Estates Manager

The Cam Academy Trust, Cambourne, CB23 6FR

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  31 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  15 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: £49,282.00 - £52,413.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Scale PO4b Points 38 to 41 (£49,282 - £52,413 per annum FTE).

Estates Manager job summary

ESTATES MANAGER

Salary: NJC Scale PO4b Points 38 to 41 (£49,282 - £52,413 per annum FTE).

Contract: Permanent. 37 hours per week. 52 weeks per year.

Start date: As soon as possible

Place of work: Hybrid working with regular travel between schools (office bases available in South Cambridgeshire and Huntingdon)

South Cam

Are you ready to make a real difference across a thriving family of schools?

We are seeking a committed, agile and highly capable estates manager to join our growing

Multi-Academy Trust of 17 schools across Cambridgeshire. Working under our Head of Estates, this is a pivotal role, leading and managing our estates function to ensure safe, compliant, and inspiring environments that support an excellent education.

You will bring strong technical expertise in estates and building management, alongside the ability to lead, develop, and motivate a team to deliver high-quality, responsive services. With a proactive and solutions-focused approach, you will drive continuous improvement across our sites, ensuring they are maintained efficiently, effectively, and to the highest standards.

We are looking for someone who demonstrates flexibility, resilience, and a genuine commitment to supporting schools. In return, you will have the opportunity to shape and influence estates strategy across the Trust—making a lasting impact on the environments where young people learn and thrive.

We really value people who bring unique perspectives and add new knowledge to our team. We’re committed to inclusion and diversity and welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.

If you are passionate about excellence in estates management and want to contribute meaningfully to education, we would love to hear from you.

For further details on our Trust and schools please visit our website The Cam Academy Trust - A family of schools in Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire, educating young people from 3-18

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 The Cam Academy Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Cam Academy Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cam-academy-trust

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