Facilities Department Manager

Marble Talent Group Ltd; Park Gate; On-site; GBP 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering recruitment specialist is seeking an experienced Mechanical & Electrical PPM Facilities Department Manager to lead its Facilities Management function in Park Gate, England. This senior leadership role involves overseeing PPM and reactive maintenance services, ensuring high safety standards, and driving business growth. Ideal candidates have significant technical expertise, a solid understanding of compliance regulations, and proven leadership in managing performance. The position offers a competitive salary of £65,000 plus benefits.

Benefits

Car Allowance

Company Benefits

Qualifications

• Strong technical background in Mechanical & Electrical Facilities Management.
• Proven experience managing PPM and reactive maintenance programmes.
• Sound understanding of statutory compliance, CDM regulations, and HSE requirements.
• Demonstrable experience leading teams and managing performance against KPIs and SLAs.
• Commercially astute, contributing to departmental growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of PPM and reactive maintenance services across complex sites.
• Maintain oversight of departmental performance and client requirements.
• Ensure compliance with health & safety legislation and internal processes.
• Monitor trends and identify opportunities for service improvement.
• Act as a senior point of contact for key clients.

Skills

Mechanical & Electrical Facilities Management

PPM delivery

Statutory compliance knowledge

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

IOSH certification

Job description

PPM Facilities Department Manager

Salary: £65,000 per annum + Car Allowance + Company Benefits

Hours: Full Time - 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Role Overview

Marble Talent Group are seeking an experienced Mechanical & Electrical PPM Facilities Department Manager to lead and grow our Facilities Management function.

This is a senior leadership role responsible for the operational delivery, commercial performance, and strategic growth of the PPM and reactive maintenance offering.

The successful candidate will bring strong technical expertise in PPM delivery, combined with commercial awareness and proven people leadership. You will ensure the department delivers safe, compliant, and high-quality services, while building the systems, capability, and client relationships required to support future growth.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Lead the delivery of PPM and reactive maintenance services across a portfolio of technically complex sites, ensuring high standards of safety, compliance, and performance.
• Maintain oversight of departmental performance, workload, and client requirements, communicating effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure full compliance with statutory obligations, health & safety legislation, and internal systems and processes.
• Monitor operational trends and identify opportunities for service improvement, efficiency, and innovation.
• Oversee subcontractor performance, small works activity, and service delivery against agreed KPIs and SLAs.
• Act as a senior point of contact for key clients, building trusted, long-term relationships.

Growth & Commercial Focus

• Identify and develop new business opportunities within existing and new client relationships.
• Support pricing, forecasting, and workload planning to ensure sustainable and profitable growth.
• Contribute to wider business planning and ensure departmental objectives align with the organisation's long-term strategy.

Skills & Experience

• Strong technical background in Mechanical & Electrical Facilities Management.
• Proven experience managing PPM and reactive maintenance programmes.
• Sound understanding of statutory compliance, CDM regulations, and HSE requirements.
• Demonstrable experience leading teams and managing performance against KPIs and SLAs.
• Commercially astute, with the ability to contribute to departmental growth and financial performance.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• IOSH certification (or equivalent) required.

About Marble Talent

As engineering recruitment specialists, we pride ourselves on the ability to turn aspiring candidates at the beginning, middle or towards the end of their engineering careers into successful, professional engineers place at the right companies. We are interested in people from all walks of life, as long as they have the passion to succeed in engineering. Our goal is to become the recruiter of choice for UK engineering companies. We will do this by continuing to deliver a first-class service for both clients and candidates