Site Manager | Primary School | Bicester

CORE PURPOSE We require a proactive, highly reliable, and technically skilled Site Manager to oversee the comprehensive estate management, maintenance, and security operations of our vibrant primary school campus. Operating across an educational environment that caters to early years and primary-aged children, the successful candidate will hold operational responsibility for the daily physical upkeep of the school buildings, asset optimization, planned preventative maintenance (PPM), and health and safety monitoring, ensuring a safe, clean, and warm learning environment where young children can thrive. THE SCHOOL Our primary school is dedicated to cultivating an ambitious, nurturing, and high-achieving learning environment where every child's educational journey begins with confidence and joy. As a forward-thinking school with an excellent local reputation, we hold our physical estate to the highest standards, recognizing that a beautifully maintained, secure campus directly impacts a child's well-being and love for learning. The site and facilities department is characterized by a culture of professional pride, collaborative problem-solving, and service efficiency. We operate within a supportive and highly organized operational structure, ensuring our site team has the resources, materials, and investment required to maintain our indoor and outdoor learning environments to an exemplary standard. KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS Primary Estate Maintenance & PPM: Conduct and schedule a comprehensive Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) framework across all school buildings, plant systems, and outdoor fixtures, while operating a rapid-response system for everyday reactive repairs. Rigorous Health & Safety Monitoring: Execute and document routine statutory compliance checks, including fire alarm testing, water temperature monitoring for legionella control, COSHH logs, asbestos register checks, and fixed wire safety tracking. Site Security & Keyholding: Manage the opening and locking routines for the entire school campus, ensuring all buildings are secure, access control systems are functional, and serving as the primary point of contact for out-of-hours emergency call-outs. Child-Centric Environment & Porterage: Regularly inspect and risk-assess the physical spaces, including specialized early years outdoor learning zones and active play equipment, ensuring all safety surfaces are pristine. Handle internal porterage demands such as moving deliveries, setting up event halls, and monitoring seasonal grounds upkeep. Contractor Liaison & Safety Supervision: Greet, monitor, and assist external service engineers and building contractors on-site, ensuring all school safeguarding (DBS) protocols, visitor logging, and safe working practices are strictly followed. PROFILE REQUIREMENTS Experience: A proven track record of successful site management, caretaking, or trade-based handyperson experience, ideally within a primary school, nursery, or high-footfall public sector environment. Technical Practicality: Strong practical skills across basic building trades (such as plumbing, minor carpentry, or painting), with the capability to manage complex building utility systems and localized maintenance budgets. Reliable & Community-Focused Ethos: Exceptional reliability, punctuality, and an empathetic interpersonal manner, displaying a clear commitment to communicating warmly with school leaders, teachers, young children, and parents. REGIONAL CONTEXT A Modern Garden Town Ecosystem Driven by Sustainable Innovation: Based in the rapidly expanding and historic town of Bicester, the school capitalizes on a unique regional identity characterized by ambitious eco-town developments, technological growth, and sustainable urban infrastructure. Famous nationally as a premier commercial centre and a pioneer in green construction standards, Bicester presents an inspiring, forward-thinking environment. This modern regional landscape connects the physical management of our school campus directly to high standards of energy efficiency, sustainable facilities upkeep, and smart infrastructure growth across Oxfordshire. Connectivity & Infrastructure: The campus benefits from exceptional regional transport links, offering straightforward road commuting via the strategic M40 motorway corridor (Junction 9), the A34, and the A41 dual carriageway. Public transit networks operate seamlessly via comprehensive local bus routes, while Bicester’s two major railway stations—Bicester North and Bicester Village—serve as vital rail hubs, providing high-frequency Chiltern Railways services that connect the school effortlessly to Oxford, Banbury, High Wycombe, and London Marylebone. APPLICATION INTAKE Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.