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Head of Estates and Facilities

Employer
The Management Recruitment Group
Location
London
Salary
£70,000 - £80,000 per annum
Closing date
5 Sep 2021
Reference
RC/16076

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Job Details

The Management Recruitment Group are delighted to be partnering with Ark to appoint their new Head of Estates and Facilities to play a pivotal role in the overall development and management of the Ark estate, and to lead on both operational and strategic facilities planning across the organisation.

Ark is an education charity that exists to make sure that all children, regardless of their background, have access to a great education and real choices in life. From working with just one school, Ark has since grown into a network of 38 schools in four geographical regions in the UK - and is now recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country.

Ark are now looking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and forward thinking Head of Estates and Facilities to oversee the management and development of the Ark estate, and lead the team, focusing on the development of the three-year strategic priorities to ensure that the service to Ark schools is exceptional. The Head of Estates will have full oversight of the capital developments of the estate, including a focus on sustainability projects,  efficiency standards and modernisations to services. The Head of Estates and Facilities will also have full responsibility of all health and safety and compliance aspects for the Ark estate, ensuring all documentation is kept up to date against both regulatory and statutory requirements and effective reporting is undertaken and delivered. They will be accountable and responsible for planning, implementation, procurement, and delivery of a high-quality services across the whole estate. The Head of Estates and Facilities will ensure that robust plans are in place to ensure that school buildings continue to be high-quality and inspiring to Ark staff, students and visitors.

The successful candidate will be able to clearly demonstrate a strong working background of leading an estates and facilities function across a comparable size, high footfall, and live estate that has similar characteristics of those found at Ark. This experience will need to be coupled with a strong knowledge and capability of planning, implementation, and delivery of strategic and operational initiatives. Ark are very proud of their values and visions, and are very people orientated – the successful candidate will need to embody this, and have outstanding communication and interpersonal skills. These core skills are essential for the new Head of Estates and Facilities to be a success in this wonderful opportunity.

For a confidential discussion please contact our advisor Rob Cullum of The Management Recruitment Group. The Management Recruitment Group has been exclusively retained for this campaign. All direct and third-party applications will be forwarded to them.

Closing date for applications is 11:59pm on Sunday 5th September 2021.

The Management Recruitment Group aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. If you are seeking a career move but this position is not right for you, please browse the other vacancies on our website. We also welcome speculative applications.

Company

The Management Recruitment Group, formed in 2007, focuses on senior appointments in the Built Environment.

Our team, currently over forty strong, work in specialist business units covering a broad range of activities from Facilities & Estates Management to Bids, Design, Construction, Property and Infrastructure.

When you work with MRG you will deal with an expert, someone who speaks your language and will grow with you as your business grows or help you when you need to move to develop your career.

Our Board has an average of over twenty five years’ experience in recruitment in Construction and Property, our Managers average over twelve years’ in their specialist fields and our Consultants average over ten years.

Welcome to The Management Recruitment Group, senior level recruitment by senior level recruiters.  Find out more at www.mrgpeople.co.uk.

Company info
Location
68 King William Street,
London
EC4N 7DZ
GB

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