The Director of Estates is a strategic leadership role at the heart of RMAT’s mission to improve life chances through excellent educational experiences. You will lead the development and delivery of a trust-wide estates strategy that ensures our academies are safe, inspiring, and fit for the future.
You will be responsible for the operational oversight of all buildings and grounds across the Trust, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, delivering capital projects, and managing planned and reactive maintenance. Your work will directly support high-quality teaching and learning environments.
As RMAT continues to grow, your leadership will be key to ensuring our estate is scalable and sustainable. You will help shape the physical infrastructure that supports our ambition to become a strong, inclusive, and diverse trust serving over 7,500 students.
Sustainability is a core strategic priority. You will lead on implementing climate action plans, embedding environmentally responsible practices, and supporting capital investment that contributes to decarbonisation and long-term ecological impact. Financial stewardship is central to this role. You will manage estates budgets, oversee procurement, and ensure value for money in all aspects of estates delivery— supporting the Trust’s commitment to financial strength and strategic investment.
You will also play a vital role in supporting RMAT’s position as an employer of choice. By ensuring our academies are well-maintained, professionally supported, and conducive to wellbeing, you will help create environments where staff and students can thrive.
This is an exciting opportunity for a visionary estates professional to make a lasting impact across a growing multi-academy trust. If you are passionate about operational excellence, sustainability, and enabling educational success, we would be delighted to hear from you.