Estates Operations Manager Sub Department Maintenance & Estates Location St John’s Campus Salary £44,128 to £55,755 Post Type Full Time Contract Type Permanent Closing Date Sunday 30 November 2025 Reference CDCI2503 The University of Worcester is seeking a pro-active, customer focused Operations Manager to join its Estates Services Team. We are seeking an individual who can support multiple streams of work, who can work with initiative, demonstrate a keen eye for detail, and has technical knowledge and experience of managing a diverse estate comprising more than 50 buildings. The role holder will oversee the maintenance function and will be responsible for ensuring planned and reactive maintenance is carried out. With management responsibility for a team of tradespeople, maintenance operatives, and contractors, you will need to be able to demonstrate excellent leadership skills with the ability to communicate effectively to a broad range of stakeholders across the organisation. You will be able to demonstrate considerable operational management experience within a complex Estates environment with a proven ability to develop and maintain high quality, safe and efficient buildings. You will have experience of developing and implementing formal maintenance plans with experience of ensuring sustainability is embedded into day-to-day operations. You will also be passionate about customer service and have an understanding of managing contracts within an estates function. - Annual incremental increase up to £55,755 with the opportunity to progress to £60,907, subject to performance and the university reward scheme - 42 days of leave per year (inclusive of bank holidays and University closure days) - Access to a range of benefits such as our Staff Retail Benefits Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme, and Tusker Car Leasing - Wellbeing advice and support through our Employee Assistance Programme - In-house training and development support - A friendly, inclusive and supportive culture and work environment Please note that if not already an employee of the University of Worcester, the appointed candidate will be employed through our subsidiary company Uniworc Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of the University of Worcester. Appointees of Uniworc Limited will automatically be enrolled into the Aviva FlexHE defined contribution pension scheme (subject to earnings and other eligibility criteria). We value diversity and wish to promote equality at all levels