Westminster School is a busy and vibrant place to work. There is a real sense of community here as, being a boarding school, many members of staff and pupils live on site and the School’s premises are very much treated as a home away from home. Support staff as much as teaching staff are encouraged to embrace the School’s day-to-day activities, whether that be attending an evening concert or a morning service in the Abbey.

It is a particularly exciting time to be joining us, as we are in the process of an expansion project with multiple phases over the next five years, as we move to become fully co-educational across both Westminster Under School and Westminster School by 2030.

The role
To support the operational and strategic delivery of facilities management services for the estate at this busy time, we are hiring a Deputy Director of Estates and Operations. The role is a new position in the team. The Deputy Director of Estates and Operations will play a vital role in helping the Director of Estates and Operations (DoEO) in the delivery of operational excellence and improvement of estate performance across the two schools’ sites. They will have leadership oversight of site maintenance, outsourced catering, cleaning and laundry, security, transport, site support services and environmental sustainability.

The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of managing facilities services across a large, complex estate of commercial properties, ideally within an educational or similar environment. They will also have experience working with heritage, listed or ancient buildings. Excellent problem-solving and organisational skills are integral to this role, as is the ability to line manage a large team.

The salary is £75,000 per annum.