Estate Manager (HSEP)
A vacancy has arisen for an Estate Manager (Health, Safety & Environmental Protection) to work within the Estates team at our offices in York. This is a Crown Servant Grade C2 full-time position, reporting to the Senior Estate Manager. The successful applicant will be primarily responsible for all compliance aspects of the RFCA YH estate and will deliver support, advice and guidance on all safety, health, environmental, fire and compliance matters. In addition they will provide facilities management (FM) across specific sites within the RFCA YH regional estate.
Essential Criteria
- Hold, or be working towards, a NEBOSH or equivalent Health and Safety qualification.
- Experience in health & safety and environmental risk management, including a sound understanding
of relevant legislation and compliance auditing. - Be conversant with health and safety legislation, regulation and codes of practice.
- Capable of prioritising workloads to meet deadlines during periods of significant change.
- Good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office Applications.
- Experience of developing and implementing health & safety management systems in the hard
facilities management sector - Accomplished communicator capable of preparing and delivering business cases, both written and
oral. - Experience working with Risk Assessments and Risk Registers
- Experience of working with a variety of Stakeholders and able to build strong working relationships
with industry partners. - Current and full driving licence.
About us
At the Reserve Forces’ and Cadets’ Association for Yorkshire and the Humber (RFCA YH) we champion the Reserve and Cadet forces across our region, through community and corporate engagement, estate management, and recruitment support to local Reserve Units and Cadet Detachments. We have been the voice for Yorkshire and the Humber’s Navy, Army and Air Force Reservists and Cadets since1908.
The RFCA YH offices are based just a short walk out of York city centre within a historic former residential home. As well as having free parking we also have a beautiful garden to look out on or enjoy a lunch break in, making it a very special and unique workspace. Our weekly hours are 37 worked between 08.30 and 16.30.
The annual holiday entitlement is 25 days, which increases to 30 days after 5 years. Previous service in the Armed Forces or any Government Body also qualifies the employee to 30 days on entry. This is in addition to the 8 statutory Bank Holidays. There is an excellent pension scheme in operation with employer contributions of 13%.
A pool car will be made available due to the need to travel around the region visiting sites.
Salary – £36530 PA
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 15 October 2025, and successful candidates will be invited to interview by Friday 17 October 2025. Face to face interviews will be held at our offices in York on Wednesday 22nd October 2025.