Director of Estates

Archway Learning Trust, Nottingham, NG8 5GY

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: From £79,414 - £86,589 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is a rare opportunity to shape the infrastructure of a large and ambitious Trust and ensure that our estate actively enables high-quality teaching, learning, and pupil experience.As our senior professional lead for estates, you willbe responsible fordelivering a coherent, forward-looking strategy that ensures our environments are safe, compliant, sustainable, and aligned with our educational priorities and future growth.

About the role

This is a strategically significant post at the heart of our organisation. Reporting directly to the Executive Team, you will lead all aspects of estates strategy, capital planning, compliance, and operational delivery across a diverse and growing estate.

You will:

• Develop and implement a Trust-wide estates strategy aligned to our long-term ambitions and growth plans

• Lead a high-performing estates function, driving service quality, consistency, and system-wide improvement

• Ensure robust health and safety compliance and provide assurance to the Executive and Trustees

• Oversee capital programmes and major projects, ensuring disciplined planning, prioritisation, and delivery

• Lead the Trust’s approach to sustainability, embedding environmental responsibility and long-term resilience

This role extends beyond operational delivery. It requires a leader who can balance strategic coherence with local responsiveness-working closely with school leaders to ensure estates services are practical, efficient, and valued, whilemaintainingstrong central oversight of risk, compliance, and investment.

Who we are looking for

We areseekingan experienced and credible leader who canoperateeffectively at scale and across complexity. You will bring:

• A strongtrack recordof strategic estates leadership in a complex organisation

• Deepexpertisein compliance, health and safety, and risk management

• Experience of capital planning, asset management, and major project delivery

• The ability to lead and develop high-performing teams and services

• A clear commitment to sustainability and long-term estate resilience

Above all, youwill be both strategically astute and operationally credible-able to see thewhole systemwhile ensuring rigorous attention to detail.

Why join Archway Learning Trust?

At Archway, we are ambitious for our schools and communities. Our estate is central to that ambition. This is an opportunity to lead at scale, influence strategic direction, and make a lasting impact on the environments in which thousands of pupils learn and thrive.

What the school offers its staff

• Archway benefits to include shopping discounts and competitions
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme offering counselling and advice
• Access to Generous Local Government pension contributions and additional benefits
• Access to discounted travel schemes
• Cycle to work scheme
• Comprehensive training and support
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• Eye care voucher scheme
• Free flu vaccine
• Access to e-learning and development

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.

Skilled Worker visas can 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

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Archway Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Email address: hr@archwaytrust.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/archway-learning-trust

Arranging a visit to Archway Learning Trust

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@archwaytrust.co.uk.

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