Head of Estates and Health & Safety
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust, Liverpool, L3 1BYThis job expired on 12 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
12 May 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
- Other support role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- Competitive, aligned with experience to attract the best candidates
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a highly experienced, forward-thinking leader who can blend strategic oversight with operational expertise.
You will have:
- Significant experience in estates and facilities management, ideally across multiple sites.
- A strong understanding of health & safety, compliance, and capital project delivery.
- A NEBOSH qualification (or equivalent) and deep knowledge of regulatory frameworks.
- Confidence in managing budgets, procurement, suppliers, and capital allocations.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to work with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience leading estates within education, MATs, NHS, universities, or similar sectors.
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for travel across schools.
What the school offers its staff
Why Join SJCMAT?
- Strategic Leadership– Report directly to the CFOO and be part of the central executive team shaping Trust-wide operations.
- Exciting Growth Plans– Join a Trust that is expanding and evolving, offering career progression and project leadership opportunities.
- Transformational Impact– Lead major capital investments, drive sustainability, and establish a sector-leading estates and H&S function.
- Collaborative Environment– Work closely with academy-level business leaders, site teams, and senior leaders across the Trust.
- Stunning Location– Be based at the iconic Port of Liverpool Building, with regular school visits across the region.
- Strong Employee Offer– Access to CPD, wellbeing programmes, flexible working, and a Trust benefits package.
Further information about the job
Be Part of Something Bigger – Shape the Future of Our School Environments
Are you an experienced estates leader looking for a high-impact, strategic role within a growing and values-driven Multi-Academy Trust? Are you passionate about creating safe, sustainable, and future-ready learning environments?
At St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust (SJCMAT), we are on an exciting journey of growth and transformation. With 10 schools (and more joining us), our mission is to provide outstanding Catholic education for every child. As we expand, our need for strong, strategic leadership in estates and health & safety has never been greater.
We are now recruiting for a Head of Estates and Health & Safety—a key role in our Central Team. You’ll work alongside our Chief Financial and Operating Officer (CFOO) and other central leaders to shape, deliver and evolve a Trust-wide estates strategy that supports our ambitions, safeguards our sites, and ensures all schools benefit from high-quality, efficient, and compliant environments.
This role is based at the Trust’s central office in the Port of Liverpool Building, but we offer flexibility to work remotely. The role also requires travel to the schools, when needed. We are keen to understand how this role could work for you and are open to consider flexible working options.
Why Join SJCMAT?
- Strategic Leadership– Report directly to the CFOO and be part of the central executive team shaping Trust-wide operations.
- Exciting Growth Plans– Join a Trust that is expanding and evolving, offering career progression and project leadership opportunities.
- Transformational Impact– Lead major capital investments, drive sustainability, and establish a sector-leading estates and H&S function.
- Collaborative Environment– Work closely with academy-level business leaders, site teams, and senior leaders across the Trust.
- Stunning Location– Be based at the iconic Port of Liverpool Building, with regular school visits across the region.
- Strong Employee Offer– Access to CPD, wellbeing programmes, flexible working, and a Trust benefits package.
Your Role – A Strategic Estates & H&S Leader
As Head of Estates and Health & Safety, you will:
- Be the lead professional for estates and health & safety across all SJCMAT schools.
- Shape and deliver a strategic estates and compliance plan to support the Trust’s current operations and future growth.
- Lead on the management and deployment of capital funding (including £1m+ annual School Condition Allocation).
- Oversee large-scale projects including refurbishments, new builds, and sustainability schemes.
- Work in partnership with our outsourced estates provider to ensure efficient, cost-effective delivery of projects.
- Develop a centralised estates team, leading site staff across schools and driving consistent standards.
- Deliver gold-standard compliance and health & safety management using tools such as the Every Compliance system.
- Lead on environmental initiatives and carbon reduction, supporting our ambition to be Carbon Zero by 2030.
- Oversee estates procurement, supplier management, risk, insurance, and business continuity across all sites.
- Provide training to academy-level business leaders, site teams, and Trustees to embed a culture of safety, professionalism, and continuous improvement.
Who We’re Looking For
We are looking for a highly experienced, forward-thinking leader who can blend strategic oversight with operational expertise.
You will have:
- Significant experience in estates and facilities management, ideally across multiple sites.
- A strong understanding of health & safety, compliance, and capital project delivery.
- A NEBOSH qualification (or equivalent) and deep knowledge of regulatory frameworks.
- Confidence in managing budgets, procurement, suppliers, and capital allocations.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to work with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Experience leading estates within education, MATs, NHS, universities, or similar sectors.
- A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle for travel across schools.
What We Offer
- Competitive Salary– Commensurate with experience and impact.
- Career Development– Join a role that will grow alongside the Trust.
- Professional Environment– Work from a landmark central HQ with flexible and collaborative working culture.
- CPD Opportunities– We invest in leadership development and progression.
- Wellbeing & Benefits– Access to EAP, staff perks, and wellbeing services.
- Make a Difference– Directly shape the quality and safety of learning environments for thousands of children.
How to Apply
St Joseph Catholic MAT is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We are a Catholic MAT and require candidates to support our Mission and values with ‘Christ at the Centre’, however, candidates do not need to be a practising Catholic.
Please complete the application form provided below. The supporting statement in your application should be no longer than 2 sides of A4 with a minimum font of Arial 11. It should address the precise selection criteria detailed in the person specification and should reinforce this by giving examples to support your candidacy. Please note that covering letters and other extraneous material will not be accepted as part of the application.
Your application should be returned by email in word format to recruitment@sjcmat.co.uk
For an informal discussion regarding the position, please contact Khalil Mohammed, CFOO by calling 0151 272 0173 or emailing recruitment@sjcmat.co.uk
Deadline:Monday, 12 May 2025 at 9am
Important Documents:
- Application Form
- Job Description and Person Specification
- Trust Candidate Pack
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we will carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.
Commitment to safeguarding
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we will carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.
About St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- recruitment@sjcmat.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0151 272 0173
St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust (SJCMAT) is a growing family of Catholic schools serving communities across the North West, united by a shared mission to provide the highest quality Catholic education for every child. Inspired by Gospel values and the teachings of the Catholic Church, we are committed to ensuring that every young person flourishes academically, spiritually and personally.
As a Trust, we believe that every child deserves access to an ambitious curriculum, exceptional teaching and enriching opportunities that enable them to achieve their full potential, regardless of their starting point or background. Our schools are committed to high standards, strong outcomes and a culture of continual improvement, ensuring that children are equipped with the knowledge, skills and character needed to succeed in modern Britain and contribute positively to society.
SJCMAT is entering an exciting period of sustainable growth, with an expanding family of primary and secondary schools across the Liverpool City Region and beyond. Working in close partnership with the Archdiocese of Liverpool, we are building a collaborative network of schools where expertise, resources and best practice are shared for the benefit of all pupils and communities.
Our Trust is committed to investing in people. We provide high-quality professional development, leadership pathways and career progression opportunities for colleagues at every stage of their careers. Through initiatives such as our Teacher Training Hub and wider workforce development programmes, we are helping to develop the next generation of outstanding teachers, leaders and support professionals.
We are creating a Trust where children thrive, staff are supported to excel, and schools work together to deliver transformational outcomes. As we continue to grow, our ambition remains clear: to become one of the leading Catholic Multi Academy Trusts in the country, providing exceptional education and life-changing opportunities for every child we serve.
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