Director of Estates and Facilities
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Chwefror 2026 |
|---|---|
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 02 Mawrth 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Knottingley, Not recorded, WF11 0EP |
| Cwmni: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 51d6932e-0c08-4592-967a-68330bdd097f |
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What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an experienced Estates and Facilities leader with the strategic vision, professional expertise and passion to shape exceptional learning environments for thousands of children and young people?
Delta Academies Trust is seeking an outstanding Director of Estates and Facilities to lead its Trust-wide estates strategy and ensure safe, compliant, inspiring, and future‑ready environments across all its academies. We are looking for the successful postholder to join the team as soon as possible on a full time, permanent basis.
Your new role
As the Director of Estates and Facilities, you will provide strategic and operational leadership of the Trust’s Estates and Facilities Management services across all of the Trust’s sites.
Reporting to the Executive Leadership Team, you will shape and deliver the long‑term estates strategy to support the Trust’s educational ambitions.
You will lead a multi‑disciplinary professional team, driving a culture of excellence, compliance, innovation and continuous improvement. You will ensure our academies benefit from high‑quality, cost‑effective estates services—including capital works, maintenance, compliance, security, health and safety, and facilities management, both hard and soft services.
This is a rare opportunity to influence and enhance environments that directly support the life chances of young people across a diverse and growing Trust.
Salary: Leadership Range, points 20 to 24 (£82,654 to £91,157)
Hours: 37 hours per week / All Year Round (52 Weeks)
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Us?
Our Head Office site has excellent transport links, situated close to both the A1 and M62 and offering a free and secure car park. We have a great café on-site, so if a barista latte on a morning or jacket potato at lunchtime (among many other options) is your thing, you can get it all here!
Shape futures. Build your career. Make a difference with Delta.
Delta Academies Trust is one of the largest and most ambitious multi-academy trusts in the North of England, all of our academies are rated Good or better, reflecting our strong culture, high expectations and commitment to excellence. We’re a not-for-profit organisation with a clear mission: to make sure every child, in every community we serve, has access to an exceptional education.
When you join Delta, you join a team full of purpose. From teachers and teaching assistants to IT specialists, HR colleagues, caterers, leaders and curriculum experts, our people share a commitment to improving life chances for both staff and helping young people thrive.
Employee Benefits
As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on yourFinancial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Please see our website for more information.
For more information and to apply for this position please visit our website at Careers with Delta • Delta Academies Trust (deltatrust.org.uk)
Further details about the role
In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.
Delta Academies Trust undertake to treat all applicants for posts fairly and not to discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff who voluntarily reveal that they have a criminal conviction. Equally, we will not discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff where a Disclosure and Barring Service check reveals a criminal conviction or other information about offences.
Therefore, we will consider job applicants who have a criminal record based on their skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and, where needed, qualifications and training. However, our approach depends on the job, and whether it is covered by, or exempt from, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to people with and without a disability.
Connect with us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/delta-academies-trust/
Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/deltatrustjobs
Commitment to safeguarding
In accordance with current DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process. The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.
Are you an experienced Estates and Facilities leader with the strategic vision, professional expertise and passion to shape exceptional learning environments for thousands of children and young people?
Delta Academies Trust is seeking an outstanding Director of Estates and Facilities to lead its Trust-wide estates strategy and ensure safe, compliant, inspiring, and future‑ready environments across all its academies. We are looking for the successful postholder to join the team as soon as possible on a full time, permanent basis.
Your new role
As the Director of Estates and Facilities, you will provide strategic and operational leadership of the Trust’s Estates and Facilities Management services across all of the Trust’s sites.
Reporting to the Executive Leadership Team, you will shape and deliver the long‑term estates strategy to support the Trust’s educational ambitions.
You will lead a multi‑disciplinary professional team, driving a culture of excellence, compliance, innovation and continuous improvement. You will ensure our academies benefit from high‑quality, cost‑effective estates services—including capital works, maintenance, compliance, security, health and safety, and facilities management, both hard and soft services.
This is a rare opportunity to influence and enhance environments that directly support the life chances of young people across a diverse and growing Trust.
Salary: Leadership Range, points 20 to 24 (£82,654 to £91,157)
Hours: 37 hours per week / All Year Round (52 Weeks)
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience required for this position, then we would very much like to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Us?
Our Head Office site has excellent transport links, situated close to both the A1 and M62 and offering a free and secure car park. We have a great café on-site, so if a barista latte on a morning or jacket potato at lunchtime (among many other options) is your thing, you can get it all here!
Shape futures. Build your career. Make a difference with Delta.
Delta Academies Trust is one of the largest and most ambitious multi-academy trusts in the North of England, all of our academies are rated Good or better, reflecting our strong culture, high expectations and commitment to excellence. We’re a not-for-profit organisation with a clear mission: to make sure every child, in every community we serve, has access to an exceptional education.
When you join Delta, you join a team full of purpose. From teachers and teaching assistants to IT specialists, HR colleagues, caterers, leaders and curriculum experts, our people share a commitment to improving life chances for both staff and helping young people thrive.
Employee Benefits
As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on yourFinancial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing. Please see our website for more information.
For more information and to apply for this position please visit our website at Careers with Delta • Delta Academies Trust (deltatrust.org.uk)
Further details about the role
In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.
Delta Academies Trust undertake to treat all applicants for posts fairly and not to discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff who voluntarily reveal that they have a criminal conviction. Equally, we will not discriminate unfairly against volunteers or paid staff where a Disclosure and Barring Service check reveals a criminal conviction or other information about offences.
Therefore, we will consider job applicants who have a criminal record based on their skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and, where needed, qualifications and training. However, our approach depends on the job, and whether it is covered by, or exempt from, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post. However, it is important to note that if we receive a high volume of applications, we may limit the numbers of interviews offered to people with and without a disability.
Connect with us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/delta-academies-trust/
Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/deltatrustjobs
Commitment to safeguarding
In accordance with current DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process. The Trust is committed to safeguarding the welfare of its students and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service certificate and checks of the relevant barred list / prohibition lists.