Facilities Manager

The OPRA Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Sick pay

Discounted gym membership

Job summary

The OPRA Group seeks a hands-on Facilities Manager to lead a small team and oversee the day-to-day running of a large, complex building in London. You will ensure a safe, compliant, and welcoming environment while managing budgets, vendors, and ongoing refurbishment projects.

With a focus on excellent customer service for staff, students, and visitors, you will drive health and safety initiatives and build strong relationships with internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management within education or arts & culture is advantageous.
• Hands-on trades experience to fix items on site is beneficial.
• Experience leading a small team of facilities staff.
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance and health & safety regulations.
• Experience managing contractors and service partners.
• Budget management experience and cost control.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proactive, solutions-focused approach and professional qualifications.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day estate activities across multiple facilities.
• Supervise a small facilities team and coordinate tasks.
• Ensure statutory compliance and health & safety across buildings.
• Oversee maintenance and repair work and vendor coordination.
• Monitor budgets and control expenditure for operations.
• Support refurbishment and improvement projects as needed.
• Deliver exceptional service to staff, students and visitors.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders.

Skills

Facilities management

Team leadership

Budget management

Health & safety

Stakeholder management

Contractor management

Problem solving

Education

Professional qualification in Facilities Management or Building Services

Job description

Facilities Manager

London - Onsite (with some flex working) - 40 Hour Week

Are you a hands-on Facilities Manager who thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment?

We’re working with a highly prestigious educational and creative institution that is in need of a customer service focused Facilities Manager to join their team.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an organisation where your work will have a real impact on staff, students and visitors alike. You’ll will supervise a small facilities and manage the day to day operations of a large complex building, ensuring buildings, facilities and compliance standards are maintained to the highest level.

The Role

Reporting into senior leadership, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the estate, ensuring a safe, compliant and welcoming environment across multiple facilities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a small Facilities team, so supervisory experience is a must!
• Ensuring statutory compliance across the building
• Overseeing the day to day operations and running of the building including maintenance and repairs.
• Leading health & safety and risk management activities
• Monitoring budgets and controlling expenditure
• Supporting refurbishment and improvement projects
• Ensuring exceptional standards of customer service for staff, students and visitors
• Developing and maintaining strong relationships with internal stakeholders

About You

We’re looking for an experienced Facilities Manager who can demonstrate:

• Previous facilities management experience within education, Arts & Culture ideally, but not essential.
• Hands on trades experience if possible - able to fix things and roll up those sleeves!
• Experience of leading a small team.
• Strong knowledge of statutory compliance and health & safety regulations
• Experience managing contractors and service partners
• Budget management experience
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• A proactive, solutions-focused approach
• Professional qualification in Facilities Management, Building Services, or a related discipline.

What’s On Offer

• Salary of £38,888 per annum + bens (pension, sick pay, discounted gym membership and more.
• Opportunity to work within a unique and inspiring environment
• Supportive and collaborative culture
• SE London based
• Long-term career opportunity
• 28 days in the first year, including bank holidays, rising with length of service thereafter to a maximum of 38 days. also paid operational closure over the Christmas holiday period which totals up to 7 additional days, excluding bank holidays.

If you’re an experienced Facilities Manager looking for a role where you can genuinely influence the workplace experience and operational performance of a prestigious organisation, I would love to hear from you - Tracey Newton, The OPRA Group