Director of Estates & Facilities
The People's Learning Trust, Liverpool, L4 4EL31 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
17 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
15 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Administration, HR, data and finance
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £54,916.00 - £60,640.00 Annually (Actual) Pay Award Pending
Director of Estates & Facilities job summary
As Director of Estates & Facilities, you will be responsible for the full estates lifecycle - capital project delivery, premises compliance, facilities management, and strategic infrastructure planning. You will lead and coordinate health and safety across the Trust, manage our building projects and contractor relationships, and act as our key estates expert and advisor.
You will also shape our environmental sustainability strategy and oversee compliance in areas such as fire safety, statutory testing, and building condition. Working closely with the CFOO, Headteachers, and site teams, you will play a critical role in the safe and effective operation of all school sites.
This post is vital to the delivery of the Trust’s strategic vision and our core values of Inclusivity, Collaboration, Respect, Trust and Community.
Key Responsibilities:- Lead the strategic and operational delivery of the Trust’s Estates & Facilities Strategy.
- Ensure all academies are compliant with statutory health and safety, fire safety, and premises regulations.
- Lead all Trust capital and maintenance projects, including CIF bids and long-term condition plans.
- Oversee health & safety risk management and reporting across all Trust sites.
- Support and guide academy-based premises teams, building their capacity and consistency.
- Act as the Trust’s lead for policy development on estates, risk, security, and emergency response.
- Develop sustainability and energy efficiency programmes across the estate.
- Ensure robust contract and contractor management across facilities-related functions.
- Report regularly to the Executive Team, Estates Working Group, and Board Committees.
We are looking for a strategic estates professional who is:
- Experienced in managing multi-site facilities or capital projects in education or public sector settings.
- Knowledgeable in statutory compliance including H&S legislation, fire safety, and building regulations.
- A confident leader with the ability to influence, challenge and collaborate with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Skilled in risk assessment, contract management, and project planning.
- Committed to health and safety, environmental responsibility, and operational excellence.
- Capable of using estates systems and tools (e.g. Every) to drive data-led decision making.
- Flexible, proactive, and committed to delivering for the communities we serve.
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of a growing Trust’s infrastructure and play a key role in creating safe, modern, and inspiring spaces for young people to thrive.
Closing Date for Applications: Tuesday 17th June 2025.
HOW TO APPLY:
To apply for this vacancy, please click the Apply button and complete your online profile via MyNewTerm. As part of your application, you will be asked to submit a personal statement outlining how your skills and experience meet the requirements of the role. Both your profile information and personal statement will be submitted directly to us.
MyNewTerm provides a quick and user-friendly online application process. Your profile stores all the statutory information required by Trusts / schools, which you can update at any time from any device. When you apply, MyNewTerm uses your profile to create a tailored application for this specific vacancy.
Once submitted, your application will be sent directly to The People’s Learning Trust for review.
📩 To find out more about this opportunity, please contact our Chief Finance & Operating Officer at CFOO@TPLTrust.co.uk or telephone 07966 299035.
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 are not accepted.
About The People's Learning Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
At The People’s Learning Trust, we are confident that every student can achieve their greatest ambitions. Our academies play a crucial role in shaping their life prospects, and we believe in fostering leadership and autonomy to prepare our learners for the future.
Our commitment to inclusivity, collaboration, and excellence ensures that all children receive the support they need to thrive academically and personally.
How we will help children achieve:
We aim to ensure the highest standard of teaching across our Trust.
Our strategies include:
increasing the number of academies rated outstanding by Ofsted;
providing robust support and challenge to schools for rapid improvement;
diminishing attainment gaps between student groups to achieve whole school success.
Our trauma-informed, attachment-aware approach supports all students, including those in referral units who may have felt isolated in the past. We develop curricula that go beyond content, focusing on foundational literacies, character qualities, and competencies.
Our commitment to excellence:
The People’s Learning Trust ethos is “That will do, won’t do. For us, it is the best or nothing,” aligning with the mission of Everton Football Club, “Nil Satis Nisi Optimum”. Our dedication to safeguarding, inclusivity, and the highest expectations drives our determination to cultivate success for our young people.
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