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Salary: XCET PS9 £41,585 - £45,135, dependant on experience.
Hours: 36 hours per week, Full-time (Monday to Friday), 52 weeks per year.
Location: Xavier office based in Chertsey with travel to your hub of schools covering Caterham, Leatherhead and surrounding areas.
Start Date: 1st February 2026.
We are seeking a Multi-Site Estates Officer to join our Trust and play a key role in managing and developing our properties to support excellence across all our schools.
The Role
As the Multi-Site Estates Officer, you will provide high-quality estates and facilities management support across a cluster of primary schools. This is a varied and rewarding role involving site visits, advisory work, compliance coordination, and contributing to both day-to-day operations and longer-term strategic planning.
Key Responsibilities
1. Support school premises teams in the delivery of both hard and soft facilities management services.
2. Provide the Estates Director with essential information to progress projects, variations, lifecycle replacement programmes and contract monitoring—ensuring all activity remains within agreed financial frameworks.
3. Help drive consistently high standards of quality, safety and performance across the Trust schools.
4. Work collaboratively with the Central Facilities Managers and Trust Compliance Manager to ensure all statutory, regulatory and Trust-wide estate requirements are met.
5. Deputise for the Estates Director when required, offering confident and capable support.
About You
We are looking for someone who:
6. Has experience in facilities or estates management, ideally across multi-site environments.
7. Demonstrates strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to build positive relationships at all levels.
8. Understands statutory compliance, health & safety and best practice in premises management.
9. Is proactive, solutions-focused and able to work independently as well as part of a wider team.
10. Is committed to supporting the mission and values of a Catholic education trust.
The successful candidate will require a valid UK Driving Licence. Use of their own mobile phone and vehicle is essential; a laptop will be provided.
Why Join Us?
11. Be part of a values-driven Trust with a strong sense of purpose.
12. Work alongside dedicated and supportive professionals making a real difference in children’s lives.
13. Flexible working arrangements considered.
14. Employee Benefits Scheme.
15. 26 days of annual leave (increasing to 31 days after 5 years’ service) plus bank holidays.
Xavier Catholic Education Trust
The Xavier Catholic Education Trust (XCET) is a Surrey based, Catholic Trust currently made up of four secondary schools and eighteen primary schools. The Xavier Catholic Education Trust is a dynamic, highly effective trust of successful schools providing the children in our care with the best possible education within a caring and supportive Catholic ethos.
We support the spiritual, moral, social, cultural and physical development of each child, as well as maximising progress, achievement and attainment to ensure their intellectual growth and to fulfil their potential.
The Xavier Catholic Education Trust also leads the Teach SouthEast partnership and is a Teaching School Hub.
Our mission is to provide an outstanding Catholic education for all the children in our schools. We follow the example and teachings of Christ and everything we do will be inspired by gospel values. We strive for excellence in all areas of our work and cherish every child in our care.
Applications by application form only, no CVs.
Early application is recommended as we reserve the right to interview and appoint at any time during the recruitment process.
Interviews: TBC
Safeguarding Statement
This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.