Facilities Manager

The Anvil Trust LTD; Basingstoke; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Anvil Arts in the United Kingdom requires a Facilities Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of its venues, ensuring safety, sustainability, and welcoming spaces for audiences, artists, and visitors.

You will manage facilities teams, contractors, and capital works while collaborating across departments to deliver integrated services. The role blends hands-on operations with strategic planning to future-proof our venues, with some evenings and weekends as required.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management, ideally in performing arts or public-facing environments.
• Proven line/team management experience.
• Excellent communication with staff, contractors, visiting companies and the public.
• Experience collaborating across departments to deliver integrated service.
• Calm, practical approach to problem solving and decision making under pressure.
• Excellent planning, prioritisation, and time management skills.
• Track record of leading statutory compliance, inspections and preventative maintenance.
• Knowledge of building services and maintenance (mechanical, electrical, HVAC, plant & fabric).
• Strong knowledge of UK Health and Safety legislation and compliance in the workplace.
• Experience managing contractors and service providers.
• Project management experience, including budgets and schedules.
• Appreciation for building maintenance in performance venues (auditorium seating, backstage, public spaces).
• Proficient IT skills and digital systems infrastructure for building operations.
• Flexibility to work some evenings/weekends and be an out-of-hours key holder.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day facilities management for Anvil Arts’ venues, ensuring safety, sustainability, and welcoming spaces.
• Oversee facilities operations, compliance, maintenance, contractors, and capital works.
• Motivate and develop the in-house facilities team and contribute to long-term planning.
• Ensure buildings reflect high standards of care, comfort, and presentation for audiences, artists and visitors.
• Balance hands-on work with strategic vision to future-proof venues.

Skills

Facilities management

Team management

Communication

Cross-department collaboration

Problem solving under pressure

Planning & time management

Statutory compliance & safety

Building services knowledge

Health and safety (UK)

Contractor management

Project management

Venue maintenance

IT systems for facilities

Job description

The Facilities Manager will lead the day-to-day management of Anvil Arts’ venues, making sure they are safe, sustainable, well maintained and welcoming for all. The postholder will oversee facilities operations, compliance, maintenance, contractors, and capital works, while working closely with colleagues across operations and production to achieve shared goals.

They will motivate and develop the in-house facilities team, contribute to long-term planning, and ensure our buildings reflect the highest standards of care, comfort, and presentation — delighting audiences, artists, and visitors. The role combines a hands-on approach with strategic vision to future-proof our venues.

This role would suit someone who has experience in facilities management, enjoys building strong relationships, and making a visible difference to how people experience our spaces.

• Experience of facilities management, ideally within a performing arts, cultural or public facing environment
• Proven line/team management
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to liaise effectively with staff, contractors, visiting companies, external stakeholders and the public
• Experience of collaborating across departments to deliver integrated service
• Calm practical approach to problem solving and decision making, especially under pressure
• Excellent planning, prioritisation, and time management skills
• Track record of leading Statutory compliance, inspections and planned preventative maintenance
• Knowledge of: Building services and maintenance (mechanical, electrical, HVAC, Plant & fabric)
• Strong knowledge of UK Health and Safety legislation and compliance in the workplace
• Safety risk appraisal and Security
• Experience of managing contractors and service providers
• Project management experience, including budgets, and schedules
• An appreciation for the specific requirements of building maintenance in a performance venue (e.g. auditorium seating, backstage areas and public spaces)
• Proficient IT skills and digital systems infrastructure relevant to building operations
• Flexibility to work some evenings, weekends, or as required, including being one of the out of hours key holders

Further details can be found on the Anvil Arts website.

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust