Reporting to the Chief Executive and part of the Strategic Management Team the Estate Services Manager is responsible for all support services on the estate, achieving excellent stewardship of the buildings and land, and offering responsive services to the internal customer, making the best of the combined resources of the maintenance, grounds and garden teams.

Areas of direct responsibility

• Estate management
• Major capital works
• Security
• Health and Safety
• Vehicle fleet
• Planning and land agency

The role is supported by

Facilities manager (who deals with all planned and reactive maintenance)
Health and Safety Manager
Security Manager
Grounds supervisor
Head gardener
Estate Ranger




Person specification

Likely to be RICS qualified with around 10 years experience, ideally gained in a Heritage environment

• Credible and knowledgeable, able to advise the Chief Executive and the trustees on building and land matters.

• Well organised, competent administrator able to juggle multiple priorities and support his team leaders.

• Accustomed to working with internal customers at a senior level and to influencing external authorities.

• Excellent people management skills; able to develop and lead teams and to achieve high levels of productivity and good morale.

• Resilient, flexible and pragmatic, able to cope with the unpredictability of a 365 day environment.

• Able to operate within a resource-constrained environment; the castle is a charity, and relies on generated income to sustain its operations.