Facilities Manager

Livin Housing Limited; Blyth; On-site; GBP 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to oversee Hard FM service delivery across Kent. This role involves managing compliance, health and safety, and operational teams for exceptional service. Candidates must have a strong understanding of PPM and reactive maintenance and proven people management skills. The role offers competitive salary, significant car allowance, and a family-friendly work environment with various employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Annual Mears Fun Day

Volunteering Leave

Discount perks via Mears Rewards

Access to EAP Counselling sessions

Qualifications

• Willingness to travel regularly across multiple sites.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Experience managing services across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of Hard FM services.
• Ensure buildings are maintained to the highest standards.
• Coordinate production of monthly performance reports.
• Support mobilisation and integration of new contracts.

Skills

Strong understanding of PPM and reactive maintenance

Proven people management experience

Strong organisational skills

Communication skills

Stakeholder management skills

Job description

Annual salary: up to £53,125.00

Facilities Manager

Location: Maidstone – Office Based in Turkey Mill Business Park

Salary up to £50,000 per annum depending on experience, plus £4,000 car allowance

Contract: Full time – Permanent, 42.5hrs per week, Monday to Friday

We are Mears FM – a highly successful partner delivering long term, sustainable and innovative facilities management solutions. We deliver our services to clients and customers across a variety of sectors and demographics throughout the UK.

This role will work alongside our client - Kent & Medway Mental Health Trust – you will manage Mears’s delivery of facilities services to a unique portfolio of properties across Kent.

About the Role

We are seeking experienced and proactive Facilities Manager to join our team. You will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of Hard FM services, ensuring buildings are maintained to the highest standards. This role involves managing compliance, health and safety, planned and reactive maintenance, and leading operational teams to deliver exceptional service. You’ll work closely with clients, contractors, and internal teams to ensure smooth day-to-day operations and contribute to continuous improvement across all aspects of facilities management.

Duties

• Work comfortably with KPIs, SLAs, and contractual obligations
• Monitor, evaluate, and control the use of sub-contractors and suppliers to ensure effective and compliant delivery of PPM, reactive, and lifecycle services
• Monitor, evaluate, and control internal labour and resources to ensure compliant service delivery.
• Support the mobilisation and integration of new contracts, ensuring smooth operational delivery across all sites.
• Ensure all contractual obligations and service level agreements (SLAs) are achieved.
• Participate in the branch call-out rota where required.
• Provide specialist input across FM contracts, including support with bids and tenders.
• Support wider operational management, including providing cover for other managers and contributing to service planning and development
• Coordinate and assist with the production of reports including monthly performance reports, lifecycle condition surveys, and ad-hoc project documentation.
• Attend meetings, training sessions, and development activities to maintain compliance, knowledge, and professional standards (including toolbox talks, one-to-ones, and reviews).

Role Criteria

• Willingness to travel regularly across multiple sites
• Full UK driving licence
• Strong understanding of PPM and reactive maintenance within a facilities management environment.
• Proven people management experience
• Experience managing services across multiple sites
• Strong organisational, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Desirable

• Trade background and/or relevant qualifications.
• Proven experience working within facilities management.
• Experience managing healthcare or NHS contracts.
• Experience working within specialist or secure mental health environments.

Benefits we can offer you

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day - Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave - Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment.
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts of up to 10% weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Access to EAP Counselling sessions

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship.

To drive a Mears vehicle, you must be aged over 21 have held your licence over 3 months and have less than 9 points.

Candidates should be aware that all our roles are subject to relevant Background, Identity & Security checks before commencement of employment.

Apply below or to discuss your application further; contact:

Olivia Elias ([e-mail])

If you need any help with your application process, we are here to support you. We will be accessible every step of the way.

At Mears Group, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, we are a Disability Confident employer, valuing individuality and ensuring equal opportunities for all.

We proudly support the Armed Forces Covenant and are honoured to have achieved the Gold Award in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) to coincide with this, we hold an Endorser Award for the Career Transition Partnership, recognising our commitment to veterans transitioning into civilian careers.

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