Estates Manager
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0JE11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
23 February 2026 at 9am
Date listed
9 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Term time plus 4 weeks, 29.5 hours per week (4 days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,852
Actual salary
- £21,342.60
Pay scale
- KSE
What skills and experience we're looking for
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to formulating the school’s estates management strategy by evaluating site and usage options and proposing creative and innovative suggestions for improvement.
- Implement the estates strategy via physical development plans, directing activities of staff, consultants and contractors, and managing progress with regard to time, quality and cost.
- Assist in the design and build of new projects, from minor repair works to major capital projects, including appropriate tendering processes.
- Line Manager – Premises Assistants, Minibus Driver and cleaning team.
- Build strong and positive working relationships with school staff to maximise the potential of the estate.
- Ensure all activities and works comply with safeguarding and health and safety requirements, including risk assessments and contractor safety checks.
- To manage the school’s lettings in liaison with the finance office.
- To liaise with key stakeholders, i.e. Catering Manager, Senior Science/Art and DT technicians to ensure annual maintenance/inspections are undertaken and recorded.
Maintenance of grounds and buildings:
- Ensure the fabric, fixtures and fittings of the estate are maintained to a high standard and meet the school’s current and future needs.
- Oversee daily and short-term emergency maintenance tasks alongside a costed and prioritised maintenance programme (short, medium and long-term).
- Prepare annual, costed plans for repairs and upgrades, and manage all works within budget.
Provision of Utilities and Estate Services
- Ensure all utilities provision (water, gas, electricity) are effectively managed and usage minimises wastage.
- Oversee maintenance of boilers, lifts, air-conditioning, ventilation and other mechanical equipment.
- Provide training, supervision and development for the premises team.
- Ensure all premises staff and contractors comply with school safeguarding rules and procedures.
- To assist with the development of appropriate disaster and continuity plans/risk registers as appropriate to the school estate.
Health and Safety, Fire Safety and Security
- Act as the school’s Health & Safety Coordinator, including overall responsibility for all relevant Health & Safety Policies.
- Take responsibility for fire safety and security of the estate, working with senior management to ensure compliance with all relevant regulations.
- Act as a key holder and ensure all key holders understand their responsibilities.
- Ensure fire systems and prevention equipment are properly installed, maintained and regularly tested.
- Conduct and review Fire Risk Assessments and all relevant policies and procedures, maintaining positive relationships with the local Fire Service.
- Ensure school site is secure at all times and school facilities are protected by appropriate intruder alarms and CCTV, with regular testing and maintenance.
- Provide relevant training to staff on fire safety, security and health and safety including asbestos management.
- Ensure risk assessments for all school buildings, grounds and activities (excluding trips) are produced and reviewed in line with Health and Safety Policy, including liaison with relevant technician/teaching staff.
- Ensure all electrical installations are compliant and periodic testing is completed to schedule (PAT testing).
- Maintain the Asbestos Management Plan ensuring full compliance.
- To provide strategic lead to ensure compliance with all water safety regulations across the school’s estate.
- To ensure accident forms are completed and properly recorded so that appropriate action is taken as and when required.
Operational Matters
- To ensure the effective deployment of the premises team to provide the cover needed for the setup and running, cleaning and security requirements for all day to day operational; school and external lettings events and activities.
- To line manage the school minibus driver and to ensure all health and safety requirements are met re school minibuses.
- To ensure the effective deployment of the premises team to maintain the school minibus fleet and provide drivers as and when required including the daily school runs.
- To liaise with the Catering Manager and the Finance Manager in ensuring the catering facilities and equipment are maintained.
What the school offers its staff
On site parking
Further information about the job
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1430 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend website
- Email address
- mcbridej@mgsg.kent.sch.uk
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend is a selective girls’ school with boys in the sixth form which is situated in the town of Gravesend, with easy access to the A2 and M25 and a direct rail link to Charing Cross. In February 2012 we converted to Academy Status and the school celebrated its Centenary throughout 2014/15.
The school occupies two sites. One houses the original 1926 building with its distinctive quadrangle and bell tower, surrounded by its playing fields. New Science, Technology and Dining facilities opened across 2020-2021. Our second site has specially designed facilities for Technology, Sports and Drama which opened in 1995. There is IT provision on both sites and a new teaching block opened in 2021 which houses our new library, Music, multi-purpose activity studio, additional classrooms and specialist IT rooms.
The school is an 11-18 grammar school. Entry at age 11 is via the Kent 11 plus selection procedure comprising nationally standardised Verbal, Non-Verbal and Mathematics tests. The procedure allows admission of the top 25% of the ability range. An optional additional opportunity to assess eligibility for admission is available through the Mayfield testing procedure.
We are an outward looking school determined to provide the highest quality education by capitalising on opportunities available to the school. We work as a team where the contributions of all the staff are equally valued. We place major importance on providing new staff with an effective induction into the school and all staff are constantly seeking to improve their professional practice through external and internal training. Governors, parents and the community are extremely supportive of the work of the school.
The Senior Team consists of the Headteacher, a Deputy Headteacher, Senior Assistant Headteacher and six Assistant Headteachers. Curriculum Leaders lead their subject teams to ensure a high-quality teaching and learning experience for all our pupils. Pastoral care is led by an experienced team of Learning Leaders who work with Form Tutors and are supported by Pastoral Support Managers, Key Stage Co-ordinators (AHTs) and the Senior Assistant Headteacher. A House System was introduced in September 2014. Merit points are given to students during the year and the Aster Trophy is awarded to the House with the most points overall at the end of the academic year.
The curriculum follows the National Curriculum guidelines and students have the opportunity to gain ten GCSEs at the end of Year 11.
There are circa 1430 students on roll, 380 of whom are in the Sixth Form.
The school PAN is 210 for year 7 entry.
Extra-curricular activities include a full sporting programme, choirs, orchestras and other club activities. A large number of students participate in the Mayfield Challenge (Lower School) and the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme (Upper School and Sixth Form). There are Conferences, the Graduation Ball and many other opportunities for students to participate in events outside their classroom studies. The school enjoys strong links with the local business community and runs a full Careers (CEIAG) programme. The school runs an extensive programme of trips and visits both locally, nationally and internationally for all year groups.
Mayfield Grammar School is a happy community where we foster excellent relationships between staff and students.
This is a non-smoking school.
Anyone interested in the school is welcome to visit our website at www.mgsg.co.uk
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