Facilities and Estates Manager

Facilities and Estates Manager

Location: Sheffield/Hybrid working

Salary: £44,866 per year, rising to £47,293 per year after successful completion of a 6-month probationary period.

Vacancy Type: Fixed term - 18 month fixed-term contract

Closing Date: 01/03/2026

The Role

We're looking for an experienced Facilities and Estate Manager to make sure our workplace is safe, compliant, sustainable and supports everyone to do their best work.

You'll lead for the organisation on everything to do with our working environment - including health and safety, facilities management and sustainability planning. You'll work with our landlord and key suppliers to make sure our office remains a high-quality, inclusive space for our people and visitors. You'll use evidence and data to keep improving how we work and plan for our future accommodation needs.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys a varied and busy role, is passionate about people and the working environment, and can lead a small team to deliver excellent services.

Social Work England is the specialist regulator for social work in England. Every day, social workers help millions of people improve their lives, and our role is to ensure regulation supports safe and effective practice. We believe in the power of collaboration and share a common goal with those we regulate - to protect the public, enable positive change and ultimately improve people's lives.

We are a friendly, forward-looking organisation that values its people and helps them to thrive.

What you'll do

You'll lead the smooth, safe and sustainable running of our workplace. This includes managing our facilities and supplier relationships, shaping our approach to hybrid working, planning future accommodation needs, driving our sustainability ambitions, and ensuring our people and visitors have a high-quality, compliant and inclusive environment to work in. You'll use data, insight and strong collaboration to improve how we use our space and support our organisation.

You will:

• Oversee daily facilities and health and safety operations to keep the workplace safe, compliant and high quality.
• Manage supplier contracts, relationships and performance, using feedback and evidence to improve services.
• Work with the Government Property Agency to plan our future accommodation needs, including preparing for the end of the current lease in December 2028.
• Develop data and reporting on office use and hybrid working to shape decisions on space and ways of working.
• Lead for the organisation on sustainability planning and reporting, working closely with the DfE, board and executive team.
• Review, implement and report on health and safety and facilities policies, ensuring legal compliance and best practice.
• Ensure colleagues and visitors receive clear, accessible safety information and training.
• Oversee inspections, mandatory testing, health and safety reporting and building access/security arrangements.
• Lead and develop a small team of two, supporting performance, development and continuous improvement.

About you

At Social Work England, our values guide how we work. We are Fearless, Independent, Ambitious, act with Integrity, and are Collaborative and Transparent. We're looking for someone who reflects these values in how they work and make decisions.

For this role, you'll also need:

• Experience in estates, facilities management and/or health and safety.
• Experience managing and developing people.
• Knowledge of workplace health and safety legislation and guidance.
• Ability to work independently, investigate issues and find proactive solutions.
• Sound judgement, risk awareness and evidence-based decision-making.
• Great communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships at all levels.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage a varied, time-critical workload.
• A commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• You may also hold a relevant qualification such as: IWFM or NEBOSH General Certificate.

You may also be interested in this role if you have worked as a: Facilities Manager, Building Manager, Property Manager or Estates Manager.

Benefits

In addition to your salary, we also offer:

• 25 days annual leave, rising with service to 30 days per annum, plus bank holidays.
• The option to purchase up to an additional 5 days of annual leave per annum.
• A TIDE award winning inclusive culture, made up of staff networks, social events and forums.
• A pension scheme, life insurance, an employee recognition scheme and cycle to work scheme.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for School Work England, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.