Join us in overseeing Estates staff and facilities services across the College’s diverse multi-campus estate. Lead in Health and Safety compliance for Estates, manage contactors and minor projects, while providing support for capital projects and other estates initiatives.
This position will include responsibilities at Walford College, North Shropshire College, and The Gateway Education Centre in Shrewsbury. The successful applicant will have an office base at either Walford or Oswestry, and this is open for discussion at interview.
Main Responsibilities:
- Manage delivery of hard and soft facilities services across a diverse multi-campus estate, including modern and listed buildings, classrooms, vocational workshops, science labs, kitchens, sports facilities, nursery, learning resource centres, equestrian and animal management facilities, agricultural buildings and more.
- Manage estates staff, operations, and lead minor projects.
- Support major projects, capital works, and planned maintenance programmes.
- Lead in Health and Safety compliance for Estates assets, including statutory inspections and risk assessments.
- Create Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), maintain technical documentation, and implement technology advancements.
Person Specification:
Essential: Estates management/supervisory experience, Health and Safety knowledge, managing contractors, writing skills, IT proficiency, excellent record-keeping, a flexible approach, valid driving license, and willingness to work towards professional qualifications (e.g., NEBOSH).
Desirable: Degree or equivalent, facilities management qualification or membership (e.g., IWFM, IOSH), education sector experience, technical knowledge of plant equipment, experience in using facilities management software, budget management, and project management skills.
Additional:
A comprehensive package of employee benefits is in place including holiday entitlement of 25 days (increasing to 30 days) alongside bank holidays and up to 5 college closure days, eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme with excellent financial contributions of 20% by the College and pension death in service grant of 3 x salary, generous occupational sickness, maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave pay schemes.
The College also provides a high number of free on-site parking spaces, access to a range of free CPD events, professional qualifications, eye care voucher scheme, cycle-to-work scheme, volunteering scheme, wellbeing support and access to competitively priced food outlets.
Further details including a full job description, person specification and application form are available from our website at https://hlnsc.ac.uk/about-hlnsc/job-vacancies/ or via the Personnel team at pesonnel@hlcollege.ac.uk. For informal discussion, please contact Mitchell Gardner, Head of Estates and ICT.
HLNSC is committed to safeguarding and promotes the welfare of all learners and expects all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to Safer Recruitment procedures which include criminal convictions checks, barred from working with children checks and any necessary overseas checks.
