Estates Manager (Temporary, 6 months)

About the role

An experienced Estates Manager is required to lead engineering, maintenance and compliance services across a large, complex property portfolio in South West England. This temporary six‑month role ensures critical infrastructure and building services remain safe, compliant and operational.

Key responsibilities

• Lead delivery of planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes and lifecycle replacement strategies.
• Ensure engineering systems and building services comply with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Manage external contractors, service providers and maintenance contracts.
• Oversee engineering compliance, audits, inspections and quality assurance processes.
• Manage revenue and capital budgets, monitor expenditure and prepare forecasts.
• Lead and develop engineering teams, driving performance and continuous improvement.
• Support business continuity planning and resilience of critical building services.
• Investigate incidents, produce technical reports and implement corrective actions.
• Participate in an out‑of‑hours on‑call rota.

Required profile

• Degree‑qualified in an engineering discipline or equivalent experience.
• Significant experience managing building services, engineering maintenance or estates operations.
• Strong technical knowledge across mechanical, electrical and building systems.
• Experience managing contractors and specialist service providers.
• Knowledge of statutory compliance, risk management and health & safety legislation.
• Proven ability to produce technical reports and present information to senior leadership.

Required skills

• Mechanical systems
• Electrical systems
• Building services
• Statutory compliance
• Health & safety legislation
• Risk management
• Technical reporting

What we offer

• Competitive daily rate of £224.82.
• Fixed‑term contract for six months.
• Opportunity to lead a large, complex estate portfolio.
• Equal opportunities employer.