Newham Community Learning
ham
£65,109 - £80,241 per year
Salary:
SMR Band B - £ – £ per annum (inclusive of Outer London weighting). The starting point within the range will be determined by skills and experience.
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
1 October 2025
Job overview
Head of Estates & Contracts
Location: Trust Office at Eastlea School, with travel across Newham Community Learning sites
Salary: SMR B | Contract: Permanent, full-time
ham Community Learning is seeking an experienced Head of Estates & Contracts to join our central team. Reporting to the CEO, you will lead the strategic and operational management of our estate across six schools, ensuring buildings are safe, well-maintained, and fit for purpose. You will oversee contracts, procurement, and capital projects, and lead a small Estates team to deliver excellent facilities management.
We are looking for a candidate with strong estates or facilities management experience, including health & safety leadership, contract oversight, and budget management. You will be confident working with school leaders, Trustees, and external contractors, providing strategic guidance and ensuring value for money.
Essential: Graduate certificate or degree in a relevant field, minimum 5 years' experience in estates/facilities management, strong health & safety knowledge, leadership skills, budget and contract management experience.
Desirable: Experience in education or public sector estates management, NEBOSH qualification, professional body membership (e.g., IWFM, RICS).
This is an excellent opportunity to make a real difference across a growing multi-academy trust. If you are passionate about creating high-quality learning environments and leading a committed estates team, we encourage you to apply.
About Newham Community Learning
ham Community Learning
Deanery Road, London
E15 4LP
United Kingdom
ham Community Learning
exists in order to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community. We are the only Trust to offer all-through provision from ages within a single family of schools in Newham. Across our two primary and four secondary schools, all located in the west of the borough, we educate over 5,400 local children and young people, and employ a team of close to 700 members of staff, the vast majority of whom live locally.
Why we exist
ham Community Learning is a local group of schools, which exists in order to provide an excellent education for all young people in our community
The education we provide will be:
* Ambitious – for our young people, encouraging and supporting them to excel
* Caring – where all members of the community treat each other with kindness and respect
* Inclusive – meeting the needs and aspirations of all young people
* Broad-ranging – giving access to a broad and rich range of experiences to prepare them for an active role in the next stage of their education or life after school
Our agreed principles
* We support staff at all levels to continue developing and learning, including continuously refreshing their knowledge and skills.
* We manage our resources effectively and transparently for the benefit of our students.
* We listen and respond to the views of our staff, students, families and our local community.
* We are actively committed to diversity, inclusion and equity– no one is left out or left behind.
* We place the highest priority on safeguarding the young people in our care.
* We maintain and value the distinct identity of each school within the Trust.
* We work collaboratively with a wide range of partners, including the local authority, unions and other stakeholders, to achieve the best possible outcomes for our wider community.
* We are a responsible employer, supporting our staff and recognising that the commitment of our staff is fundamental to the success of our schools.
All current vacancies at our six schools can be viewed by clicking on the links in the listing below. We look forward to hearing from you.
For further information, please contact Skye Beaumont in the Central Team on
September 2023 - We are delighted to partner with
Teach First
to deliver our School Centred
Initial Teacher Training (SCITT) programme
. Teach First is a national charity that develops and supports teachers and leaders who are determined to make a difference where it is needed the most. As a training partner, we will be working with Teach First to deliver this one year teacher training programme, which enables participants to train and develop skills in the classroom. It is ideal for people who are eager to learn on the job and make a difference in their community from day one. Our
Newham Community Learning SCITT booklet
has further information; please email
to find out more.
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