Director of Estates

Director of Estates

£60,000 - £70,000 + Autonomy + Enhanced Pension + Excellent Benefits

Dartford (Multi-Site)

Are you an experienced Estates Director, Head of Estates, or senior Estates professional looking for the opportunity to take ownership of the long-term estates strategy for a thriving, multi-site educational institution?

On offer is an exciting opportunity to play a key strategic role within a growing organisation, where you will have genuine autonomy to shape the future direction of estates, facilities, risk management, and operational delivery across multiple campuses.

This is a highly influential leadership role where you will work closely with senior leadership and board-level stakeholders, overseeing a multi-disciplinary estates function and ensuring the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of the College's estate. You will lead on long-term estates planning, capital projects, sustainability, health & safety, and risk management, while driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.

This role would suit an established Estates professional with experience leading multi-site estates or facilities operations, looking for the opportunity to put their stamp on a growing institution and directly influence long-term business strategy.

The Role:
* Strategic leadership of a multi-site Estates & Facilities function
* Ownership of long-term estates strategy, maintenance planning, and capital projects
* Oversight of facilities, health & safety, compliance, sustainability, and risk management
* Senior stakeholder engagement, including board-level reporting and strategic planning
* Predominantly based in Dartford, with travel across other sites as required

The Person:
* Strong background in Estates, Facilities, Building Services, Surveying, or similar
* Experience leading multi-site estates operations within a strategic leadership role
* Strong understanding of compliance, H&S, contractor management, and capital projects
* Able to influence at senior leadership level and drive long-term operational improvements
* Education sector experience desirable but not essential

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The salary advertised is the bracket available for this position. The actual salary paid will be dependent on your level of experience, qualifications and skill set and will be decided by our client, the employer. Rise are not responsible or liable for any hiring decisions made by the end client.

We are an equal opportunities company and welcome applications from all suitable candidates
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed