Site Manager

Parkside Community Primary School · Borehamwood, East of England

Site Manager at Parkside Community Primary School, based in Borehamwood, East of England. This is a contract role.

Salary
Competitive
Location
Borehamwood, East of England
Contract
Contract
Posted
13 hours ago
Closes
9 Oct 2026
Sector
Site Manager

Reference 58d94e6682e7b91bbebe2dc477b8a3e1d0342239

About the role

Are you proactive, practical, and organised, with the skills and enthusiasm to make a real difference every day? If so, we would love to hear from you.

We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Site Manager to join our team at Parkside Community Primary School. This is an exciting opportunity to play a vital role in ensuring our school remains a safe, secure, and welcoming place where children can learn, grow, and thrive.

  • Be responsible for ensuring the security of school buildings, site and resources.
  • Act as a designated key holder, providing out of hours and emergency access to the school site
  • Arrange for general maintenance within specialist areas such as heating, lighting and plumbing to ensure safe and effective operation
  • Responsible for regular health and safety checks of buildings, grounds, fixtures and fittings, (including compliance with fire safety regulations) and equipment
  • Responsible for regular maintenance checks and follow-up actions
  • Manage the Schools maintenance requirements to support a regular and cost effective maintenance programme
  • Responsible for contractors whilst on site and ensure work is completed to the required standard, co ordinating projects where appropriate.
  • Purchase premises related equipment and supplies within agreed budget
  • Responsible for the regular checking and operation of systems such as heating, cooling, lighting and security (including CCTV and alarms)
  • Arrange tenders and quotes and manage the appointment of external contractors
  • Supervise other premises staff.
  • Undertake risk assessments, ensure compliance within the school with all health and safety responsibilities for example COSHH, ladder, asbestos, legionella and asset register.
  • Liaise with other school staff/departments on premises issues.
  • Lead H&S induction training for all new staff.
  • Responsibility for the coordination of lettings and seeking opportunities to maximize bookings.
  • Monitoring utility usage and tacking action to reduce expenditure where appropriate.
  • Act as H&S Officer and complete termly H&S checklist inspections
  • Report H&S matters to SLT and Governors

Knowledge

NVQ level 2 (or equivalent)

Minor DIY repairs and maintenance

Level 1 Safeguarding / Awareness of keeping children safe

Awareness of Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Working knowledge of Health and Safety at Work

Working knowledge of policies and procedures

Knowledge of legionella and asbestos testing

Understanding of the Schools Ethos, Vision and Values

Manual Handling

Competencies

Communication (written and verbal)

Listening

Team working

Monitoring

Planning and organising

Flexibility

Customer service

Reference: 58d94e6682e7b91bbebe2dc477b8a3e1d0342239 · Posted 13 hours ago · Closes 9 Oct 2026 · Listed via Parkside Community Primary School

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