Meet the Team
Colin Strawbridge
Head of Property and Estates
Colin leads the Trust strategy on all matters relating to buildings, estates and premises.
What We Offer
The Property & Estates team have the professional responsibility for the development and delivery of all property and estates services across the Trust. They provide building and construction expertise to support academies and are the principal advisor on all land, property and estates matters Our Head of Property & Estates helps academy leaders ensure that their sites are safe and compliant. Together with ensuring our schools get best value for all estate services. Please feel free to contact us.
- Yearly review of cleaning requirements / contracts.
- Quarterly Inspection of Cleaning Standards.
- Implementation and monitoring of Agreed Service standards / KPIs.
- Support on arranging One off cleaning e.g., Deep Cleans.
- Management of site/cleaning teams, in liaison with Academy Heads
- Advice and monitoring of refuse/utilities contracts.
- Annual review of utility contracts
- Benchmark energy and water usage across Trust sites.
- Advise on energy and water saving devices where appropriate.
- Maintenance advice and guidance.
- Review of authorised suppliers.
- Ensure all statutory maintenance and checks are carried out.
- Set up and maintain a trust Framework Provision for maintenance and repairs.
- Ensuring that staff are deployed effectively to provide an effective service to academies.
- Management of site teams, in liaison with Academy Heads.
- Meet with site staff on a monthly basis or more frequently if required.
- Review of the number of site staff required, hours worked, rotas, and capability.
- Coordination of Holiday / Absence cover.
- Ensure all staff are appropriately trained.
- Yearly review of ground keeping requirements / contracts.
- Implementation and monitoring of Agreed Service standards / KPIs.
- Support on arranging one-off services e.g. tree felling.
- Annual review of catering contracts.
- Benchmark cost of provision across Trust sites.
- Coordinate Purchasing of all new capital equipment.
- Implementation and monitoring of Agreed Service standards / KPIs.
- Carry out annual Health and Safety Audits, report to Trust/Academies and manage remedial action.
- Monitoring of regular testing – Legionella, water coolers, PAT, fixed-wire, fire alarm and extinguishers, emergency lighting, asbestos survey and plans, regular equipment checks for workshops, playground and PE equipment.
- In conjunction with academy leaders:-
- Update Health and Safety Policy Annually.
- Ensure all risk assessments are in place.
- Staff Health and Safety Training plans developed and implemented.
- Liaison with external partners/contractors related to property and estates.
- Co-ordinate capital bids in line with strategic plan.
- Review Site Conditions Survey.
- Manage maintenance/development programme, including decoration/refurbishment.
- Advise on budgetary requirements.
- Manage any external letting / property opportunities.