Head of Estates

Head of Estates
Basingstoke
Full time hours
Interim (6 months)
£250 - £300 day rate

• To ensure the effective development and high quality management of the college's estate and excellent service from contractors and suppliers.
• To coordinate college operations, ensuring events, activities and projects are well organised and efficiently executed.
• To oversee college procurement, ensuring the college achieves best value and is compliant with legislation.

ESTATE MANAGEMENT
● Develop and maintain a planned maintenance programme, having due regard to the condition of the estate and available budget
● Manage the demand for minor works requests from departments via the helpdesk
● With the Health and Safety Officer (HSO), to control the fire evacuation procedure, carrying out tests as appropriate and reporting outcomes to APCS
● Student behaviour - to ensure compliance by users with college policies, including ensuring the estates team assist with adherence to the smoking and badge policies. Manage student behaviour on campus and in the locality.
● To manage the college car parks, administration of the penalty scheme, recommend policy and practice
● Manage the performance of contractors and determine the contracts required to support the estate
● Manage and improve the building management software (BMS) ensuring comfortable temperatures year round
● Monitor utility usage to get best value for money, identifying areas for improvement
● To maintain a smart campus appearance - tidiness, litter, graffiti removal, decoration, grounds maintenance

MANAGE THE TEAM
● To manage the Estates & Facilities and Cleaning teams, ensuring an effective multi-tasking, responsive approach to the needs of internal and external customers and a cared for, safe and sustainable environment for learners, staff and visitors
● Ensure that annual performance and development reviews are undertaken for each member of the team, identify training requirements, setting and monitoring targets, ensuring appropriate development opportunities and addressing areas of concern

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About Protocol
Protocol are the specialist full-service recruiter dedicated to education, training and skills. People are at the heart of everything we do. We place people first. We're more than a recruitment agency - we pride ourselves on our ongoing support and aftercare delivered by our expert team. The Protocol Group is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to providing an inclusive and professional service for all. All pay rates provided are inclusive of rolled up holiday pay.

The legal bit...
If you are successful, Protocol is required to see evidence of your Right to Work in the UK; in addition to you applying for an enhanced DBS Certificate should you not already hold a suitable certificate registered on the DBS Update Service. The position is subject to agreement to Terms and Conditions and suitable application and reference process