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Estates Campus Manager
Hours; Full time (37 hours each week, all year round)
Duration; Permanent
Salary; £39,372 a year + benefits
Location; Rotherham College, Rotherham (working across all of the RNN Group campuses as/when required)
Are you a forward-thinking leader with the vision to transform physical environments? Do you want to leave a lasting, green legacy?
About the Role
We are looking for a Campus Estates Manager for our Rotherham College campus who is as passionate about the planet as they are about facilities management. This role combines high-level site leadership with the opportunity to drive the entire Group’s journey toward Net Zero.
This is a dual-impact leadership position. While you will be responsible for the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and look of the Rotherham College campus, you will also serve as the Group-wide Lead for Environment and Sustainability. You will be the architect of our decarbonisation plans, ensuring our facilities are not only functional but future-proof.
Key Responsibilities
Group Environment & Sustainability Leadership
Net Zero Strategy: Lead the development and delivery of the Group’s decarbonisation plan, aligning with the DfE’s Sustainability and Climate Change Strategy.
Resource Management: Oversee waste management contracts across all campuses, aiming for maximum landfill diversion and implementing ISO 14001-aligned recycling streams.
Sustainability Reporting: Manage environmental data collection to provide accurate insights into utility consumption and carbon impact for statutory reporting.
Innovation: Research and experiment with new technologies and initiatives to improve the environmental performance of our buildings.
Campus & Facilities Management
Team Leadership: Direct line management of the Rotherham Estates team, overseeing recruitment, performance, and training needs.
Maintenance & Capital Works: Develop and implement programmes for repair, replacement, and planned maintenance of campus assets and buildings.
Compliance & Safety: Maintain the Group Compliance Register, ensuring all statutory testing, COSHH regulations, and hazardous waste protocols are strictly followed.
Budgetary Control: Prepare and manage campus budgets, ensuring value for money through competitive quoting and efficient stock management.
Operational Excellence
Emergency Readiness: Manage emergency procedures, including lockdown testing and Personal Emergency Evacuation Plans (PEEPs).
Project Management: Oversee external contractors, ensuring all works meet Health & Safety, safeguarding, and quality standards.
Strategic Alignment: Work closely with the Health & Safety and Security Managers to provide a cohesive, safe, and efficient Estates’ function.
You will have the unique opportunity to manage a large educational campus while acting as the lead for the Group’s most vital long-term goal: sustainability. If you are a forward-thinking estates professional who wants to influence the "look and feel" of a campus while making a global impact, we want to hear from you.
You will…
You will be someone who has previous experience working within an estates/facilities management environment within the education sector. You will have managed a large and diverse team and have developed, implemented and maintained policies and procedures within this provision.
You will be able to undertake audits, inspections, ensuring the site remains safe and fit for purpose for learning and working.
You will have had experience with sustainability and environmental awareness including establishment of service level agreements in liaison with external and internal stakeholders.
You will hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths, a facilities management qualification and a good working knowledge of the use of a range of online systems such as Microsoft Windows (and Office 365 applications), and internal systems and databases.
An Environment & Sustainability qualification qualification is essential but we will support you to obtain this if needed.
We understand that no candidate will perfectly match every qualification or criterion listed. If your experience differs from what we've outlined but you believe you can contribute to this role, we encourage you to apply!
Department Info
You will report directly to the Director of Estates, Security and Health & Safety, working closely with the Estates management team and colleagues across the department.
You will line manager, being responsible for the day-to-day supervision, performance management, recruitment and wellbeing of the estates team at the designated campus including Caretakers and Cleaning Supervisors/Cleaners.
Our excellent benefits and rewards package:
Access to local government pensions scheme (with employer contributions from 17.7% to 23.68%)
Up to 44 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period
Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
Free Parking available at all of our sites
Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative
Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made
What is the RNN Group?
RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too;
We are Inclusive,
We have Integrity,
We Deliver,
We are One Team.
We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022)
We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model. This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme and offer reasonable adjustments to all applicants throughout the recruitment process.
The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT).
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.
The Group’s core operating hours are 8.30am-5.00pm (9pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during term time). You may be expected to work at any time during these hours to ensure business needs are met.
All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.
Safeguarding Statement
We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model. This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance