Haberdashers' Elstree Schools is seeking a dynamic and service-focused Director of Estate Management to lead the delivery of high-quality estate services across our multi-site campus. This is a key leadership role - responsible for ensuring that our buildings, grounds, and facilities consistently meet the needs of pupils, staff, and visitors, and reflect the high standards of our schools throughout the year.
Reporting to the Chief Finance and Operations Officer (CFOO), you will manage a team of operatives and contractors - overseeing both planned and reactive maintenance, asset management, and compliance. You will also play a central role in shaping and delivering our sustainability and carbon reduction strategy, ensuring the estate operates responsibly and efficiently.
We are looking for a highly experienced estates professional with a strategic mindset and a hands-on approach. You will thrive in a complex, multi-site environment and understand the importance of delivering responsive, customer-focused estate services that support the day-to-day life of the school. With strong leadership and communication skills, you will be confident in managing teams, solving problems under pressure, and building effective relationships across the organisation.
Above all, you will be committed to creating safe, functional, and inspiring spaces that enable our schools to flourish.
About Us
Situated on a 100-acre campus in Elstree, just 13 miles from central London - Haberdashers' Elstree Schools comprise two of the UK's leading independent day schools: Habs Boys and Habs Girls. Each school operates as a through-school for pupils aged 4 to 18 and offers a distinctive, academically ambitious education within a shared setting - blending tradition with innovation.
The Elstree campus is shared and exceptionally well resourced, with wide-open green spaces, sports fields, woodlands, lakes and streams. It features state-of-the-art facilities - including specialist science laboratories, a new STEM building, a performance space, a Forest School, a Pre-Prep building (opened in 2022), extensive sporting provision (including an indoor swimming pool and climbing wall), and bespoke spaces for art, music, and drama. Students and staff benefit from the largest school coach network in the country, serving the majority of Hertfordshire and North London, and used by approximately 70% of the student body.
Both schools are committed to excellence and diversity, placing academic ambition and pastoral care at the heart of their offer.
For a confidential discussion, please contact our retained advisor Sian Gardiner at MRG.
Applications should consist of a CV and a supporting statement and be sent to Sian via email at
Closing date for applications: Sunday 26th October 2025
Interviews will take place week commencing 3rd November 2025