Facilities Manager

IWFM; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Competitive salary

Job summary

IWFM in Bolton is seeking a Facilities Manager to lead the delivery of hard and soft services, ensuring operational excellence and exceptional service to tenants. You will manage maintenance, compliance, and service levels across a commercial portfolio from Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:30pm, with a salary up to GBP45,000 DOE plus benefits.

The role requires strong leadership, contractor management, and a proactive approach to safety and reporting, delivering reliable facilities management across

Qualifications

• FM experience covering hard and soft services.
• Strong health and safety knowledge.
• Experience managing contractors and suppliers.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all facilities services meet specifications and SLAs.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance with cost control.
• Build relationships with tenants, contractors and stakeholders.
• Monitor contractor performance and drive improvements.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety and statutory obligations.
• Manage service charges and landlord/tenant relationships.
• Coordinate inspections, audits and safety assessments.
• Produce monthly/quarterly reports for stakeholders.
• Support health and safety initiatives across the portfolio.

Skills

Facilities management

Project management

Contractor management

Health & safety

Stakeholder management

Job description

Facilities Manager

Location: Bolton Salary: Up to GBP45,000 DOE + Benefits Hours: Monday to Friday, 9:00am – 5:30pm

Time Recruitment are proud to be acting as a preferred recruitment partner in the search for an experienced Facilities Manager to join a successful and growing property operation.

This is an excellent opportunity for a facilities professional with experience managing both hard and soft services, ensuring compliance, maintaining excellent tenant relationships, and delivering exceptional service standards across a commercial property portfolio.

The Role

As Facilities Manager, you will take responsibility for the effective management and delivery of all facilities services, ensuring operational excellence, compliance, and outstanding customer service.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure all hard and soft facilities services are delivered in line with agreed specifications and service level agreements.
• Manage planned and reactive maintenance activities, ensuring performance, cost, and reporting requirements are achieved.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with tenants, contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor contractor performance and drive continuous improvement across service delivery.
• Oversee compliance–related activities, ensuring statutory obligations are met and remedial actions are completed.
• Manage landlord services and tenant relationships, ensuring all service charge obligations are fulfilled.
• Coordinate site inspections, audits, and assessments including Fire Risk Assessments and cleaning audits.
• Produce accurate monthly and quarterly reports for internal and external stakeholders.
• Support health and safety initiatives across the portfolio.
• Ensure full compliance with all relevant legislation, policies, and health & safety requirements.
• Assist with the management of contractors and service providers to ensure the highest operational standards are maintained.

About You

Essential Experience

• Previous Facilities Management experience covering both hard and soft services.
• Project management experience.
• Experience managing contractors, suppliers, and in–house teams.
• Strong understanding of Health & Safety legislation and best practice.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management capabilities with a customer–focused approach.

Desirable Experience

• Experience supporting multi–site or regional property operations.
• IOSH qualification.
• NEBOSH qualification.
• Previous experience within commercial property, retail, mixed–use, or multi–tenanted environments.

What's on Offer?

• Opportunity to join a respected and growing organisation.
• Varied and autonomous role with significant responsibility.
• Monday to Friday working hours.
• Supportive and professional environment.
• Long–term career development opportunities.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.