Premises Manager

We're looking for a Premises Manager to join our The Radclyffe School team based in The Radclyffe School.

Location: The Radclyffe School
Hours: 40 hours per week

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

The Premises Manager plays a vital role in ensuring the school premises operate smoothly and safely. You'll proactively manage building operations, lead a team of operatives, and oversee day-to-day contract delivery while maintaining excellent health and safety standards. As the main site point of contact, you'll build strong relationships with stakeholders and create a welcoming, well-maintained environment for everyone.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Premises Manager, you'll be working within the facilities team, supporting them in maintaining a safe, efficient, and welcoming school environment. Your day to day will include:

• Conducting regular inspections and coordinating repairs to ensure minimal disruption to school activities
• Leading and mentoring the soft services team, including performance management and resource allocation
• Ensuring full compliance with health and safety policies, emergency procedures, and maintaining fire and water log books
• Managing contractors on-site and overseeing reactive and planned maintenance in line with contract requirements
• Building positive relationships with colleagues, site users, and management while representing the company professionally

What are we looking for?

This role of Premises Manager is great for you if:

• You have strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and facilities management practices
• You're skilled in people management with the ability to motivate, mentor, and lead teams effectively
• You excel at building relationships, managing priorities, and staying calm under pressure
• You're proficient in MS Office and CAFM systems, with excellent communication skills
• You're self-motivated, adaptable, and demonstrate excellent leadership qualities

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.