Cluster Estates Manager

Tapestry Learning Partnership, Nottingham, NG7 7AR

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  12 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  3 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £43,173.00 - £46,475.00 Annually (FTE) Pay Scale POF

Cluster Estates Manager job summary

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in managing and developing a diverse estate spanning 15 schools and academies across the Trust.

Working as part of our central estates team, alongside two other Cluster Estates Managers, you will provide professional estates leadership and support across a defined cluster of schools. Acting as the link between schools and the central estates function, you will work closely with Headteachers, Site Managers and Trust leaders to ensure high standards of compliance, maintenance, health and safety, and facilities management are achieved.

The role offers a varied and rewarding workload, including:

• Supporting schools to maintain safe, compliant and effective learning environments.
• Providing assurance on statutory compliance, estates condition and operational performance.
• Monitoring risks and ensuring effective action planning and resolution.
• Supporting the planning and delivery of maintenance, condition and capital investment programmes.
• Working with school leaders and site teams to improve consistency, standards and value for money across the estate.
• Supporting emergency planning, business continuity and incident management arrangements.

Based across our schools and Trust offices in Nottingham and Ashbourne, this role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact across an ambitious multi-academy trust.

Who we're looking for

We are seeking a highly organised, proactive and collaborative estates professional with experience of managing buildings, facilities and compliance within a complex organisation.

You will have a strong understanding of estates management, statutory compliance and health and safety requirements, together with the ability to build effective relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience of estates, facilities or property management across multiple sites.
• Possess strong knowledge of health and safety, compliance and risk management.
• Be confident in advising, supporting and constructively challenging leaders and operational teams.
• Demonstrate excellent planning, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Have experience of managing contractors and supporting capital or maintenance projects.
• Be able to analyse information, identify risks and drive improvements.
• Be committed to providing excellent service and creating outstanding environments for young people and staff.
• A willingness to travel regularly across Trust sites will be essential.

Why us?

As part of our Trust, you’ll benefit from:

• The opportunity to help shape and develop a newly formed Trust.
• A supportive and collaborative central team.
• High quality professional development opportunities.
• A culture that values wellbeing, work-life balance and continuous improvement.
• Access to a range of employee wellbeing and benefits schemes.
• The opportunity to make a tangible impact on the environments where thousands of children learn every day.

This is an exciting time to join Tapestry Learning Partnership and play a key role in developing and improving our estate for the future.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Tapestry Learning Partnership

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/djanogly-learning-trust

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