Estates Manager
£39,957 to £42,081 per annum for full time
Do you have a knack for creating safe, welcoming, and well-run spaces? Can you lead a team, plan ahead, and keep everything running like clockwork? Are you passionate about making a college environment safe, inspiring, and a joy to be in?
If you have answered yes to these questions then we want to hear from you!
Blackpool Sixth is a first class college specialising in 16-19 education and we have an exciting opportunity for an Estates Manager to join our team.
This is your chance to be a key part of shaping, developing, and enhancing our campus; making sure it stays safe, vibrant, and full of life for students, staff, and visitors every day.
Our Estates team is at the heart of college life. They keep the buildings, grounds, and services running smoothly, tackle challenges head-on, and take pride in delivering excellent, professional support to everyone on campus. Friendly, collaborative, and solutions-focused, our Estates team thrives on teamwork, initiative, and innovative thinking.
Core hours are Monday to Friday, 8.30am -4.30pm, however, flexibility in the hours worked will be expected, this could include some work in the evenings and at weekends.
A day in the life of an Estates Manager could see you:
- Leading and inspiring the Estates team to keep the campus safe, secure, and sparkling
- Partnering with leadership to shape strategy and drive improvement
- Acting as the College Health & Safety Lead, keeping everyone safe and sound
- Managing budgets, service contracts, inspections, and compliance checks
- Liaising with contractors and agencies to keep the campus in tip-top shape
- Supporting redevelopment projects alongside the Trust Estates Lead
- Ensuring day-to-day operations, from security to cleaning, run without a hitch
- Being a role model, empowering colleagues, and living our core values
Apply now and be the campus hero who keeps everything running smoothly and safely!
Closing date: 9th December 2025at 9:00am
Interviews: 16th December 2025
Find everything you need here to get started with your online application.
The benefits
Our people are extremely important to us and we are therefore delighted to provide the following benefits:-
- Annual leave starting at 25 days (pro rata) plus bank holidays, and increasing with length of service
- Cycle to work scheme for contracts over 12 months
- Free use of the college gym
- A generous pension contribution of 15.4% for support staff. Our teachers are auto-enrolled into Teacher’s Pension Scheme
- Education specific learning and development
- Free car parking
- Subsidised Costa Coffee on site and a wide range of catering outlets
- An in house People & Wellbeing site with loads of self-help guidance
- Access to wellbeing and counselling services for you and your family
- Wellbeing day on Friday 13th February 2026 with the full day off for all
- Long service awards recognising loyalty and dedication
- 15 hours of gifted TOIL (pro-rata) to use for flexibility throughout the year
- Family friendly policies to support our staff with parenting and caring responsibilities
- Be yourself; enjoy being part of a culture and community with different backgrounds, interests, faiths and lifestyles
Our commitment to a safe and respectful environment
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to a diverse and inclusive community. We do not tolerate discrimination and welcome applications from all backgrounds. We provide equal access, services, and care regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity/expression/trans status, race, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.
We are committed to fostering a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for everyone. This includes a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment of any kind. We believe that all individuals deserve to be treated with dignity and respect, and we are dedicated to creating a workplace and online community free from harassment, intimidation, and discrimination.We encourage open communication, provide clear reporting mechanisms for misconduct, and conduct thorough investigations. We expect everyone interacting with us to uphold these standards.
All staff will be carefully selected using recruitment and selection procedures designed to emphasise the college’s commitment to safeguarding. All posts, including volunteers, are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. All shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of any criminal record or information that will make them unsuitable to work with children. Any offer of employment may be withdrawn should any information come to light that has not been included in the self-declaration. It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from regulated activity relevant to children, anyone caught doing so will be reported to the police immediately. Please note that we reserve the right to review your online presence in line with keeping children safe in education guidance.
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