Estates Campus Manager - Rotherham

Estates Campus Manager (Environment and Sustainability Lead) - RC

Hours: Full time (37 hours each week, all year round)

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £39,372 a year + benefits

Location: Rotherham College, Rotherham (working across all of the RNN Group campuses as/when required)

Closing date: 05/05/2026

Are you a forward-thinking leader with the vision to transform physical environments? Do you want to leave a lasting, green legacy?

About the Role

We are looking for a Campus Estates Manager for our Rotherham College campus who is as passionate about the planet as they are about facilities management. This role combines high-level site leadership with the opportunity to drive the entire Group’s journey toward Net Zero. This is a dual-impact leadership position. While you will be responsible for the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and look of the Rotherham College campus, you will also serve as the Group-wide Lead for Environment and Sustainability. You will be the architect of our decarbonisation plans, ensuring our facilities are not only functional but future-proof.

Key Responsibilities

• Group Environment & Sustainability Leadership

• Net Zero Strategy: Lead the development and delivery of the Group’s decarbonisation plan, aligning with the DfE’s Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy.
• Resource Management: Oversee waste management contracts across all campuses, aiming for maximum landfill diversion and implementing ISO 14001-aligned recycling streams.
• Sustainability Reporting: Manage environmental data collection to provide accurate insights into utility consumption and carbon impact for statutory reporting.
• Innovation: Research and experiment with new technologies and initiatives to improve the environmental performance of our buildings.

• Direct line management of the Rotherham Estates team, overseeing recruitment, performance, and training needs.
• Maintenance & Capital Works: Develop and implement programmes for repair, replacement, and planned maintenance of campus assets and buildings.
• Compliance & Safety: Maintain the Group Compliance Register, ensuring all statutory testing, COSHH regulations, and hazardous waste protocols are strictly followed.
• Budgetary Control: Prepare and manage campus budgets, ensuring value for money through competitive quoting and efficient stock management.

• Emergency Readiness: Manage emergency procedures, including lockdown testing and Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs).
• Project Management: Oversee external contractors, ensuring all works meet Health & Safety, safeguarding, and quality standards.
• Strategic Alignment: Work closely with the Health & Safety and Security Managers to provide a cohesive, safe, and efficient Estates’ function.

You will have the unique opportunity to manage a large educational campus while acting as the lead for the Group’s most vital long-term goal: sustainability. If you are a forward-thinking estates professional who wants to influence the "look and feel" of a campus while making a global impact, we want to hear from you.

You will…

• Have previous experience working within an estates/facilities management environment within the education sector.
• Have managed a large and diverse team and have developed, implemented and maintained policies and procedures within this provision.
• Be able to undertake audits, inspections, ensuring the site remains safe and fit for purpose for learning and working.
• Have experience with sustainability and environmental awareness including establishment of service level agreements in liaison with external and internal stakeholders.
• Hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths, a facilities management qualification and a good working knowledge of the use of a range of online systems such as Microsoft Windows (and Office 365 applications), and internal systems and databases.
• An Environment & Sustainability qualification is essential but we will support you to obtain this if needed.

We understand that no candidate will perfectly match every qualification or criterion listed. If your experience differs from what we've outlined but you believe you can contribute to this role, we encourage you to apply!

Department Info

You will report directly to the Director of Estates, Security and Health & Safety, working closely with the Estates management team and colleagues across the department. You will line manage, being responsible for the day-to-day supervision, performance management, recruitment and wellbeing of the estates team at the designated campus including Caretakers and Cleaning Supervisors/Cleaners.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for RNN Group, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.