Facilities Manager

Mid Devon District Council; Devon and Torbay; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 50,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Discounted leisure memberships

Free uniform and DBS check

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Mid Devon District Council is seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to lead the delivery of facilities management services across its corporate and commercial property portfolio. The role covers hard and soft FM, maintenance, compliance, energy management and carbon reduction, with oversight of contractors, budgets and service performance.

You will work with colleagues and stakeholders to ensure buildings are safe, well maintained and fit for the future.

Qualifications

• Substantial building or facilities management experience.
• Solid knowledge of statutory compliance and health & safety.
• Ability to manage projects, contracts, budgets and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead planned preventative maintenance and lifecycle programmes across a diverse estate.
• Ensure statutory property compliance, health and safety, and risk are effectively managed.
• Oversee facilities-related contracts, contractors, budgets and performance.
• Direct mechanical and electrical works, refurbishments and property improvement projects.
• Improve energy efficiency, support carbon reduction and report environmental performance.
• Maximise value and effective use of operational and commercial assets.
• Support caretaking teams to deliver responsive, customer-focused services.

Skills

Facilities management

Contract management

Budget management

Leadership

Health & safety

Tools

Energy management

Job description

Help us maintain safe, efficient, and sustainable places for our communities.

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Facilities Manager to lead the delivery of facilities management services across the Council’s corporate and commercial property portfolio.

This is a varied and influential role where you will help ensure our buildings are safe, compliant, well maintained and fit for the future. You will oversee hard and soft facilities management, planned and reactive maintenance, property compliance, capital improvements, energy management and carbon reduction. You will also manage contractors, budgets and service performance while supporting colleagues and stakeholders across the Council.

What you will be doing:

• Leading planned preventative maintenance and lifecycle programmes across a diverse estate.
• Maintaining strong assurance over statutory property compliance, health and safety and risk.
• Managing facilities-related contracts, contractors, budgets and performance.
• Overseeing mechanical and electrical works, refurbishments and property improvement projects.
• Improving energy efficiency, supporting carbon reduction and reporting on environmental performance.
• Helping to maximise the value and effective use of our operational and commercial assets.
• Leading and supporting caretaking colleagues to deliver responsive, customer-focused services.

What we are looking for:

You will bring substantial building or facilities management experience, sound knowledge of statutory compliance and health and safety, and the confidence to manage projects, contracts, budgets and competing priorities. You will be an engaging and effective leader and communicator, comfortable working with senior managers, able to inspire teams, influence partners and provide clarity in a fast-paced environment.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive hourly rate of pay
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Discounted leisure memberships
• Free uniform and DBS check
• Employee Assistance Programme