Facilities manager

Essential Employment; Knaresborough; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Essential Employment is seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to join a busy operational environment in Knaresborough on a temporary contract.

This hands-on role involves coordinating facilities maintenance, managing contractors, and ensuring buildings, grounds and site services are maintained to a high standard.

You will work closely with operations and maintenance teams to deliver safe, compliant facilities and support services in a fast-paced setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management in a similar environment.
• Ability to coordinate maintenance and manage contractors.
• Knowledge of health & safety and statutory compliance.
• Excellent organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day facilities operations
• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance activities
• Manage service contracts and support services
• Support statutory compliance, health & safety and environmental requirements
• Oversee security systems, access control and site assets
• Deliver small facilities improvement projects

Skills

Facilities management

Contract management

Health & safety

Compliance

Job description

Facilities Manager needed in Knaresborough, £24.62PAYE – Reference:HMTH

This is a full time role on a temporary contract basis.

We are seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to join a busy operational environment on a temporary basis. This is a hands‑on role supporting the safe, efficient and compliant management of facilities, infrastructure and support services.

Working closely with operational and maintenance teams, you will coordinate facilities maintenance, manage contractors, oversee compliance activities and ensure buildings, grounds and site services are maintained to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day facilities operations
• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance activities
• Manage service contracts and support services
• Support statutory compliance, health & safety and environmental requirements
• Oversee security systems, access control and site assets
• Deliver small facilities improvement projects

Essential Employment is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. Essential Employment is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

All our roles may be subject to pre-employment checks including references so please beprepared.

Due to high volumes of CVs received we are not able to respond to all unsuccessful applications. You will always however hear from us by phone if we are able to take your CV forward to the next stage.