Vacancy for Site Manager

Salary: Meridian Trust Grade 8, Points 19-24

Hours: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year.

Sawtry Village Academy is looking for an experienced Site Manager with a great work ethic to be able to manage the school site and associated site staff.

You will be a team player, able to prioritise workload and work on your own initiative, as well as oversee external contractors working on site and the school site team.  You will ensure premises health and safety standards are kept to a high standard, proactively look for improvements and help the school maintain a good public image.  This post would suit an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual with a positive, ‘can-do’ attitude.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure the premises are clean, safe, secure, and well-maintained at all times.
• Take pride in keeping the site in an excellent state of tidiness and repair, ensuring a safe and secure environment for all.
• Respond promptly to maintenance requests from staff and external hirers via our compliance platform Iamcompliant.
• Operate the Building Management System (BMS) to monitor and control heating and other building systems efficiently.
• Participate in the on-call rota and respond to out-of-hours emergencies when necessary.  Act as the main keyholder being responsible for security of the premises. To include the opening up and locking of premises including extended school provision, lettings and emergency call outs, identifying and training a suitable 2nd keyholder to cover periods of absence. As a keyholder, the post-holder should be contactable outside normal working hours. 

• To provide a range of re-decoration and maintenance work, as agreed with the school Principal to ensure a high standard of repair & decoration throughout the school.
• Manage the site team in undertaking activities to maintain a safe and clean external environment e.g. gritting, litter picks, waste collection and removal, graffiti removal, safe access routes and keeping drains free from obstruction.
• To keep accurate online records and paperwork relating to building, plant, and equipment servicing, maintenance and statutory compliance.
• To arrange for maintenance work to be carried out by suitably qualified contractors, monitoring the safety of their working practices, reporting where possible on the quality of their work and follow up any apparent failures or further work required.
• To be responsible for carrying out Health and safety checks including: Fire, Asbestos, Legionella, vehicles and keeping accurate up to date records under the direction of the Line Manager / Headteacher. 
• Planning – ensure an annual premises Site Improvement Plan is kept up to date and reflects the needs of the school in consultation with the Headteacher and Trust Estates Team.   The SIP will be delivered by costing and planning projects to ensure best value and in a timely fashion without disruption to school operations. 

• Budgets – oversee the Estates budget for the school to an approximate annual value of over £100k and work with the Trust Estates Team, Finance teams and Site Officers to ensure procurement processes are adhered to and value for money is achieved.

 The Ideal Candidate Will Be:

• Highly motivated, reliable, and professional with a strong work ethic.
• Strong communication skills.
• Good time management skills.
• Ability to work independently when needed.
• Using own initiative to be proactive in ensuring tasks are completed.
• Skilled in general DIY/maintenance, with a trade background being advantageous.
• Knowledgeable in Health & Safety best practices.
• Comfortable using IT systems and managing online maintenance tools.
• Experienced of managing teams/working with external contractors and supervising their activities.
• A strong team player with the ability to use initiative and work independently when needed.

About Sawtry Village Academy

Sawtry Village Academy prides itself on the success and growth of young people that attend the school in the heart of the community.  The school values are embedded in the everyday life at Sawtry Village Academy, where all staff promote and live by striving, valuing and adventuring to deliver high quality education to become an even better school.  Sawtry is a fast-growing village with excellent transport links to the North and South via the A1/A14.

About Meridian Trust –

Meridian Trust is a values-led organisation formed in 2011 that has risen to be one of the highest-performing academy trusts in the country. The Trust is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. Meridian currently operates primary, secondary and special schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire. 

Meridian Trust offers a wealth of fantastic benefits for teaching and support staff which are highlighted below but are not limited to - 

• Apprenticeship and CPD opportunities which allow you to gain specialist knowledge in a role you are passionate about developing in
• Opportunity to jump start your career in teaching through our dedicated Initial Teacher Training Team (ITT)
• Support for mental health and wellbeing through our Employee Assistance Programme and other resources
• Cycle to work scheme
• Defined benefit local government or Teacher’s pension scheme
• Healthcare benefits including free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations
• Free on-site parking
• Discounts on a wide range of benefits from everyday essentials to holidays         

To explore our full range of benefits, please visit https://www.meridiantrust.co.uk/jobs-and-training/benefits/. 

For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.

Closing date for applications is:   02/02/2026

Interviews to be held:  in w/c 02/02/2026

Please note that we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.

The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.