Premises Manager

Kier Group plc; City of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure services provider is looking for a Premises Manager to oversee operations at Lewisham PFI Schools. This role involves managing maintenance tasks, ensuring compliance with Health & Safety standards, and leading site teams. Candidates should possess strong leadership skills and knowledge of facilities management. The role is on-site and aims to deliver a safe and well-maintained school environment.

Benefits

Variety of tailored benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and facilities management.
• Effective leader motivating teams and supervising daily operations.
• Experience in client relationship management with school stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day premises operations including inspections and maintenance.
• Lead Health & Safety compliance and emergency procedures.
• Oversee reactive and planned maintenance via the CAFM system.

Skills

Health & Safety legislation knowledge

Leadership

Client relationship management

CAFM systems management

MS Office proficiency

Full Driving Licence

Job description

We're looking for a Premises Manager to join our Lewisham PFI Schools team based in Lewisham.

Location: Lewisham PFI Schools, Lewisham – on-site role across school premises

Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Premises Manager, you'll be working within the Lewisham PFI Schools team supporting them in delivering safe, compliant and well‑maintained school environments in line with the PFI contract.

Your day to day will include:

• Managing day‑to‑day premises operations including inspections, maintenance coordination and contractor supervision
• Leading Health & Safety compliance including RAMs reviews, emergency procedures and maintaining fire and waterlog records
• Overseeing reactive and planned maintenance via the CAFM system and ensuring SLA compliance
• Building effective relationships with school staff and stakeholders while supporting contract reporting
• Providing leadership to Premises Officers and Cleaning Staff to maintain high standards across the site

What are we looking for?

This role of Premises Manager is great for you if:

• You have strong knowledge of Health & Safety legislation and experience in facilities or premises management
• You are an effective leader who can motivate teams and supervise daily operations confidently
• You are skilled in client relationship management and can work professionally with school stakeholders
• You can manage maintenance tasks proactively using CAFM systems and MS Office
• You hold a Full Driving Licence if required for travel between sites

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case‑by‑case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre‑employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier