Facilities Manager

South West Community Chaplaincy; Leicester; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Harris Hill is recruiting a Facilities Manager to oversee the facilities management and day-to-day operation of a purpose-built national training and conference centre. The role combines facilities management, health and safety, team leadership, contractor management and customer service to support a charity with a strong social purpose.

You will lead the on-site facilities team, ensure compliance, manage budgets and procurement, coordinate with event and booking teams, and drive improvements to

Qualifications

• Experience managing facilities and leading a team in a conference/hospitality environment.
• Operational management experience with health and safety, risk assessments and audits.
• Experience managing budgets and procurement, plus contractors and suppliers.
• Strong communication and organisational skills with a collaborative leadership style.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the on-site facilities team.
• Ensure statutory, health and safety compliance is maintained.
• Manage contractors, suppliers and facilities contracts.
• Oversee preventative maintenance and building services improvements.
• Manage the facilities budget and procurement of goods and services.
• Support refurbishment, maintenance and capital works projects.
• Coordinate with event and booking teams to prepare facilities to a high standard.
• Act as a key point of contact for facilities and health and safety queries.
• Provide excellent customer service to internal and external users.
• Support the centre to operate efficiently and sustainably in line with policies.

Skills

Facilities management

Team leadership

Contractor management

Health and safety

Budget management

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Education

NEBOSH General Certificate (advantageous)

Job description

Harris Hill is delighted to be supporting a leading UK charity with the recruitment of a Facilities Manager to take responsibility for the facilities management and day-to-day operation of its purpose-built national training and conference centre.

This is a varied role combining facilities management, health and safety, team leadership, contractor management and customer service, within an organisation with a strong social purpose.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, managing and developing the on-site facilities team.
• Ensuring statutory, health and safety and facilities compliance is maintained.
• Managing contractors, suppliers and facilities contracts, ensuring value for money and agreed service standards.
• Overseeing preventative maintenance, building services and facilities improvements.
• Managing the facilities budget and procurement of goods and services.
• Supporting refurbishment, maintenance and capital works projects.
• Working closely with event and booking teams to ensure facilities are prepared to a high standard.
• Acting as a key point of contact for facilities and health and safety queries.
• Providing excellent customer service to internal and external users of the centre.
• Supporting the centre to operate efficiently, sustainably and in line with organisational policies.

You will ideally have:

• Experience managing facilities/buildings and a team.
• Operational management experience within a conference, hotel, leisure, hospitality or similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety, including risk assessments and audits.
• Experience managing contractors, suppliers and facilities contracts.
• Experience managing budgets and procurement.
• A good understanding of mechanical and electrical systems and building fabric.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A collaborative approach to leading and developing staff.

A NEBOSH General Certificate would be advantageous, or you will be willing to undertake the qualification.

If you are an experienced Facilities Manager looking for a varied role where your work will directly support an organisation with a strong charitable purpose, we would love to hear from you.

For more information, please submit your CV.

Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.