Estates & Facilities Lead - Office Services

Arts Council England; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Final salary pension scheme

Generous annual leave

Job summary

Arts Council England in Manchester is seeking an Officer, Estates and Facilities to join our team at the head office. The role focuses on maintaining a high standard of office environment, safety and efficiency, with travel to North Area offices where needed.

Based in Manchester, you will deputise for the Senior Facilities Manager and manage budgets, contractors, and relationships with internal teams to deliver reliable facilities services.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities, estates, property, office management or building services environment.
• Ability to coordinate maintenance activities and support contractor relationships.
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, verbal and written.
• Confident using Microsoft 365 including Teams, Outlook, Word and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Support sign-off and control of reactive and planned works budgets.
• Deputise for Senior Facilities Manager where appropriate.
• Engage with office users, suppliers, contractors and visitors to ensure professional service.
• Support the North Area offices (Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle) including some travel.
• Communicate essential facilities updates to local teams and national colleagues.

Skills

Facilities management

Organisational skills

Stakeholder engagement

Microsoft 365

Health and safety

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Arts Council England in Manchester is seeking an Officer, Estates and Facilities to join our team at the head office. The role focuses on maintaining a high standard of office environment, safety and efficiency, with travel to North Area offices where needed.

Based in Manchester, you will deputise for the Senior Facilities Manager and manage budgets, contractors, and relationships with internal teams to deliver reliable facilities services.