Site Manager | Collaborative & Supportive Academy | Borehamwood

We require a proactive highly organized Site Manager to lead the operational oversight maintenance health and safety compliance and physical security of our school campus. Operating within a supportive environment the successful candidate will manage the site team oversee external contractors and maintain a safe clean and fully functional environment for students staff and visitors.

An 1116 secondary school located in Borehamwood Hertfordshire. The school operates with a centralized behaviour system managed by the senior leadership team to maintain a quiet structured and respectful environment across the campus. The estates and operations department is a supportive cohesive team that utilizes digital facilities logging tools to keep workloads manageable. Clear operational procedures ensure routine maintenance site security and compliance duties are scheduled fairly and completed efficiently.

• Site Management & Operations: Lead daily site security opening/closing routines and the physical maintenance of all school buildings grounds and facilities.

• Team & Contractor Supervision: Line-manage the site staff and manage relationships with external contractors ensuring repairs service contracts and refurbishments are completed to high standards.

• Compliance & Health & Safety: Oversee statutory health and safety compliance including fire safety legionella checks risk assessments and asbestos management maintaining complete inspection records.

• Capital Projects & Lettings: Support senior leadership with facilities planning minor estate improvement projects and the logistics for evening and weekend community lettings.

• Emergency Response: Act as the primary contact for urgent site issues emergency call-outs bad weather procedures and essential repairs.

• Qualifications: A recognized health and safety or facilities management qualification (such as IOSH or NEBOSH) is desirable alongside a valid UK driving license.

• Experience: Proven experience in site management facilities oversight or senior caretaking preferably within an educational or public sector setting.

• Skills: Strong leadership abilities practical problem-solving skills clear communication with school leaders and external vendors and sound knowledge of health and safety legislation.

• Local Area & Community: Based in the growing town of Borehamwood the school serves a diverse and ambitious local population. Famously known for its historic film and television studios the area blends creative heritage excellent suburban residential communities local parks and a supportive network of families.

• Transport & Commuting: The school benefits from excellent regional transport links situated moments from the A1 A41 and M25 motorways. Elstree & Borehamwood railway station provides fast direct Thameslink rail services to St Albans London St Pancras International and beyond making it highly accessible for commuting staff across Hertfordshire and North London.

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