises Manager – Progressive Secondary School In Leicester employer: Marchant Recruitment
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