Director of Facilities & Estates

Director of Facilities & Estates

Job Type

Management

Job Category

Facilities

Employment Basis

Established (salaried)

Location

John Ruskin College - Croydon, East Surrey College - Redhill

Salary Range

£73,000 (subject to qualifications, skills, and experience)

Closing Date

15/09/2025

Documents

• Introduction from the Principal.pdf
  (PDF, 156.25kb)
• OSC Corporation Competency Framework.pdf
  (PDF, 472.18kb)
• Director of Facilites and Estates JDPS.pdf
  (PDF, 180.55kb)

This exciting post provides the opportunity to work with the Directorate to assist in the development of the overall Facilities & Estate’s management strategy to provide an outstanding service. This will include the on-going review and production of cost-effective maintenance programmes, development of policies and procedures in compliance with Health and Safety regulations, maintenance of buildings cost data and the effective deployment of resources.

We are looking for an experienced people manager with strong, demonstrable experience of the management of operational services, ensuring statutory requirements as well as College policies and procedures are implemented to the highest standards.

Successful candidates must have an in-depth knowledge of Health and Safety regulations and the impact of these regulations on the facilities, hands on experience of project management, security and site management, managing budgets and leading teams.

Relevant Health and Safety qualifications, such as NEBOSH, IOSH or COSHH, are essential together with strong IT skills including Microsoft Word, Excel and use of online databases.

The successful candidate must have:

• An appropriate Facilities related qualification BIFM Part 3 & 4 or HND equivalent in a related discipline
• NEBOSH Certificate or other recognised Health and Safety qualifications
• AutoCAD User qualification is desirable
• Maths & English GCSE / Level 2 equivalent
• Experience in the management of a medium sized and/ or multi-site estate in an educational /public sector or other service sector environment

If this sounds like you and you will enjoy working in a forward thinking, friendly, fast paced, changing environment with state of the art facilities, we would love to hear from you. In return, we offer a competitive salary, as well as staff benefits such a choice of two excellent pension schemes, a brilliant holiday package, free onsite parking and access to our fully equipped gym along with discounted in house Spa and Salon treatments.

Please refer to the attached Job Description, Person Specification and Competency Framework and apply using the button below.

Orbital South Colleges Group are committed to Equal Opportunities, encouraging applications from all sectors of the community to reflect our diverse student population. We are also committed to PREVENT and Safeguarding the welfare of children and vulnerable adultsand expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Both College Campus’ are smoke-free zones.

As part of our pre-employment checks, successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS, references will be taken and evidence of all qualifications and awards will also be required before commencement of employment. Failure to do so may lead to offers being withdrawn.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK as we do not sponsor work permits, and work permits from other organisations are unacceptable as proof of right to work in the UK.