Facilities Manager

Naomi House & Jacksplace; Leeds; On-site; GBP 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity seeks a Facilities Manager who will oversee Health and Safety across multiple sites. This role involves ensuring compliance with regulations, managing the Facilities Team, and promoting a supportive environment. Ideal candidates will have NEBOSH qualifications, management experience, and a strong commitment to safety. Comprehensive benefits include flexible working, holiday entitlement, and professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Flexible working options

28-days holiday

Group pension scheme

Life assurance

HSF Health cash plan

Blue light discount

Opportunities for professional development

Qualifications

• Experienced in Facilities Management across multiple sites.
• Strong understanding of Health and Safety regulations.
• Management experience and NEBOSH qualification required.

Responsibilities

• Manage Facilities Team and Health and Safety across multiple sites.
• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety, Fire Safety legislation.
• Provide line management and foster a positive culture.

Skills

Health and Safety Management

Management

Fire Safety

Health and Safety at Work Act 1974

Passive Fire Protection

Education

NEBOSH or equivalent IBOSH accreditation

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

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Facilities Manager

Application Deadline: 25 July 2025

Department: Facilities

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Sutton Scotney

Compensation: GBP 45,000 / year

Description

• Are you experienced at managing Facilities across a multi-site organisation?
• Are you passionate about Health and Safety and enjoy working in a supportive environment?
• Do you have NEBOSH qualification or equivalent?

We are looking to recruit a Facilities Manager to manage the Facilities Team and Health and Safety across a multi-site facility on behalf of the Trust based in central South of England. Ensuring the needs of the Trust are met and compliance to all Health and Safety, Fire Safety legislation and best practice to British Standards is achieved at all times.

Key Responsibilities

• Working closely with the Head of Facilities you will deliver high quality service across all sites to create and maintain a safe and welcoming approach for service users, families, staff and volunteers across our Hospices, Retail Sites (20) and offices.
• Provide effective line management to the Facilities Management team and offer support to volunteers, fostering a positive, inclusive culture that reflects the Trust's values in all aspects of service delivery.
• To oversee the Building Management System (BMS), Asset Maintenance Register, and Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) programmes, ensuring timely remedial actions and service continuity.
• Contribute to the Trusts environmental sustainability goals through efficiency initiative and reporting.
• Serve as the Hospice's appointed Health and Safety lead, owning the development and implementation of the Health and Safety strategy, policies, and compliance in line with legislation, whilst fostering a health and safety culture measured by employee engagement, near-miss reporting, and continuous improvement.
• Act as a key member of the Health & Safety Committee, overseeing incident reporting, tracking action plans, and conducting regular audits and compliance checks across the hospice sites.
• Provide expert advice on all aspects of Health & Safety, including risk assessments, statutory inspections, and promoting safe systems of work.
• Advise on a range of specialist areas, e.g., fire regulations, hazardous substances, noise, safeguarding machinery and occupational diseases.
• Co-ordinate Facilities Management related training and site indications for new staff, volunteers, and contractors, ensuring awareness of health and safety practices and compliance requirements.
• Keep up to date with legislation, regulatory changes, and industry best practice, ensuring hospice policies and procedures reflect current standards.

We are proud of the facilities we offer and its through the hard work and commitment of our Facilities Team that they remain impressive. Our people get health and safety and want to work with you to achieve the highest standards and so your ability to collaborate, to support, to encourage combined with technical know-how will ensure that culture continues across the organisation.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• A health and safety management qualification from NEBOSH or an equivalent IBOSH accreditation.
• Management experience within an Facilities Management environment across multiple sites
• A strong understanding of the application of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and other relevant legislation.
• Passive Fire Protection knowledge.
• An understanding of the application of CDM regulations.
• Computer literacy with intermediate experience of Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Outlook.
• Flexible, adaptable, with a friendly and helpful 'hands on' approach,

It goes without saying that you will have a very strong knowledge of Health and Safety legislation, Fire Safety and best practice to British Standards and are ready to take facilities management and health and safety at NH&JP to the next level!

Benefits

Salary up to GBP 45,000 p.a. depending on experience.

Comprehensive benefits package which includes flexible working options, 28-days holiday, group pension scheme, life assurance, HSF Health cash plan, blue light discount and opportunities for professional development and growth and working in a supportive and collaborative work environment.

Successful applicants will be required to apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly Criminal Records Bureau) and asked to provide satisfactory references covering the last 5 years.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Naomi House & Jacksplace are an Equal Opportunities employer and committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and strive to support candidates with additional needs during the interview process. If you require any accommodations or adjustments, please let us know, and we will work with you to ensure a fair and accessible recruitment experience.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the advertised date once sufficient suitable applications have been received.

Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.