Regional Estates Manager

Places for People • Full-time • Milton Keynes • 2d ago

At Places for People, we hire People, not numbers! So, if you like the sound of one of our jobs, please apply - you could be just who we're looking for! Of course, experience and track record are important, but we're more interested in hiring someone that embodies our People Promises. That's someone that does the right thing, is enthusiastic and motivated to grow, believes in Community spirit, is respectful and enjoys their work. As the UK's leading Social Enterprise, we're dedicated to creating inclusive and thriving Communities for both our Customers and Employees. 

More about your role 

We are looking for a Regional Estates Manager to join us. The role would involve managing estate services across a defined geographical region, delivering grounds maintenance, communal cleaning, and site maintenance across properties. The role requires strong leadership and specialist knowledge to lead an engaged, mobile team, using initiative to deliver proactive, high-quality, and cost-effective services across a large operational area.

You will:

Lead and manage a team of Contract/Estate Managers to ensure high-quality service delivery
Set performance targets, drive improvement, and manage team performance of both internal and externally delivered services
Procure and manage use of contractors and suppliers in the region
Manage budgets, forecasting, and financial targets in line with business plans
Support business, resource, and succession planning with senior leadership
Lead cross-functional projects and stakeholder groups across the organisation
Build strong stakeholder relationships to support investment plans and service development

For more information, please download our job profile available on our website. 

More about you 

We're looking for a strong and inspiring leader with proven experience managing large, mobile workforces and driving high-performing teams. You'll bring significant budget management expertise, including planning, forecasting, and delivering against ambitious financial targets, alongside a demonstrable track record of improving service efficiency and supporting business growth. A solid understanding of health and safety legislation, including IOSH and COSHH, is essential, with experience in risk assessment, complex contract management, and procurement highly desirable.

Significant travel will be required, therefore a driving license and own vehicle is essential.

Benefits  

We are a large diverse and ambitious business, which will give you all the challenge you could wish for. 

We know that there's always more we can do to make you smile, that's why we offer a comprehensive benefits package with each role, yours will include: 

Competitive salary, with a salary review yearly

Pension with matched contributions up to 7%

Excellent holiday package – up to 35 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell leave

Cashback plan for healthcare costs – up to £500 saving per year

A bonus scheme for all colleagues at 2%

Training and development

Extra perks including huge discounts and offers from shops, cinemas and much more

What's next?

If you meet the criteria and are ready to make the next step in your career then click apply. You will be redirected to our careers site where you can discover more about the role, read a full job description and apply directly to us.

As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we offer a guaranteed interview to candidates who are disabled, neurodiverse, or have served in the Armed Forces, provided they meet the essential criteria for the role. If you would like to be considered under this scheme, please indicate this in your application. We are dedicated to creating a supportive and accessible recruitment process for all.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you require any reasonable adjustments to support your application or interview experience, please let us know. We're happy to work with you to ensure you have the opportunity to perform at your best.

If you are a Places for People customer and you're looking for support with your application, please contact our skills and employment team on skillsemployment@placesforpeople.co.uk.

We understand the importance of a supportive and inclusive work culture so please talk to us at interview about flexibility you may need. We can't promise to give you exactly what you want, but we promise not to judge you for asking. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, flexible start and finish times or compressed hours.

If you are a recruitment agency please note we operate a PSL and do not take cold calls

Safeguarding

At Places for People, safeguarding is everyone's responsibility. We are committed to creating safe communities for our customers and colleagues by protecting children, young people, and adults at risk from harm, abuse, and neglect.

We follow robust safeguarding policies and procedures, ensuring all employees, volunteers, and contractors uphold the highest standards of safeguarding and accountability. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks, including Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where applicable, to promote a safe and secure working environment.

By joining Places for People, you are expected to contribute to our safeguarding culture, following our policies and reporting concerns to protect those in our communities

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