Facilities Manager

Estates & Facilities Asset Manager

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust (OHC&AT) is a family of specialist education providers for over 1500 pupils and students from nursery to further education across 14 academies and 9 college centres in London, Surrey, Sussex and Berkshire. Supporting our academies and college, OHC&AT also operate learning support, such as nursing and therapy, and a central business support team which includes HR, finance and IT.

Pupils and students within the OHC&AT family have a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs including autistic spectrum disorder; speech, language and communication difficulties; social, emotional and mental health; profound and multiple disabilities; and physical disabilities including multi-sensory impairment and complex health needs.

OHC&AT is a rewarding and inspirational place to work, where everyone works together to create the best possible outcomes for students. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit our website.

The Estates & Facilities team at OHC&AT is seeking to appoint an Estates & Facilities Asset Manager to ensure that records of our property assets are accurately maintained. As part of the role, you will ensure that estate management activities including rent and rate reviews, lease extensions and renewals are managed in a timely manner. You will be responsible for the maintenance of our property asset database of condition, suitability and sufficiency data related to our estate and to ensure that funding is allocated in line with our condition categories. You will also work with Central Teams colleagues to ensure the timely reporting of asset information to the Department for Education.

You will contribute to new and existing policies and procedures relating to our property and fleet assets to ensure our policies and procedures meet statutory requirements.

For an informal discussion about the role, candidates are invited to contact Diane via email to arrange a time to speak with Diane Brazier, Director of Estates and Facilities.

Closing Date: Friday 6th June 2025

Interviews will take place on: Friday 20th June 2025

Safeguarding Statement

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, committed to creating an inclusive and supportive workplace for all.