Director of Capital, Estates & Facilities
The Great Schools Trust, Warrington, WA1 4PF22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Negotiable
Closing date
24 April 2026 at 10am
Date listed
1 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Competitive senior package, commensurate with experience
Additional allowances
Competitive senior package, commensurate with experience
Director of Capital, Estates & Facilities job summary
Director of Capital, Estates & Facilities - Lead Strategy. Shape Environments. Deliver Excellence.
Hybrid - Weekly travel across North West academies required | Full-Time, All-Year Round
Salary - Competitive senior package (commensurate with experience) | Start: Negotiable
At Great Schools Trust, we don’t just run schools, we build futures. Our mission is simple but profound: every child, regardless of starting point, deserves the environment to flourish. We believe excellence is not a one-off achievement; it is a daily habit.
Our estate is central to that ambition. It is the foundation on which our pupils learn, our staff teach, and our communities grow. We are seeking a Director of Capital, Estates & Facilities to lead this critical function and help shape the environments where excellence happens.
This opportunity arises as our current Director prepares to retire in July, following a significant contribution to the Trust. We would warmly welcome a successful candidate who is able to start earlier, where possible, to allow for a thoughtful handover and a smooth transition.
About the Role
Reporting to the Chief Operating & Strategic Officer, you will provide strategic leadership for capital, estates, and facilities across all academies. You will translate educational priorities into a clear estates strategy, ensuring safe, compliant, sustainable and inspiring environments.
You will lead a disciplined, data-driven approach to capital planning and asset management, overseeing major projects, long-term investment and estate performance. From legacy buildings to modern new builds, you will turn a diverse estate into high-quality learning environments fit for the future.
This includes leading key priorities such as the Wavertree development, strengthening compliance and safety culture, and embedding sustainability and digital infrastructure into long-term planning.
You will also lead procurement, manage external partners, and build strong relationships with executives, Trustees, Principals and the DfE, ensuring confidence, clarity and value for money in every decision.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the Trust-wide estates strategy, asset management and capital investment programme
- Ensure full statutory compliance across health, safety and premises
- Deliver major capital projects, refurbishments and new builds
- Drive sustainability, decarbonisation and energy efficiency
- Strengthen estate data, reporting and performance systems
- Lead procurement and contract management
- Support Trust growth, expansions and new developments
- Build and lead a high-performing estates and facilities function
Who We’re Looking For
- Significant senior leadership experience across estates, capital and facilities in a multi-site setting
- Proven success in capital planning, asset management and major project delivery
- Strong understanding of compliance, health & safety and risk
- Commercially astute with procurement and contract experience
- Able to translate complex data into clear strategic decisions
- Confident working with executive leaders, boards and external partners
- A credible, values-driven leader who can inspire teams and drive improvement
- Commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and high-quality environments for young people
What We Offer
- A senior leadership role with genuine strategic influence
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Hybrid working and a highly competitive package
- Access to CredimusAI to reduce workload and enhance delivery
- BUPA Employee Assistance Programme and wellbeing support
- A collaborative, family-like culture rooted in ASPIRE values
- Strong opportunities for professional growth and leadership development
Further Information
This advert provides an overview of the role. For full details on responsibilities, strategic priorities and person specification, please refer to the Recruitment Guide.
Meet our Team
We welcome prospective candidates to arrange a visit or informal discussion. To arrange this, please contact h.fenlon@greatschoolstrust.com
How to Apply
Apply via MyNewTerm.
Great Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
All offers of employment are subject to a robust set of pre-employment checks, which may include (as applicable):
Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check
Prohibition from teaching check
Childcare disqualification declaration
Verification of right to work in the UK
Medical fitness to work
Online and social media screening
Receipt of two satisfactory references
Suitability to work with children assessment
Applicants are required to declare any unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands or warnings as outlined 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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Great Schools Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
At Great Schools Trust, we don’t just build schools, we forge futures. We are a high-performing, values-driven multi-academy trust committed to delivering transformational education for over 4,000 students across our academies in the North West of England. Our vision is simple yet bold: to develop a family of Great Schools where every student, regardless of background or starting point, flourishes, is happy, and achieves their full potential.
GST academies combine the rigour and ambition of independent education with the inclusivity and moral purpose of the state sector. Each school in our trust instils our core ASPIRE values; Aspiration, Self-awareness, Professionalism, Integrity, Respect, and Endeavour into everything we do. These are not just words; they’re the foundations of a culture where excellence becomes a habit.
As a National Behaviour Hub and leader in educational technology, we are proud pioneers in innovation and character education. Our King’s Adventure Programme develops young leaders of tomorrow through robust character-building, leadership experiences and a "King’s CV" that evidences every student’s growth journey. From AI-powered learning platforms to industry-leading CPD, we ensure our staff and students thrive in environments that champion curiosity, resilience and progress.
Our track record speaks volumes. From transforming schools in special measures into oversubscribed centres of excellence to closing the Progress 8 gap for disadvantaged students, GST is a beacon of social mobility and community transformation.
We are not just a trust, we are a movement. A movement powered by belief. *Credo-Credimus.* I believe, we believe.
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