Estates Manager

Estates Manager

Full-time, London
£46,000 per annum

About Us

The Royal Air Force Museum is as a national museum, a Government non-departmental public body (NDPB) and a registered charity.

We have two public sites in the Midlands and London and a stored collection at Stafford. Our purpose is to share the RAF story - past, present and future - using the stories of its people and our collections to engage, inform and inspire.

Our vision is to inspire everyone with the RAF story - the people who shape it and its place in our lives.

Our museum commitments are the golden thread that run through everything that we do. These are:

• Health and Wellbeing
• Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
• Sustainability

What We Are Looking For

Are you an experienced estates or facilities professional looking for an opportunity to make a real impact within a nationally significant cultural institution? The Royal Air Force Museum is looking for a proactive Estates Manager (London) to help ensure our buildings, infrastructure and facilities remain safe, compliant, sustainable and fit for the future.

Reporting to the Head of Estates, you will play a key role in ensuring the Museum's London estate remains safe, compliant, sustainable and well maintained. Responsible for our buildings, infrastructure, building services and facilities, you will lead a small team and oversee contractors to deliver maintenance, statutory compliance, energy management and improvement projects across the site.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance and development of the Museum's London estate, including buildings, infrastructure and building services.
• Manage a small estates team providing leadership, support and development.
• Ensure compliance with all relevant estates, building and health and safety legislation and statutory requirements.
• Manage contractors, consultants and service providers to deliver high-quality and cost-effective services.
• Specify, procure and deliver maintenance, refurbishment and minor capital projects.
• Manage delegated budgets and provide regular financial and performance reporting.
• Support strategic estates developments, exhibitions and wider Museum projects.
• Drive energy efficiency and sustainability initiatives through effective management of building systems and services.

About You

• Professionally qualified in a relevant discipline such as Building Services Engineering, Facilities Management, Surveying, or qualified through significant relevant experience.
• Experienced in estates or facilities management, building maintenance and M&E services.
• Proven experience managing projects, budgets, contractors and direct reports.
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance requirements and health and safety legislation.
• An effective communicator with excellent stakeholder management skills.
• Organised, proactive and solutions-focused, with a commitment to delivering high standards.

Experience within the heritage, cultural, public sector or visitor attraction environment would be advantageous, as would an IOSH Managing Safely qualification or equivalent.

This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in maintaining and developing a unique and nationally important estate, supporting visitors, staff, volunteers and the Museum's nationally significant collections.

The role will be based at our London site.

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