Estates Manager - Children and Adult Social Care

Are you an experienced estates professional with excellent organisational skills and a passion for maintaining high standards Apply today to join our team and play a key role in developing safe, compliant and welcoming homes for the people we support.

We re looking for an experienced and highly organised Estates Manager to take strategic and operational responsibility for our growing portfolio of residential properties across children and adult social care.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing care organisation and have genuine influence over how our property portfolio develops, helping ensure that every property we operate feels like what it should be homely, safe, comfortable and well-maintained.

It is a senior role with responsibility for ensuring that our homes are safe, compliant, well maintained and genuinely great places to live and work.

Our priorities are not simply buildings. They are the homes of the children, young people and adults we support. We therefore expect exceptionally high standards across maintenance, safety, presentation and the overall living environment.

As we continue to grow, the Estates Manager will oversee the complete property lifecycle, from identifying and preparing new properties for registration through to ongoing maintenance, statutory compliance, refurbishment and capital projects.

Location: East Midlands Multi-Site Role

Job Type: Full-Time (40 hours per week)

Salary: £40,000 £50,000 DOE

Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday; 9am 5pm

Planned Start: January 2027

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary based on experience.
• Ongoing training and development opportunities.
• 28 days annual leave (including bank holidays).
• A supportive and welcoming team environment.
• Health and Wellbeing Programme.
• The opportunity to shape and develop the estates function within a growing organisation.

What We re Looking For

We re looking for someone who combines strong technical property knowledge with excellent organisation, commercial awareness and a proactive approach.

You may currently be working as an Estates Manager, Property Manager, Facilities Manager, or Compliance / Estates Lead.

Experience within children s residential and adult social care, healthcare or another highly regulated environment would be advantageous.

You should have:

• Experience managing multiple properties or sites.
• Strong knowledge of property maintenance and statutory compliance.
• A good understanding of fire, electrical, gas, water, and general building safety requirements.
• Experience managing contractors and external suppliers.
• Experience managing refurbishment or capital works projects.
• Strong budgeting and commercial skills.
• The ability to build effective relationships with Registered Managers and operational teams.
• A full UK driving licence and willingness to travel between services.

We don t want an estate s function that simply reacts when something breaks.

We want someone who can build a proactive, accountable and well-organised estates function where senior leaders and Registered Managers have confidence that compliance is monitored, maintenance is planned, risks are identified early and our homes are maintained to an excellent standard.

What You ll Be Doing:

• Managing planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across the property portfolio.
• Ensuring properties remain compliant with relevant legislation, regulations and recognised standards.
• Overseeing fire safety arrangements, risk assessments, remedial works, and ongoing compliance.
• Managing gas safety, electrical testing emergency lighting, fire alarm servicing, legionella / water safety, asbestos requirements and other statutory inspections.
• Monitoring servicing and certification of boilers, heating systems, appliances, security systems, and other property infrastructure.
• Ensuring remedial works are completed within appropriate timescales.
• Supporting Registered Managers with property-related requirements arising from Ofsted or CQC inspections.
• Completing regular estate audits and ensuring the homes maintain consistently high standards.
• Managing contractors, suppliers and maintenance providers, including performance, quality and value for money.
• Supporting the mobilisation and opening of new children s homes and adult services.
• Playing a key role in the development of new services.

About Us

We are committed to ensuring that individuals who use our services receive great enabling support from a team of highly trained and engaged staff in environments that are homely and comfortable.

We are like family. Our team is small and friendly, with over 110 years of combined experience in social care and a passion for providing care that works for every individual. We know that care isn t one size fits all and that s why we work to create and maintain fantastic relationships with our service users, founded on trust and respect.

Safeguarding Statement

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to always act in the best interest of the individuals they support.

Employment is subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and satisfactory references in line with safer recruitment guidelines.

Why wait Apply now to make a difference every day!