Facilities Manager

Bellrock Group; Castle Bolton; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension salary sacrifice scheme

Life cover

Health & wellbeing support

Job summary

Bellrock Group is seeking a Facilities Manager to oversee day-to-day facilities operations at Castlehill Centre, Bolton, ensuring a safe, compliant, and well-maintained environment. You will manage planned and reactive maintenance, lifecycle planning and projects, alongside services including security, cleaning and catering.

You will also supervise contractors, uphold health & safety standards, maintain asset records, and provide clear reporting to the client to deliver strong performance and

Qualifications

• IT literacy required for Word/Excel/CAFM usage.
• Member of IWFM or similar required.
• Experience in Facilities Management at contract level is essential.
• Excellent customer relationship skills are required.
• Experience training team members and improving performance is desirable.
• Experience with large complex heating and water systems is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Facilities team and oversee day-to-day service delivery at the Centre.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental policies and safe systems of work.
• Manage contract budgets, forecasts and expenditure with value for money focus.
• Plan and oversee statutory PPM and reactive maintenance to meet KPIs.
• Manage subcontractor performance and ensure works meet standards.
• Oversee catering services in line with National School Food Standards.
• Maintain accurate records and ensure helpdesk data is up to date.
• Provide regular facilities and performance reporting to the Account Director.
• Give technical guidance across gas and mechanical systems and support safety.
• Hold authorised person responsibilities across confined spaces, L8, electrical works and fire safety.

Skills

IT literacy

IWFM member

FM contract management

customer relationship

team training

heating & water systems

health & safety

FM systems usage

contractor management

communication skills

Tools

CAFM software

MS Office

Job description

Role Overview

The Facilities Manager will oversee the day-to-day facilities operation at Castlehill Centre, ensuring a safe, compliant and well-maintained environment.

Bolton

Role Overview

The Facilities Manager will oversee the day-to-day facilities operation at Castlehill Centre, ensuring a safe, compliant and well-maintained environment.

You'll manage planned and reactive maintenance, statutory compliance, lifecycle planning and projects, alongside services including security, cleaning and catering.

The role will also oversee contractors and health & safety standards, maintain accurate asset information, support lifecycle investment decisions and provide clear reporting to the client, ensuring services deliver strong performance and value for money.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Facilities team and oversee the day-to-day delivery of services across the Centre.
• Ensure full compliance with Bellrock Group's health, safety and environmental policies, maintaining safe systems of work for colleagues and subcontractors.
• Manage contract budgets, forecasting and expenditure, making commercially informed decisions and ensuring value for money.
• Plan and oversee statutory PPM and reactive maintenance, ensuring works are completed safely, professionally and within agreed KPIs.
• Manage subcontractor performance and ensure completed works meet required standards.
• Oversee the delivery of catering services, ensuring compliance with National School Food Standards.
• Maintain accurate job, asset, compliance and service records, ensuring systems and the helpdesk are kept up to date.
• Provide regular facilities and performance reporting to the Account Director.
• Provide technical guidance across gas and mechanical systems and support operational safety.
• Hold/provide relevant Authorised Person responsibilities across areas including confined spaces, L8, electrical works and fire safety.
• Build a strong relationship with the client and maintain high standards of service delivery across the contract.

Skills & Experience

• IT literacy essential (Word / Excel / CAFM usage)
• Member of IWFM or similar
• Experience in Facilities Management at contract level
• Excellent customer relationship skills
• Experience in the management of training of all team members and improving team performance.
• Experience of large complex heating and water systems
• Flexible work attitude and ability to adapt to client business demands
• Respectful and professional presentation always
• Good housekeeping and workplace organisation
• Previous Facilities Management experience across both hard and soft services.
• Good technical knowledge of building services with a practical, solutions-focused approach.
• Experience managing contractors, projects and multiple stakeholders.
• Strong client-facing and communication skills.
• Good understanding of health & safety, risk assessments and compliance, ideally supported by a relevant H&S qualification.
• Commercially aware, organised and comfortable using FM systems and technology.
• A proactive, adaptable approach with a genuine focus on improving service delivery.

AI fluency & learning mindset: We are looking for people who actively use AI in their day-to-day work, demonstrate strong curiosity about new technologies, and take ownership for continuously improving how they think, work, and deliver.

Working arrangements

We embrace smarter working practices which offer our employees the opportunity to work their hours flexibly and remotely where their roles and business needs allow. In this role, the successful candidate would be required to work from Castlehill Centre, Bolton, Monday to Friday, 08:30-16:30.

What can we offer you?

Upon joining Bellrock, you can expect a comprehensive benefits package including:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays + 1 additional day as a thank you (enjoy it, it's on us)
• Salary exchange pension scheme
• Life cover
• Paid sick leave
• Health Assured employee assistance and wellness program
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Salary sacrifice schemes: Cycle to work
• Holiday purchase scheme of additional 5 days per year
• Offers and discount scheme designed to save money on everyday shopping and essentials
• Healthcare Cashplan
• MotorSave Scheme
• Refer a friend
• Liftshare
• Virtual GP

Why Bellrock?

At Bellrock, our people make the difference.

We support organisations across the UK with property, facilities management, compliance, engineering and technology services, helping our customers create safer, smarter and more sustainable environments.

We're committed to creating a workplace where people feel supported, respected and able to develop their careers. If you're looking for a business where your contribution is valued and where you can continue to learn and grow, we'd love to hear from you.

Inclusion

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to providing a fair and accessible recruitment process for everyone.