Head of Estates

NSB Recruitment have an interesting Bristol based opportunity for an experienced Facilities professional to work within the education sector. Your role will be overseeing the efficient and high-quality delivery of Hard FM across the estate, ensuring efficiency, compliance and value for money. Our client has a highly experienced estates/facilities partnership team supporting schools to be the best they can be for their students. They are a progressive workforce with imminent growth and expansion plans, so this will be a busy/multi-site role for someone who wants to challenge themselves and add value to their community. You will be based in North Bristol and will need to be able to travel to sites across the Bristol area (easily commutable from Bristol, Bath, Gloucester and South Wales).

About the Role: Reporting to the Director of Estates and Facilities, you will lead and manage Hard FM across the estate, ensuring exceptional service delivery. With your expertise, you will lead the procurement and contract management for Hard FM suppliers and services and act as a subject matter expert, providing advisory support, including sustainability and emissions efficiency.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and oversee the end-to-end service delivery of minor building and improvement projects within the capital plan.
• Lead the delivery of the trust rolling maintenance plan.
• Manage contracts and suppliers to ensure cost-effectiveness, compliance, and operational efficiency.
• Act as a subject matter expert on sustainability and carbon emissions efficiency.
• Lead the procurement for Hard FM suppliers and services.
• Provide expert advice to senior leadership and stakeholders on Hard FM and future improvements.

Ideally You Will Have the Following:

• Proven experience in Hard FM leadership within a multi-site environment.
• Strong contract management and procurement expertise.
• Significant experience of managing estates projects and programmes across a multi-site environment.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• A strategic thinker who can drive efficiencies and improvements across multiple sites.

Rewards & Benefits:

A leadership role where you can make a tangible impact on the quality and efficiency of Hard FM services & the opportunity to work collaboratively across two educational Trusts, shaping best practices in the sector. A competitive salary up to £65,000 (doe), Local Government pension with up to 19% Employer contributions, up to 30% discount with Microsoft & Dell, discounted gym membership, Life Assurance – 3 x Death in Service, Cycle to work scheme & a dedicated counselling service.

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