Head of Estates & Sustainability

Anthem Schools Trust, London, SW1W 0DH

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  19 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £63,472.00 - £68,051.00 Annually (Actual) Scale Points 50 - 53

Head of Estates & Sustainability job summary

Head of Estates & Sustainability
Full time | £63,472-£68,051 | Anthem Schools Trust

Home-based with requirement to travel across Trust schools (East Midlands, Thames Valley and London) and attend Head Office in London as required
Shape the Future of Estates & Sustainability at Anthem Schools Trust

Are you a strategic estates leader ready to transform learning environments across a national multi-academy trust?

Anthem is seeking an ambitious, forward-thinking and values-driven Head of Estates & Sustainability to lead our estates function, drive sustainability and ensure our schools operate from safe, compliant and inspiring environments.

This is not just an estates role.

This is a unique opportunity to influence how our buildings, infrastructure and sustainability strategy support exceptional education for more than 7,000 pupils and hundreds of staff.

What This Role is Really About

This is not a maintenance role, this is a lead it, transform it, future-proof it role.

You will:

• Lead a Trust-wide Estates & Sustainability Strategy, delivering a clear 5-year roadmap aligned to educational priorities

• Drive delivery of a 10-year capital, maintenance and decarbonisation plan, ensuring value for money and long-term sustainability

• Act as the Trust’s Sustainability Lead, embedding environmental responsibility and delivering our Climate Action Plan

• Ensure robust statutory compliance across all schools, including health & safety, fire, asbestos, water hygiene and building safety

• Oversee capital programmes and major projects, ensuring strong governance, stakeholder engagement and high-quality delivery

• Develop a data-driven estates function, including dashboards, KPIs and performance reporting

• Lead procurement and contract management, securing high-quality services and measurable outcomes

• Build strong relationships with headteachers and senior leaders, providing trusted advice and clear communication

• Lead and develop the estates function, fostering a culture of professionalism, accountability and continuous improvement

Your leadership will directly shape the environments where pupils learn and staff thrive.
About You

You are an experienced estates leader with the vision, credibility and expertise to deliver safe, sustainable and high-performing school environments at scale.

You will bring:

• Significant senior leadership experience across multi-site or complex estates environments

• Strong expertise in statutory compliance, health & safety and risk management

• A proven track record of delivering capital projects, estates strategies and long-term investment plans

• Experience managing contracts, suppliers and procurement to deliver value and performance

• The ability to use data and insight to prioritise investment, manage risk and improve outcomes

• Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Experience or strong interest in sustainability, decarbonisation and carbon reduction strategies

• A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with the ability to manage competing priorities effectively

• A leadership style that builds capability, develops teams and drives high standards across diverse locations

• A commitment to creating safe, inclusive and sustainable learning environments

If you are motivated by delivering meaningful change, improving environments and leading sustainability at scale, this role offers real impact and challenge.

Why Join Anthem?

We are committed to attracting and retaining high-quality leaders. Our offer includes:

• Competitive salary within our senior professional pay framework

• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions

• Access to salary sacrifice schemes, including TechScheme, Home & Living, and Cycle to Work

• Flexible working arrangements

• Trust-wide wellbeing and employee assistance support

• Extensive professional and leadership development through the Anthem Institute

• The opportunity to lead estates and sustainability strategy across a national multi-academy trust

At Anthem, you will be part of a values-driven organisation where collaboration, integrity and ambition underpin everything we do.

Employee Benefits

• Cycle Scheme

• Tech & Home Scheme

• Corporate Health Cash Plan

• Eye Care support

• Employee Assistance Programme

• Employee Referral Scheme

• Anthem Institute CPD and leadership development

Safeguarding & Equality

Anthem Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks and appropriate safeguarding vetting.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all colleagues.

It is an offence for anyone barred from working with children to apply for or undertake regulated activity. This role involves regulated activity. Anthem will undertake an online check for all shortlisted candidates.

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 Anthem Schools Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/anthem-schools-trust

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