Ark - Head of Estates and Facilities

Key priorities of the role

Leadership and people • Strategic leadership and overall responsibility for the development of all aspects of the Ark Schools estate • Line management of the Estates team including undertaking all people processes for these employees and ensuring that the support to academies is high quality and supports effective estates management • Own and develop relationships with third party suppliers to support high quality support and services to the Ark network of schools Strategic • Develop, implement and oversee the estates strategic annual and 3–5- year plan based on the condition surveys • Be responsible for the planning, implementation, procurement, and delivery of a high-quality service in relation to all estate, facilities and health and safety work • Monitor and assess current provision and tender and procure contracted services such as catering, cleaning and utilities Compliance • Provide professional services to the network and individual schools and ensure that the Trust complies with relevant property legislation, regulations and guidance • Oversee the development of all policies and procedures concerning the Ark Schools estate • Develop the framework for all estates related statutory elements including overseeing the implementation and reporting of all audits

• Manage policies and guidance regarding health and safety, and coordinate advice and support to the Trust Capital Planning • Contribute to the prioritisation and allocation of capital funds in line with Ark Schools’ objectives • Oversee major capital projects across the network Sustainability • Devise a carbon reduction strategy across the network Reporting • Manage the development of, and ensure the effective delivery of, all estates related reporting to the Ark Schools Management Team and Board in accordance with the Trust reporting cycle • Ensure that the budgets for works are prepared correctly and that information is made available so that current and future expenditure is recorded and monitored • Undertake other responsibilities as directed by the line manager • Responsible for all relevant reporting to the ESFA • Manage the development of the estate management system to support the effective management of the estate and to enable high quality reporting

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