Senior Trust Lead - Estates

Grade and Salary Grade 10 £51,928 - £56,293 per annum

Working pattern Full time, 37 hours per week, year round

Contract term Permanent

An exciting opportunity has arisen to shape the future of our Trust Estates and create inspiring environments for learning.

We are seeking an ambitious, experienced and forward-thinking Senior Trust Lead - Estates to provide professional leadership and long-term planning across our estate.

This is an exciting time for an Estates professional to play a pivotal role in delivering our long-term vision for the Trust’s estate. Working closely with the Head of Health, Safety, Risk and Estates, you will lead the developments and implementation of the Trust’s estate strategy, driving investment decisions, sustainability initiatives and capital projects.

The role

As Senior Trust Lead - Estates you will provide professional strategic leadership and long-term planning for the Trust estate. You will support the development and maintenance of the Trust Estates strategy, Asset Management Plans and investment priorities, ensuring that resources are directed where they will make the greatest impact.

You will use a wide range of estate intelligence, including condition, suitability, sufficiency, utilisation, compliance and educational needs data to identify priorities and shape future investment. You will lead the planning and development of capital projects from conception through to delivery, ensuring robust governance, value for money and alignment with the Trusts priorities.

A key aspect of the role will be leading the Trust’s approach to sustainability, energy management and carbon reduction, helping us deliver on our environmental ambitions while creating efficient and resilience learning environments.

Working collaboratively with the Estates Delivery Manager, you will provide strategic direction while they hold accountability for operational implementation, contractor supervision and day to day estates delivery.

The person

We are looking for a confident and collaborative leader with substantial experience in strategic estates management, capital planning and asset management, ideally within an educational or similar multi-site environment.

You will bring excellent analytical, planning and decision-making skills, and the ability to turn complex estates information into clear, deliverable strategic plans. You will be passionate about creating safe, sustainable and inspiring environments that are fit for the future

Why join us?

There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career.

We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time.

We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer

• Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities.

• An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership, and extensive high street retail discounts.

• Entry to attractive career average pension schemes.

• Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust.

• A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals and wonderful students.

• Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career.

• A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees. The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously.

Applications must arrive by

Sunday 08 November 2026

Interviews will be held on

Thursday 19 November 2026

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment.

We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.