Job Description
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Estates Manager to offer strategic support to the School's Senior Leadership Team and be responsible for all aspects of the ongoing management and further development of the School site. The School has recently adopted a new Master Plan and the Estates Manager will take a pivotal role in realising the School's goals.
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This is an exciting, rewarding and hugely varied role and it is essential the appointed person has a 'hands-on approach' to managing estates maintenance issues. You will be both a leader and a team player, an excellent communicator, a commercially astute, proactive, and adaptable individual, who will be able to proactively manage the Estates department. The Estates Manager also needs to be highly organised and able to prioritise multiple tasks, together with the ability to communicate clearly with a very broad range of people. First impressions from point of entry to point of exit are very important to us.
Twyford School is a successful co-educational, independent day and boarding prep school for 430+ pupils aged two to thirteen. Situated in the village of Twyford, near Winchester, the School is set within a truly enviable position of 30 acres of mature grounds, with a beautiful Queen Anne country house as its centrepiece. Surrounded by stunning Hampshire countryside, the School prides itself on being one of the oldest prep schools in the country.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
• To be responsible for the development, condition and smooth operation of the School estate
• To line manage the Estates Technicians, Groundsman, Transport Co-ordinator and Cleaning teams. Conducting appraisals and identify appropriate training needs
• To be responsible for the efficient procurement, tendering and appointment of professional consultants, advisors, contractors and suppliers