Facilities Manager

AMEY; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking a permanent Facilities Manager for their Northampton schools account. The role involves overseeing day-to-day operations, compliance with health and safety regulations, and managing a team of approximately 50 staff. Ideal candidates will possess strong skills in people management, customer relationship management, and hold relevant qualifications such as IWFM and IOSH. Competitive benefits include flexible working options, generous pension scheme, and opportunities for career development.

Benefits

Generous Pension scheme

Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Flexible benefits scheme

Online discount portal

Community Involvement Days

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in people management and client relationship.
• Full UK Driving licence required.
• Sound knowledge of Statutory and Mandatory Compliance.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Health and Safety Policy.
• Lead and manage facilities maintenance.
• Conduct audits to ensure service delivery quality.

Skills

FM Experience

Customer relationship management

Clear communication

Experience of first line management

Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation

Budgeting and cost management

Education

IWFM Qualification

IOSH Managing Safely

NEBOSH or CITB SMSTS

Job description

Your new role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Facilities Manager to join our Northampton school’s account.

This role is based on-site although you will need to hold a UK driving licence to travel to your assigned schools (company car included).

The standard hours of work

37.5 hours per week. You will be required to be on call one week in every 5.

The Northampton Schools account encompasses 43 schools, comprising a mixture of primary and secondary institutions. The successful candidate will lead a team of approximately 50 members, with 8 direct reports.

We are seeking a candidate with extensive experience in people management, client relationship management, and health & safety management. Additionally, having a qualification from the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) is highly desirable.

Work‑life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we’re open to discussing working options that suit you.

You will be responsible for

• Ensure that all staff are aware of and comply with the Health and Safety Policy
• Achieve and maintain Statutory and Mandatory Compliance
• Ensure all corporate policies and procedures are implemented and complied with.
• Carry out audits and spot checks to confirm service delivery by both direct employees and sub-contractors is of the required quality.
• Carry out first line management duties with staff including disciplinary and employment processes.
• To oversee the day to day operation and strategic management of the Estate / building on behalf of the Client.
• Ensure that all hazards are identified and that suitable and sufficient risk assessments are completed to reduce or eliminate risk
• Ensure that KPIs are achieved and that staff are aware of their role in service delivery.
• Update the Environmental Management System for site and ensure that measures to reduce the risk to the environment are adhered to.
• Generate revenue through additional works and monitor the P & L for site.
• This role will also support both local and business zero carbon programmes, working towards zero carbon in a strategic and lean manner as and where it is appropriate.
• Responsible for ensuring H&S standards are achieved across the contract.

What makes this role unique is

You will be responsible for all Facilities Maintenance of the site while managing each team member as an individual.

We want to hear from you if you have/are

• FM Experience is essential
• IWFM Qualification is desirable
• Customer relationship management
• Clear and sensitive communication style, likely to be of a technical nature
• Experience of first line management
• Sound knowledge of service delivery and KPIs
• Demonstrable experience of budgeting and managing costs
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and implementation of policies
• Full UK Driving licence is required.
• Sound knowledge of Statutory and Mandatory Compliance with experience of preparing for external audits
• Experience working in Soft Services background

Ideally you will be qualified in IOSH Managing Safely with experience of the Facilities Management marketplace.

In addition to this, it would be desirable if you are qualified in NEBOSH or CITB SMSTS with to help you hit the ground running, although this is not essential as we will provide you with the required development you need to bring you up to speed.

What we can offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program.

• Career Development – Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension – Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays – Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices – Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey – Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value – You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives
• Car/allowance

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so people and the planet are protected.

Who is Amey?

• We are at the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation’s strategic assets.
• Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.
• Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients.
• We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local – managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.

To find out more take a look at our website www.amey.co.uk

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. Please contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date should we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Apply today – We are excited to hear from you!