ESTATES AND HEALTH & SAFETY MANAGER

37.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Monday to Friday, with occasional Saturday working required

Salary: £33,945 - £41,418 (FTE)

Are you an experienced site management professional, looking for the next step in your career? Are you passionate about creating safe, efficient, and sustainable environments? Do you excel in leadership and project management?

As our Estates and Health & Safety Manager, you will champion Health & Safety and Sustainability across the Academy, ensuring compliance with legislation and best practice. You will lead on the management of capital projects, including the development of our new Sixth Form facility. You will work with your team to maintain the highest standards of building and grounds maintenance, manage security systems, handle emergency situations, facilitate lettings and events,  and oversee cleaning and maintenance contracts. You will also manage the Estates budget, ensure cost-effective spending, and oversee procurement processes.

This role is the ideal next step for an experienced site management professional, looking to take on an enhanced level of responsibility.

Watling Academy was judged as ‘Outstanding’ by OFSTED in May 2023 and is a purpose-built 11-18 secondary school in its fourth year of operation, located within the Whitehouse development on the western expansion area of Milton Keynes. It is an exciting time for an estates professional to join our Academy, as we prepare to open our Sixth Form in September 2025.

Our Academy values of Respect, Responsibility and Kindness are not just words on a website; we genuinely value the contribution of every member of our community.

The Denbigh Alliance has a track record of delivering academic success in subjects which offer students a real currency to progress into higher education or employment. We consistently outperform the Milton Keynes and national averages in terms of the results our students achieve.  This academic success is built on the supportive, well-disciplined and dynamic learning environment we provide, which enables our students to focus on their studies. We believe that for a School to succeed there needs to be a genuine spirit of partnership between students, the School and parents. 

We are a Maths Hub, Computing Hub and SCITT and amongst the best in the country in terms of raising standards, both within our Trust and in the schools that we support.

If you would like to join our team then please visit our website, www.watlingacademy.net for more information.

Applications must be submitted via MyNewTerm - please do not send CVs.

The Denbigh Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants.

E-mail: hr@thedenbighalliance.org.uk

Headteacher: Mr I Bacon