Facilities Manager

Southern Housing; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Housing seeks an experienced Facilities Manager to lead our office facilities across London, ensuring safe and compliant workplaces, while delivering high standards of service and value for money. You will manage a team of Facilities Officers, coordinate contractors, oversee maintenance, and drive projects in line with our HEART values.

Based at Fleet House, Farringdon, with regular travel to London offices and the potential for one day of hybrid work.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in managing and developing a team within Facilities Management.
• NEBOSH or IOSH General certificate or working towards preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of facilities services including maintenance, systems, moves and procurement.
• Experience of multi-site facilities management across diverse locations.
• Knowledge of PPM and compliance requirements.
• You’ll travel daily across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a Facilities Management team across multiple sites.
• Oversee contractor performance and delivery of planned and reactive maintenance.
• Ensure safety, compliance and value for money in all facilities services.
• Deliver facilities projects and enhance the workplace experience aligned with HEART values.

Skills

Facilities leadership

People management

Health and safety awareness

Multi-site facilities management

Contractor management

Travel willingness

Education

Health and Safety NEBOSH or IOSH General certificate

Job description

About The Role

Do you have experience leading Facilities Management teams across multiple sites? Are you passionate about creating safe, compliant, and high-performing workplaces? If so, we'd love to hear from you.

We're looking for an experienced Facilities Manager to lead the delivery of facilities services across our office portfolio. You'll ensure our workplaces are safe, compliant, and welcoming for colleagues, visitors, and contractors, while driving high standards of service and value for money. Leading a team of Facilities Officers, you'll oversee contractor performance, manage planned and reactive maintenance, and ensure compliance with all relevant legislation and organisational policies. You'll also play a key role in delivering facilities projects and creating a positive workplace experience aligned with our HEART values.

Location: Fleet House, Farringdon, with regular travel across our London offices. This is primarily an office-based role, with the opportunity for one day of hybrid working, subject to business needs and manager agreement.

What you'll bring

• A minimum of 5 years’ experience in managing and developing a team within Facilities Management.
• Acquired or currently working towards Health and Safety NEBOSH or IOSH General certificate.
• Extensive knowledge of facilities services including building maintenance, systems, office equipment, office moves, procurement of goods and services.
• Experience of Multi-site Facilities Management.
• Previous knowledge of PPM and managing compliance.
• You’ll be prepared to travel daily across multiple sites.

Advert closing date: 11th October 2026 at 23:59 (We may close the advert early if we receive a suitable number of applications).

About Us

At Southern Housing, our residents are at the heart of everything we do. As one of the largest housing providers in the UK with over 77,000 homes across London, the Southeast, the Isle of Wight, and the Midlands, we give over 167,000 people somewhere affordable to call their own! We also understand the difference that safe, secure, and affordable homes can make to people’s lives.

A career at Southern Housing will allow you to make a difference every day you come to work. Working in the housing sector with us will bring fresh challenges and give you the opportunity to grow and develop, too.