Facilities Maintenance Manager

Corehr; Oxford; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

38 days annual leave

Childcare services

Family leave schemes

Discounted bus travel

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Ashmolean Museum, part of the University of Oxford, invites applications for a full-time Hard Facilities Manager role. You will lead maintenance, compliance, and building services across the museum estate and manage staff, contractors, and budgets. DBS and Known Consignor checks are required; 37.5 hours per week on site.

You will work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure a safe and efficient environment, delivering high standards of facilities management.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in facilities management within a relevant environment.
• Professional qualification or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of health and safety and project management principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Hard Facilities Management function across the museum estate.
• Oversee maintenance, compliance and building services.
• Manage staff, contractors and budgets.
• Support projects and liaise with internal/external stakeholders.

Skills

Facilities management

Health and safety

Project management

Staff management

Contractors management

Budgets

Communication skills

IT skills

Driving licence

Education

Professional qualification or equivalent

Job description

UK date and time: 19-September-2026 14:10

This is the re-advertisement of 186176. Previous applicants may not need re-apply.

An underfill at Grade 6 will be considered with amended duties and a 12-month development plan and mentoring put in place for the successful candidate.

About the role

The Ashmolean Museum is the University of Oxford's world-class museum of art and archaeology, and its Facilities Team plays a key role in maintaining the building and supporting its operations.

You will lead the Hard Facilities Management function, overseeing maintenance, compliance, and building services across the museum estate. You will manage staff, contractors, and budgets, and support projects while working closely with internal and external stakeholders to ensure a safe and efficient environment.

This is a full-time, permanent post, working 37.5 hours per week on site.

Due to the nature of this post, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a satisfactory DBS check as well as a Known Consignor check. Please see page 6 of the Job Description for further information.

About You

You will have proven experience in facilities management within a relevant environment, supported by a professional qualification or equivalent experience, and a strong understanding of health and safety and project management principles.

You will bring experience of managing staff, contractors, and budgets, alongside excellent communication skills and the ability to build effective working relationships. You will be organised, able to prioritise competing demands, and confident in delivering work to a high standard. Strong IT skills are essential, and a full UK driving licence is required.

What We Offer

As an employer, we genuinely care about our employees’ wellbeing and this is reflected in the range of benefits that we offer including:

• 38 days of annual leave
• A comprehensive range of childcare services
• Family leave schemes
• Discounted bus travel and Season Ticket travel loans

Diversity

Our staff and students come from all over the world, and we proudly promote a friendly and inclusive culture. Diversity is positively encouraged, through diverse groups and champions, as well as a number of family-friendly policies, such as the right to apply for flexible working and support for staff returning from periods of extended absence, for example, shared parental leave.

We are committed to ensuring that our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible. If you require the job description or any other materials in an alternative format, or if you would like to request any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process, please contact the recruitment team at [e-mail] .

*An automatic annual increment each year will be paid up to (and not including) the discretionary range within the University of Oxford's grade 7 salary scale.