Facilities Manager
Amey
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Job summary
Amey in England is recruiting an on-site Facilities Manager for HMYOI Drake Hall to lead the facilities team, drive compliance and ensure safe delivery of services across the site. The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder engagement and budget oversight within a prison environment.
You will manage planned and reactive maintenance, ensure audits and reporting, use Power BI to monitor performance, and maintain health and safety standards while delivering a positive site culture.
Qualifications
- Experience in facilities or site management with leadership responsibilities.
- Strong knowledge of statutory and mandatory compliance.
- Ability to analyse data and use reports to drive decisions.
- Experience working with stakeholders and clients.
Responsibilities
- Lead, develop and support the on-site facilities team.
- Ensure statutory compliance across the site.
- Collaborate with the Compliance Team Leader for audits and reporting.
- Oversee planned and reactive maintenance to safe, timely standards.
- Utilise data and Power BI to monitor performance and trends.
- Maintain health, safety, risk and environmental compliance.
- Manage site budgets, costs and financial performance.
- Conduct first line management including performance and absence.
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Job description
Title: Facilities Manager
Requisition ID: 12189
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an on-site Facilities Manager at HMYOI Drake Hall. This is a key leadership role within an established and supportive team, where you will play an important part in driving compliance, supporting team culture, and ensuring the safe and effective delivery of facilities services across the site.
The standard hours of work are 39 hours per week, Monday to Friday, with on‑call responsibility for escalations where required.
At Amey, we’re supporting our justice client, His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) by providing them with safe, clean and efficient prisons.
By using our facilities management expertise, we help keep 60 secure premises across England and Wales running smoothly.
The Facilities Manager plays an important part in ensuring the planned and reactive maintenance work within the prisons is carried out in a safe, compliant and timely manner. This role would suit an experienced Facilities Manager, Site Manager or operational leader who enjoys developing teams, building strong working relationships, and creating a positive, well‑managed site culture.
- Lead, support and develop the on-site facilities team, helping to maintain a positive and collaborative team culture.
- Achieve and maintain statutory and mandatory compliance across the site.
- Work closely with the Compliance Team Leader to ensure audits, processes and reporting are managed effectively.
- Oversee planned and reactive maintenance activity, ensuring work is completed safely, compliantly and within agreed timescales.
- Use data, reporting tools and systems such as Power BI to monitor performance, identify trends and support operational decision-making.
- Maintain a strong focus on health, safety, risk management and environmental compliance.
- Support key compliance areas including water management and site assurance.
- Build effective relationships with internal teams, regional operations, support functions, HMPPS stakeholders and the governing team.
- Carry out audits and spot checks to confirm service delivery by direct employees and subcontractors is of the required quality.
- Ensure KPIs are achieved and that colleagues understand their role in delivering a safe and efficient service.
- Manage site budgets, costs, additional works and financial performance where required.
- Carry out first line management duties, including performance, absence, conduct and employment processes.
- Experience in Facilities Management, site management, operational leadership or a similar environment.
- Strong people management experience, with the ability to lead, support and engage an established team.
- A good understanding of statutory and mandatory compliance.
- Knowledge of health and safety legislation and the ability to apply policies in an operational setting.
- Experience of working with data, reports, KPIs and performance information to support service delivery.
- Confidence managing stakeholders and building positive working relationships with clients, internal teams and support functions.
- Budget awareness and experience of managing costs would be beneficial.
- A recognised technical, health and safety, or FM qualification would be advantageous, but we are also open to candidates with strong relevant operational leadership experience.
- Clear, professional and sensitive communication skills.
- Demonstrable experience of budgeting and managing costs.
Prison Security Clearance will be required (Amey will support you through this process).
At Amey, we work on long‑term stable contracts so you can plan a long‑term career with us. We have been awarded Platinum status by Investors in People which underscores our commitment to supporting our people across every part of our organisation, enabling them to shine. Whether you are starting your career, returning to the workplace or can bring your professional expertise and skills, there is a place for you here.
- Remuneration - Enjoy a competitive annual salary with the potential for yearly reviews to ensure you’re rewarded for your contributions.
- Career Growth: Shine in your career with advancement opportunities to roles like Regional Operations Manager or Principal Operations Manager.
- Training Opportunities: Unlock your potential with comprehensive training, including fully funded leadership programs tailored to your personal growth.
- Holidays – Enjoy at least 24 days of holiday plus bank holidays, and the opportunity to buy further days.
- Pension – Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey.
- Flexible benefits – Customise your benefits with options such as insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership.
- Exclusive Discounts – Access our online portal filled with discounts from leading retailers, healthcare services, and more, helping you save on the things that matter.
- Give Back to community – Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities.
- Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant.
- Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey.
Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems.
We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high‑value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.
At Amey we constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We believe everyone deserves an opportunity to shine.
As a disability confident leader, we’re proud to guarantee applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.
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