Estates Manager

Total Remuneration: £50,742 per annum (includes the basic salary, Oxford Weighting, Travel Allowance, and a Food Allowance up to £2,586 per annum)

Wolfson College, University of Oxford, is seeking a self-motivated, experienced Property/Estates Management professional to lead the planning and delivery of planned and unforeseen maintenance and new works programmes across our vibrant and diverse Grade 2 listed estate.

The Estate Manager will also contribute to major capital works, support the Home Bursar in ensuring estate-wide health and safety compliance, and lead on the control of contractors.  This is an excellent opportunity to play a key role in maintaining a safe, functional and attractive environment for some of the world’s leading academics.

About the Role

Reporting to the Home Bursar, and supported by a team of 4, you will lead the commissioning of maintenance and new works, and act as the prime interface with all contractors. You will be excited by the opportunity to ensure that the College meets its statutory obligations while delivering first-class service across the College community.

This is a varied, hands-on management role that combines leadership, technical knowledge and project management, with good estate planning skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, motivate and develop the College maintenance team.
• Commissioning, controlling and coordinating all estate contractors. 
• Develop and execute high quality planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance programmes.
• Oversee statutory compliance, including fire safety, legionella, asbestos and health & safety.
• Manage the maintenance and new works budgets.
• Deliver refurbishment and improvement projects on time and within budget.
• Conduct estate inspections and surveys and develop and manage the long term estate plan.

About You

You will be an enthusiastic, motivated professional with extensive experience in estates and building maintenance, and be excited to contribute to Wolfson’s academic mission and relish its unique, listed estate.

You will ideally have:

• Extensive supervisory and people management experience within an estates, property or maintenance environment.
• Experience managing contractors and maintenance projects.
• Good knowledge of building services including heating, water and drainage systems.
• A sound understanding of health and safety legislation and risk assessments.
• Strong organisational, communication and IT skills.
• A collaborative approach and excellent customer service skills.
• A Health & Safety qualification.

What We Offer

• A total remuneration package of £50,742
• Generous 39 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays)
• An attractive pension scheme
• Free parking
• The opportunity to work within one of Oxford's most welcoming and diverse colleges.

Apply Now

If you're a motivated estates professional who enjoys leading people, solving problems and maintaining high standards, we would love to hear from you.

To apply, please submit a completed application form including your full career history together with a covering letter explaining how your experience meets the requirements of the role.

For further details and information how to apply, please click on the 'Apply' button above.

Closing date for applications is noon on Monday, 10 August 2026. Interviews will take place on Tuesday, 18 August 2026.

Wolfson College is committed to equality of opportunity and values the diversity of its workforce, students, and wider community. We warmly welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. We would appreciate it if you could complete and return a recruitment monitoring form. This form does not constitute part of the recruitment and selection process.

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