Maintenance & Compliance Supervisor

Downe House is a leading independent boarding and day school for girls based in Cold Ash, near Thatcham. Our Estates team is committed to the upkeep of our attractive school site and ensuring the safety of pupils and staff at all times. We are fortunate that our pupils can live and learn in modern, beautiful and natural surroundings. The Estates Department play a big role in maintaining our impressive site and grounds and ensuring that all our facilities are safe, compliant and in good working order.

We are looking for an experienced Maintenance & Compliance Supervisor to join our busy team. The Maintenance & Compliance Supervisor will assist the Head of Maintenance & Facilities with supervising the Estates team. You will be involved in a wide range of duties including overseeing maintenance and installation tasks, managing staff rotas, assigning maintenance requests to the team, reviewing works, managing the school vehicle fleet, carrying out reactive and planned maintenance works, have responsibility for regulatory and safety compliance, completing risk assessments and delivering tool-box talks to the team.

Please refer to our Candidate Pack for a full job description.

We are looking for someone who has:

Significant previous experience within a similar role.

Knowledge and experience of health and safety within a complex organisation, ideally with an appropriate relevant professional qualification e.g. IOSH, NEBOSH, IWFM and CIOB.

Experience of compliance audits and site inspections and identifying and mitigating risks.

A background and qualifications within a trade discipline that can be applied more broadly.

It will be an advantage if you have previous experience in a school/boarding school environment.

Benefits Include

• Generous employer pension scheme - 9% employer contribution

• Life insurance and critical illness cover

• Discounted school fees

• Regular CPD opportunities

• Beautiful working environment in a semi-rural location

• Delicious free meals while on duty

• Modern gym and swimming pool facilities, for staff use at set times

• A variety of social occasions through the year