Facilities Manager
Stamford Welland Academy, Stamford, Lincolnshire, PE9 1HE23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April 2026
Closing date
27 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 March 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
- £35,412.00 - £39,152.00 Annually (Actual)
Facilities Manager job summary
Facilities Manager
Location: Stamford Welland Academy
Contract: Full time, 37 hours per week
Salary: £35,412 - £39,152
Weeks per year: 52
Annual Leave: 25 days plus public holidays
Working Pattern: Some shift work and occasional weekend work required
About the Role
Stamford Welland Academy is seeking a dedicated, proactive, and highly organised Facilities Manager to join our team. This is a key role in ensuring our school provides a safe, welcoming, and high‑quality environment for students, staff, and visitors.
As Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for the effective management, maintenance, and development of the school site and buildings. You will ensure that the academy remains safe, secure, compliant, and operational at all times, while leading a small site team and coordinating external contractors & community lettings & events.
This is a very exciting time to be joining Stamford Welland Academy with a proposed 3G facility being installed this year and supporting the Headteacher with increasing student facilities & buildings.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the maintenance, care, and security of the school buildings and grounds
- Coordinate and supervise contractors and site staff
- Carry out routine maintenance, minor repairs, and caretaking duties
- Ensure the site is compliant with all relevant health and safety requirements
- Monitor and manage site-related budgets and stock
- Support school events, occasionally including evenings or weekends
- Implement and maintain appropriate site procedures and schedules
- Respond to out-of-hours callouts when required
- Oversee the lettings of the school and school system
- Support long‑term site development and improvement projects.
About You
We are looking for someone who is:
- Highly organised with strong problem‑solving skills.
- Experienced in facilities, estates, or site management (preferably within an educational or public sector setting).
Knowledgeable about health and safety regulations, statutory compliance, and risk management.
Practical, hands‑on, and confident supervising maintenance tasks.
Able to lead a team and build positive relationships with staff, students, and contractors.
Calm, reliable, and able to prioritise in a busy environment.
What We Offer
- 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
- A supportive school community
- Opportunities for professional development
- A varied and rewarding role with real impact
- Pension Scheme
- Staff car parking
- VivUp Benefits
- Access to Trust-wide training, resources and networks
Closing Date: Friday 27th March 2026, NOON but we may close the application process early if we receive sufficient applicants
Interview Date: W/C Monday 30th March 2026
We warmly welcome visits to the school. If you would like to arrange a tour or speak to a member of the reception team, please contact us on 01780 761000.
Meridian Trust reserves the right to close the applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced. Applications will be reviewed as received so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Stamford Welland Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 597 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Stamford Welland Academy website
Stamford Welland Academy joined the Meridian family of schools in 2014. In September 2021 we were inspected by Ofsted and judged to be ‘Good’ overall where ‘Leaders have high ambitions for what pupils can achieve’.
Stamford has train lines that service Peterborough, Leicester & Cambridge.
We are an ever-expanding secondary school with admissions increasing in every year group each year. The confidence that the community has in our excellent pastoral care and quality of teaching means that we are growing at a rapid rate within the Stamford community.
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