Estates Operations Manager

The Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust is dedicated to providing an outstanding Catholic Education to our children and pupils. We are seeking to expand our central team and appoint an Estates Operations Manager to support our Head of Environment and Estates.

As the successful candidate, you will be a humble and credible, outstanding and highly motivated individual who will be a key member of the CAT’s Central Team.

This post would be suitable for a capable and highly experienced Estates professional who can support the development, maintenance and compliance of the school estate across the CAT and be a leading advocate of our Environment and Estates strategy.

The successful candidate will have previous experience in an estates operations management role, whilst having knowledge of statutory requirements, Computer-Aided Facilities Management systems and Energy Optimisation. Previous experience of working in an educational setting is desirable however, the candidate must have experience of managing a multi-site complex.

The Estates Operations Manager will support estates and environment development across our family of schools to enable our CAT to successfully deliver the best education for all our children and pupils. This is a high-profile role for an inspirational individual. With a flexible and calm approach, you will share best practice across our schools, draw on the talents of staff and build on our many strengths. 

Contract/Hours of work: Full-time, 35hrs per week

Contract Type: Permanent, All Year Round.

Further information is detailed in the attached application pack. Applications should be submitted on the attached application form.

Completed application forms and supporting documents should be returned to liz.moran@emmauscat.com by the closing date of Friday 10th January 2025, 9.00am.

Interviews will be held on Friday 17th January 2025.

Safer Recruitment

Emmaus Catholic Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced DBS application and will be subject to further safer recruitment checks, such as references, with ID documents retained on file. All shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check, as part of our due-diligence in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024.