Residential Estates Manager
hace 1 día
Aston
Join Our Team as a Residential Estates Manager!\n Contract: Permanent \n Location: Home-based with essential travel across the UK \n Salary: Up to £45,000 per annum, dependent on experience \n Hours: 35 hours per week Exciting Benefits Await You!\n\n • £2,000 Car Allowance\n, • 30 days' annual leave, increasing to 35 days with length of service, plus bank holidays\n, • Company pension scheme\n, • Life Insurance x 2\n, • Employee Discount Scheme\n, • Free on-site parking at all sites\nAbout Us\n Polaris Community is one of the UK's largest children's services providers, with a rich history as the first independent fostering provider in the UK. We deliver a wide range of services including fostering, residential care, specialist education, adoption, therapy, and leaving care services across the country. Our community of 19 brands supports children and young people from Glasgow to Plymouth, Belfast to London. \n As we embark on an exciting period of growth, we are thrilled to introduce a brand-new role aimed at strengthening and expanding our Estates and Compliance function. This is your chance to make a significant impact while helping to create safe, welcoming, and nurturing homes where children and young people can thrive. Your Role\n If you love solving problems, improving properties, and making a real difference, then the role of Residential Estates Manager is perfect for you! You will be at the heart of ensuring our children's homes are safe, compliant, and well-maintained. \n In this dynamic position, you will: \n\n • Lead estate inspections and condition reviews across our residential property portfolio\n, • Manage maintenance, repairs, and property improvement projects\n, • Oversee contractors and suppliers to ensure quality outcomes\n, • Drive property compliance across children's homes\n, • Plan and support refurbishment and improvement projects\n, • Collaborate closely with Registered Managers and operational teams to identify and deliver property improvements\n, • Support capital projects from planning through to delivery\nWhat We're Looking For\n We seek a proactive, hands-on estates professional who thrives on solving problems and making a difference. You should possess: \n\n • Strong property, maintenance, and compliance experience\n, • The drive to keep our children's homes safe, welcoming, and operating at their best\n, • Excellent organizational skills and a solutions-focused mindset\n, • Confidence in building relationships, managing projects, and driving improvements across multiple homes\n, • A passion for creating environments where children and young people feel safe and supported\nTechnical Skills and Qualifications\n\n, • HNC, HND, or degree in building studies, facilities management, construction, or a related discipline\n, • IOSH Managing Safely certification\n, • Full UK driving licence\n, • NEBOSH General Certificate\n, • Fire risk assessment competency\n, • Asbestos awareness training\nBeyond the Technical\n\n, • Multi-site estates management experience with the ability to balance priorities and drive high standards\n, • Confidence in carrying out property inspections and condition surveys, spotting issues before they escalate\n, • Proven experience managing maintenance, repairs, and property improvement projects\n, • Experience within children's homes, supported living, or residential care environments\n, • A trusted partner to Registered Managers and operational leaders, building strong working relationships\n, • Skilled in managing contractors and suppliers to deliver quality outcomes\n, • Experience supporting capital projects from planning through to delivery\n, • Comfortable working autonomously in a field-based role across a UK-wide portfolio\nReady to Make a Difference?\n If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you! Join us in creating safe, high-quality homes where children and young people can flourish. \n Polaris is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of background. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to share this commitment. \n As part of our safer recruitment commitment, all offers of employment are subject to a Standard DBS check, confirmation of your right to work in the UK, and satisfactory pre-employment checks. We reserve the right to withdraw this advert without notification.