Estates Site Manager

Thomas Knyvett College, Ashford, Surrey, TW15 3DU

18 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  17 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  15 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,012.00 - £37,002.00 Annually (FTE) P7

Estates Site Manager job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for an Estates Site Manager to join our growing Estates team, based at Thomas Knyvett College within The Howard Partnership Trust. This position is responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the property and facilities services for the school. Reporting to the Estates Partner you will have proven facilities management experience as well as good computer skills using Microsoft Office; Outlook, Excel and Word. The main purpose of this role is to ensure the school’s premises meets its health, safety, and compliance obligations at all times, ensure that the building(s), property and facilities are available for school’s use and other users, whenever they are needed. In addition, to lead and oversee the maintenance (both reactive & planned) of the school site, ensuring the premises and grounds are safe, secure, clean, and well-maintained every day.

Excellent communication and organisational skills are essential for this role. Ideally you will have had experience in managing people, in addition, previous experience of working within a school environment is desirable but is not essential.

No Agencies please

All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.

The Howard Partnership Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

All applicants must be able to provide evidence of their Right to Work in the UK prior to commencement of employment. As part of our need to comply with UK immigration rules, you will be required to provide Home Office stipulated documentation prior to interview.

As well as verification of identity, we ask all successful candidates to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties, in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE).

SAFEGUARDING AND FURTHER INFORMATION

The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment

Due to the nature of this role, it will be necessary for the appropriate level of criminal record disclosure to be undertaken. In making your application, it is essential you disclose whether you have any pending charges, convictions, bind-overs or cautions and, if so, for which offences. This post will be exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Therefore, applicants are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act, and, in the event of the employment being taken up; any failure to disclose such convictions will result in dismissal or disciplinary action. The fact that a pending charge, conviction, bind-over or caution has been recorded against you will not necessarily debar you from consideration for this appointment.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Howard Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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 Thomas Knyvett College

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 671 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Thomas Knyvett College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thomas-knyvett-college

Thomas Knyvett College is a welcoming, creative and community-based school where through our values of being proud, respectful, open-minded, unified and determined we set high standards which enable our students to develop into confident and responsible members of the global community. We have a real focus on collegiality and staff wellbeing.

Students at Thomas Knyvett College enjoy, and are reflective about, their learning. Teachers develop and explore the passions for their subjects. We offer a broad and rich curriculum which allows our students to thrive whatever their interests, and we also provide a wealth of enrichment opportunities beyond the curriculum. Ours is a school where students are celebrated and supported as individuals to have the very best experiences.

We are proud to ‘Bring out the Best’ in young people of all abilities and aptitudes, and therefore increase their life chances for their future success and fulfilment.

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