Facilities Manager

Esrc IAA University of Surrey; Guildford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK university seeks a Facilities Manager to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight at Surrey Sports Park. The successful candidate will ensure compliance, drive key projects, and maintain high standards. Ideal applicants are hands-on leaders with strong problem-solving skills, committed to health and safety. You will lead teams, manage budgets, and collaborate with various departments. Apply via the university website with a CV and Covering Letter. Interviews are scheduled for January 12, 2026.

Qualifications

• Hands-on operational leader with a commitment to compliance and safety.
• Strong problem-solving skills essential for managing risks.
• Experience in leading teams for operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight.
• Ensure compliance and deliver key projects.
• Manage health & safety and operational governance.
• Oversee projects and budgets to drive efficiency.
• Collaborate with departments to optimize service.

Skills

Problem-solving skills

Team leadership

Operational governance

Project management

Job description

Facilities Manager

The University of Surrey is a global community of ideas and people, dedicated to life‑changing education and research.

We are ambitious and have a bold vision of what we want to achieve - shaping ourselves into one of the best universities in the world, which we are achieving through the talents and endeavour of every employee.

Our culture empowers people to achieve this aim and to collectively, and individually, make a real difference.

The role

The Facilities Manager provides strategic leadership and operational oversight to ensure compliance, deliver key projects, and maintain high standards across Surrey Sports Park. This role is critical to safeguarding the environment, driving operational excellence, and supporting the Park's long‑term strategic objectives.

About you

You are a hands‑on operational leader with strong problem‑solving skills and a commitment to compliance and safety.

• Take ownership of health & safety, safeguarding, and operational governance.
• Use independent judgment to manage risk and ensure service continuity.
• Lead and develop teams to deliver operational excellence every day.
• Oversee complex projects and budgets while driving efficiency and resilience.
• Collaborate across departments to optimise service and maintain high standards.

How to apply

Please apply via the University of Surrey website, completing an application form along with your CV and a Covering Letter.

Interviews will take place week commencing 12th January 2026.