Head of Estates & Facilities

Sale High School, Sale, Cheshire, M33 3JR

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  22 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 November 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: £45,000.00 Annually (Actual) Salary from £45,000 per annum depending on experience. 37.5 hours per week, full time.

Head of Estates & Facilities job summary

Head of Estates & Facilities

Salary: From £45,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Full Time

Are you an experienced estates and facilities professional looking for an opportunity to make a lasting impact? We are seeking an exceptional Head of Estates & Facilities to lead the strategic and operational management of our school estate, ensuring a safe, compliant, secure and inspiring environment for students, staff and visitors.

Reporting to the Headteacher and working closely with the School Business Manager and Trust Estates Team, you will take overall responsibility for estates management, health and safety, statutory compliance, facilities services and major capital projects, including the school's involvement in the School Rebuilding Programme.

This is a varied and influential leadership role where you will oversee maintenance, cleaning, catering, security, grounds and contractor management, while driving sustainability initiatives, operational excellence and long-term estate development. You will lead compliance across key areas including fire safety, asbestos, legionella, electrical and gas safety, ensuring the school remains fully compliant with all statutory requirements.

The successful candidate will have substantial experience in estates, facilities or property management, ideally within education, public sector or multi-site environments. You will possess strong leadership, financial and project management skills, with the ability to manage budgets, develop strategic estate plans, oversee complex capital projects and build positive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future of our school, leading significant estate improvements while ensuring our facilities continue to support outstanding educational outcomes.

We are looking for someone who has:

• Proven experience in estates, facilities or property management.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation and statutory compliance.
• Experience managing contractors, service providers and facilities contracts.
• The ability to lead major refurbishment, construction or capital projects.
• Excellent leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• A commitment to sustainability, continuous improvement and operational excellence.

Join us and help create an environment where students and staff can thrive both now and in the future.

What we offer: More pay, more time, and more support.

Competitive salary

Enrolment into the local government pension scheme

Health Cash Plan - We offer a health cash plan giving you money towards essential medical treatment.

Guaranteed Personal day - 1 paid personal day each year, to use as you want.

Great training for your career - Excellent ongoing CPD and career development opportunities across the academy and United Learning.

Wellbeing Support - Access to a comprehensive wellbeing programme, providing support with issues from legal and financial to family and housing; access to free counselling; and other wellbeing support.

Sale High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as well as a media check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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 Sale High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1103 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sale High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sale-high-school-sale

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