Building and Facilities Manager

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council; Kings Hill; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council is seeking a proactive Buildings & Facilities Manager to oversee the Council’s estate. The role focuses on safety, maintenance, and efficient service delivery across property portfolios.

You will manage planned/reactive maintenance, BRREP budgets, and contracts, while ensuring statutory compliance and coordinating teams such as caretaking and cleaning. The position offers flexibility with hybrid working in a permanent, full-time role.

Qualifications

• Experience in buildings and facilities management.
• Strong budget awareness and contract oversight.
• Ability to lead and coordinate multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing planned and reactive maintenance across the Council’s property portfolio.
• Managing BRREP budget monitoring and reporting.
• Ensuring statutory compliance for buildings and facilities.
• Maintaining the Asbestos Register and acting as Responsible Person under Legionella Policy.
• Leading procurement and management of building and facilities services and contracts.
• Managing utility contracts and caretaking, cleaning, print/post room and courier services.
• Providing practical advice and coordinating with senior staff across the Council.

Skills

Facilities management

Contract management

Budget monitoring

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Kings Hill, West Malling, Opportunity for flexible/hybrid working

Contract:

Permanent

Working Pattern:

Full Time

Hours:

37 hours per week.

DBS Check:

No

Closing Date:

22/11/2026 at 23:55

Reference:

CS/26/348494

Help shape how we manage our buildings and facilities across Tonbridge & Malling

Are you an experienced buildings or facilities professional looking for a new challenge where you can take ownership of a varied and important service?

We are looking for a proactive and experienced Buildings & Facilities Manager to join our team. This is a newly created post, reporting directly to the Head of Administrative & Property Services, with responsibility for overseeing the delivery of buildings and facilities management services across the Council’s estate.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to shape a newly created role and play a key part in ensuring that the Council’s buildings are safe, well maintained and provide a comfortable environment for everyone who uses them.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Overseeing planned and reactive maintenance across the Council’s property portfolio.
• Managing the Council’s Building Repairs Reserve Expenditure Plan (BRREP), including budget monitoring and reporting.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory requirements relating to buildings and facilities.
• Maintaining the Council’s Asbestos Register and acting as the Responsible Person under the Council’s Management of Legionella Policy.
• Leading the procurement and management of building and facilities-related services and contracts.
• Managing the Council’s utility contracts.
• Managing the teams responsible for caretaking, cleaning, print and post room services and the courier service.

It is a broad and varied role, combining practical facilities management with contract management, financial responsibility, statutory compliance and the management of key operational services. You will also provide advice to colleagues across the Council and its senior Management Team on buildings and facilities matters.

Why Join Us?

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council is based in Kings Hill, a modern, well-connected location in one of Kent’s most desirable boroughs. With excellent transport links, countryside on your doorstep and vibrant local communities, it offers a great combination of professional opportunity and lifestyle appeal.

At TMBC, you’ll find a positive and collaborative culture where people care about their work, their community and each other. We take pride in our public service mission and invest in our people through training and career development support.

For this role in particular, you will have the opportunity to shape a newly created post, working across the organisation and having a direct influence on how our buildings, facilities and associated services are managed.

We are looking for someone with strong practical knowledge and experience of buildings and facilities management, together with the confidence to manage a varied workload and competing priorities.

You’ll need to be comfortable working with contractors, budgets and colleagues across different services, with a strong focus on ensuring buildings are safe, compliant and well maintained.

Just as importantly, you’ll be an effective communicator and manager who can provide practical advice, build positive working relationships and take a proactive approach to improving the services you are responsible for.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys the variety of facilities management and wants to take real ownership of a broad service within a supportive local authority environment.

Interviews w/c 30 November 2026