Buildings Manager

The vacancy

Are you an experienced estates or building services professional looking for your next career step? DN Colleges Group is seeking a proactive and highly organised Buildings Manager to play a key role in maintaining a safe, efficient and welcoming environment across our campuses.

In this varied and dynamic role, you will lead our Maintenance and Caretaking teams, oversee planned and reactive maintenance, manage contractors, and ensure our estate remains compliant, well-maintained and fit for purpose. If you enjoy problem-solving, working collaboratively, and making a visible impact every day, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

As our Buildings Manager, you will:

• Lead the day-to-day management of the Maintenance and Caretaking team, ensuring work is prioritised and completed to a high standard.
• Deliver an effective programme of planned maintenance across the estate.
• Ensure a responsive and efficient reactive maintenance service.
• Monitor contractor activity to ensure compliance with performance and safety standards.
• Maintain risk assessments, safe systems of work, and operational procedures.
• Monitor buildings and grounds, ensuring all areas meet required standards.
• Support long-term maintenance planning and estate improvements.
• Ensure the estates team adhere to Health and Safety requirements and college policies.
• Act as a key holder and support college evacuation and security procedures when required.

Essential criteria

We are looking for someone who has:

• A Level 4 qualification (or equivalent) in a building trade, electrical, or mechanical discipline.
• GCSE (or equivalent) Level 2 English and Maths.
• Previous experience working as a manager in estates, facilities, or a similar environment.
• Strong ability to supervise complex projects, allocate resources, and manage budgets.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work flexibly in a live, fast-paced environment.

Why Join us?

• Competitive salary
• 30 Bookable annual leave days, bank holidays, and 2 weeks off at Christmas.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Access to same-day GP appointments, high street discounts, discounted hair and beauty treatments, electric car scheme.
• On-site gym & florist (site dependent).
• Access to our In-house Food Hall & Coffee Shops.

Additional Information

• Safer Recruitment: As part of the recruitment process and in line with keeping children safe in education, we will conduct social media checks on shortlisted candidates. Additionally, before commencing employment, all employees undergo safer recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS.
• Right to Work: Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Closing Date: 18th February 2026

Interview Date: 27th February 2026

Interested?

We'd be happy to answer any questions about the role.
Please contact staff.recruitment@dncolleges.ac.uk for further information.

Apply now and help us shape a safe, efficient and inspiring learning environment for our students and staff.

About us

Here at Doncaster College and University Centre we understand that choosing what to do next can be a huge decision. It's not just about the course you choose to study, it is about the tutors, the experiences and the friends you meet along the way.

We have over 120 courses at full and part-time, from entry level right up to university level. As well as the vast amount of courses on offer, we ensure all our students get the right support and guidance whether it is through our careers service, our additional learning support, counselling, student finance and many other services all tailored to each individual.

Our exciting and modern campus is in a central location, packed with workspaces designed to industry standard. We work directly with employers allowing you real work experience and industry insight that you will not get from sitting behind a desk.

The benefits

All employees at DN Colleges Group enjoy a generous annual leave allowance, as well as an additional 2 weeks closure over the Christmas period. We encourage all our teams to take regular breaks, no longer than 3 weeks, to enjoy a healthy work life balance.

DN Colleges Group are committed to Health and Wellbeing of all our employees. We have an increasing number of provisions exclusive to our employees, designed to help you stay at your best or to assist and provide support when you need it.

Health and fitness suite

Generous annual leave

2 weeks off at Christmas

Electric car scheme

• Vivup - Employee Wellbeing and Benefits platform
• Wellness initiatives, onsite during your working week. This could include health visitors, financial advisers, or physio specialists.
• Onsite fitness classes, at lunchtime or after work in conjunction with our Sports colleagues.
• Cycle to Work and Electric car scheme
• Free Eye Care Vouchers
• Discounted Hair and Beauty services
• On site nursery
• Online access to Remploy which is our 24/7 confidential mental health and counselling resource.
• In house counselling/safeguarding specialists to assist in Wellbeing

Lets Teach Programme
Let's Teach The LET's teach programme supports new members of teaching staff in terms of college systems and key teaching and learning areas including new staff lesson visits and postcard peeps. Each new member of staff has an allocated Lead Practitioner who works closely with them throughout the programme.

Let's Bloom
The LET's Bloom Programme aims to connect our experienced and qualified teachers to share best practice and support continued risk-taking as we continue to add depth to our teaching craft. Teachers volunteer on this one year programme, working closely with the Learning Enhancement Team, capturing their experimentation in a journal.

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