About Lincoln Cathedral
The Corporate Body of the Cathedral Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Lincoln (to give it its proper title) is first and foremost a church, the seat of the Bishop of Lincoln and a centre of worship and mission led by the Cathedral Chapter. A minimum of three services take place each day of the year, at least one of which is usually sung by the Cathedral’s renowned choir. It is the principal ‘mother’ church of Lincolnshire and holds many of the county-wide services of celebration, commemoration, and memorial. Lincoln Cathedral is a place of pilgrimage, where people come to seek God, to learn more about faith, or to take time out of a busy day for quiet reflection. It is a place of welcome and hospitality where all of any faith or no faith are encouraged to feel at home. There is a real richness and variety in the way the Cathedral building is used; significant musical and drama events take place during the year along with a range of lectures and talks covering a wide range of topics. Lincoln Cathedral is the only Cathedral to be listed in its entirety on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register. The work to maintain the building is continuous and is based on a 100-year cycle of works. The Cathedral is fortunate to have its own on-site works department which includes stone masons, glaziers, joiners and lead workers. As well as the Cathedral itself, the estate includes many other historic grade 1 and 2 listed buildings and monuments such as walls and arches, most of which are part of the close surrounding the Cathedral. Our 81 properties are a mix of private rentals and commercial lets. We welcome thousands of visitors from across the world to the Cathedral annually and provide floor, tower, and roof tours throughout the year. As well as our café and shop, we have a suite of community meeting rooms available for hire, a learning suite, discovery centre and exhibition gallery. Many hundreds of children also visit during our annual schools’ festivals, Church Schools Festival, Infant Schools Festival, Secondary Schools Festival. We also offer schools’ tours and trails throughout the academic year. Lincoln Cathedral is an exceptional building that was designed to inspire, and it continues to do so. We rely on an exceptional body of employees and volunteers to ensure that the full range of our activities is known beyond the Cathedral walls.
The Team
The role of Director of Estates and Facilities will head a new function bringing together two key established teams to form the Estates and Facilities Department, whilst leading the strategic estate vision and commercial activities across the portfolio. The Works Department, currently headed by the Acting Clerk of Works and Head Stone Mason, is a team of highly skilled crafts people including stone masons, conservators, glaziers, joiners, leadworkers and painter/decorators. The team’s key responsibilities include the general upkeep of the Cathedral and surrounding properties including restoring, cleaning, repairing and conserving the stonework and glazing, as well as undertaking plastering, painting, decorating, leadwork and joinery.
The Total Facilities Management Department, headed by the Facilities Manager are responsible for landscaping/ garden and green spaces management, assuring compliance with all statutory requirements, white fleet and plant maintenance, utilities management and reporting, management of contractors such as cleaning, pest control, waste collection etc, as well as logistic support of Cathedral events.
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