Facilities Manager

Harris Hill Charity Recruitment Specialists; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Hill is delighted to be supporting a leading UK charity with the recruitment of a Facilities Manager to take responsibility for the facilities management and day‑to‑day operation of its purpose‑built national training and conference centre.

This is a varied role combining facilities management, health and safety, team leadership, contractor management and customer service, within an organisation with a strong social purpose.

Qualifications

• Experience managing facilities/buildings and a team.
• Operational management experience within a conference, hotel, leisure, hospitality or similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety, including risk assessments and audits.
• Experience managing contractors, suppliers and facilities contracts.
• Experience managing budgets and procurement.
• A good understanding of mechanical and electrical systems and building fabric.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A collaborative approach to leading and developing staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead, manage and develop the on-site facilities team.
• Ensure statutory, health and safety and facilities compliance is maintained.
• Manage contractors, suppliers and facilities contracts, ensuring value for money and agreed service standards.
• Oversee preventative maintenance, building services and facilities improvements.
• Manage the facilities budget and procurement of goods and services.
• Support refurbishment, maintenance and capital works projects.
• Work closely with event and booking teams to ensure facilities are prepared to a high standard.
• Acting as a key point of contact for facilities and health and safety queries.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external users of the centre.
• Support the centre to operate efficiently, sustainably and in line with organisational policies.

Skills

Facilities management

Team leadership

Health and safety

Contractor management

Budget management

Procurement

Communication

Organisational skills

Collaborative leadership

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate

Job description

Harris Hill is delighted to be supporting a leading UK charity with the recruitment of a Facilities Manager to take responsibility for the facilities management and day‑to‑day operation of its purpose‑built national training and conference centre.

This is a varied role combining facilities management, health and safety, team leadership, contractor management and customer service, within an organisation with a strong social purpose.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, managing and developing the on‑site facilities team.
• Ensuring statutory, health and safety and facilities compliance is maintained.
• Managing contractors, suppliers and facilities contracts, ensuring value for money and agreed service standards.
• Overseeing preventative maintenance, building services and facilities improvements.
• Managing the facilities budget and procurement of goods and services.
• Supporting refurbishment, maintenance and capital works projects.
• Working closely with event and booking teams to ensure facilities are prepared to a high standard.
• Acting as a key point of contact for facilities and health and safety queries.
• Providing excellent customer service to internal and external users of the centre.
• Supporting the centre to operate efficiently, sustainably and in line with organisational policies.

You will ideally have:

• Experience managing facilities/buildings and a team.
• Operational management experience within a conference, hotel, leisure, hospitality or similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety, including risk assessments and audits.
• Experience managing contractors, suppliers and facilities contracts.
• Experience managing budgets and procurement.
• A good understanding of mechanical and electrical systems and building fabric.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A collaborative approach to leading and developing staff.

A NEBOSH General Certificate would be advantageous, or you will be willing to undertake the qualification.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp , Harris Hill is committed to high and ever‑improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.