UST Estates Manager

University Schools Trust, East London, London, E14 8AQ

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 August 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: Hours per week 35.00
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £51,228.00 - 54,360.00

What skills and experience we're looking for

Your Role

We are seeking an ambitious, proactive and highly organised UST Estates Manager to join our Central Team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in maintaining safe, compliant and well-managed learning environments across our family of schools.

Working closely with the Head of Estates & Health & Safety, you will support the delivery of estates, facilities, compliance and health & safety services across the Trust while contributing to capital projects and operational improvements.

About the Role

This diverse and rewarding role combines estates management, project support, compliance monitoring and contractor management across multiple school sites.

You will:

Support the delivery of reactive and planned maintenance across Trust schools.

Coordinate contractors and specialist service providers to ensure works are completed efficiently and to a high standard.

Assist with the delivery of capital projects, helping to monitor progress, quality and compliance.

Support procurement activities, purchase orders and financial monitoring processes.

Monitor contractor performance, service agreements and key performance indicators.

Work closely with school leaders and facilities teams to maintain safe, compliant and well-maintained environments.

Support Health & Safety, statutory compliance and safeguarding requirements across the Trust.

Undertake site inspections and audits, identifying areas for improvement and reporting findings.

Help maintain and develop the Trust's Computer Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system.

Support Trust-wide service contracts including cleaning, catering, lettings and facilities services.

About You

We are looking for someone with:

Experience within estates, facilities management, property maintenance or a related field.

Knowledge of building maintenance, contractor management and compliance requirements.

Experience supporting projects and coordinating multiple workstreams.

Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise competing demands.

Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.

Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office and database systems.

Experience working with budgets, purchase orders and financial monitoring.

A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.

The ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders across multiple sites.

Overtime is paid at a planned set rate in line with NJC/Green Book terms and conditions

Applications will be considered as they are received, and we may interview suitable candidates before the closing date.

Qualifications: At least 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4-9) or equivalent. Please state all subjects and grades.essentialA*-C/4+ or equivalent

What the school offers its staff

About Us

In accordance with our Company Policies and KCSIE guidelines set out by the Department for Education, a background check will be carried out on your online digital presence. For this we use a third-party professional screening partner, SP Index (www.sp-index.com), experienced in processing personal data for the purpose of such checks.

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application

Exact map view and location will be displayed on the live job boardUniversity Schools Trust Central ServicesUST Recruitmentusthrhelpdesk@ust.londonUST HouseLimehouse CausewayLimehouseLondonE14 8AQUST Recruitmentusthrhelpdesk@ust.london02030342375visit our websiteSafeguarding Information

All posts involving direct contact with children and vulnerable adults are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website.

In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines and legal obligations to ensure that safeguarding is a paramount consideration in recruitment processes, employers are required to carry out an enhanced DBS check for this role. To supplement this, we ask you to confirm whether or not you have ever been convicted of a criminal offence which is not 'protected'. If you answer 'yes', you will be asked to supply details of all relevant convictions at a later stage, should your application be progressed.

Information given in response to this question will not be used during the shortlisting process. The data will only be referred to if your application is progressed, informing the pre-employment checking process.

The University Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS Check.

https://www.ust.london/policies/child-protection-safeguarding

https://www.ust.london/policies/code-of-conduct

In accordance with our Company Policies and KCSIE guidelines set out by the Department for Education, a background check will be carried out on your online digital presence. For this we use a third-party professional screening partner, SP Index (www.sp-index.com), experienced in processing personal data for the purpose of such checks.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

UST Estates Manager July 2026 (1).pdf - 254 KB (opens in new tab)

UST Estates Manager July 2026 (1).pdf - 254 KB (opens in new tab)

About University Schools Trust, East London

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: University Schools Trust, East London website
• Email address: usthrhelpdesk@ust.london
• Phone number: 02030342375
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/university-schools-trust-east-london

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