Facilities Manager

BAE Systems.; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense contractor in Portsmouth seeks a Facilities Manager to oversee operations across multiple secure sites. This senior role requires expertise in managing technical services, and proven leadership experience is essential. Responsibilities include strategic infrastructure planning, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, and driving continuous improvement programs. The position offers a competitive salary up to £57,500, alongside a comprehensive benefits package including employee share plans, private health options, and lifestyle benefits. Closing date for applications is 25th December 2025.

Benefits

Competitive pension scheme

Employee share plans

Health and wellbeing benefits

Private health plans

Shopping discounts

Qualifications

• Proven leadership experience as a facilities manager or in a relevant position.
• Knowledge of core Project Management capabilities.
• Highly proficient in SHE attainment best practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage facilities operations and client relationships across multiple sites.
• Develop long-term infrastructure strategies for business growth.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and security regulations.

Skills

Leadership experience

Project Management capabilities

Understanding of infrastructure management

Service delivery models experience

Job description

Job Title: Facilities Manager

Location: Broad Oak

Salary: Up to £57,500 Dependent on skills & experience

What you'll be doing:

• This is a senior role in Facilities Management and Site Operations, within the defence or heavy engineering sector. The responsibilities merge client management, strategic planning, and operational oversight across multiple secure or industrial sites
• Acting as the primary liaison between SF&I (Site Facilities & Infrastructure or similar) and various Maritime & Land business units
• Developing long-term (0-5 year) infrastructure strategies to meet growing business needs and product requirements
• Ensuring day‑to‑day safe and security, efficient, and cost‑effective operation of all facilities and equipment across four main engineering and manufacturing sites
• Health, safety, environmental (SHE), and security regulations, while also driving Continuous Improvement initiatives
• With exposure to senior leadership throughout the business, the role is a high impact, strategic facilities management position responsible for enabling the core business operations of a defence contractor by providing robust, safe, and scalable physical infrastructure

Your skills and experiences:

• Proven leadership experience as a facilities manager or in a relevant position within an industrial or multi‑site environment coupled with a strong background in managing technical services, such as mechanical and electrical systems
• Knowledge and experience of core Project Management capabilities (i.e. Planning & Scheduling, Risk & Opportunity Management, Performance Management, Lifecycle Management and Stakeholder Management)
• Highly proficient in the requirements and application of best practices to ensure SHE attainment is achieved throughout product, process and support development and delivery
• Excellent general understanding of the infrastructure and facilities management in manufacturing and supporting disciplines
• Knowledge of facilities and infrastructure support processes and commercial contract delivery mechanisms relating to interfaces with Asset Management organisations
• Proven experience and expertise in understanding and analysing service delivery models and driving continuous improvement programmes, identifying areas for improvement

Benefits:

As well as a competitive pension scheme, BAE Systems also offers employee share plans, an extensive range of flexible discounted health, wellbeing and lifestyle benefits, including a green car scheme, private health plans and shopping discounts - you may also be eligible for an annual incentive.

Sites, Facilities & Infrastructure Team:

We have a proud heritage of collaboration in the management and support of military bases and other complex infrastructures worldwide. Utilising our extensive safety, quality, engineering technical knowledge and supply chain expertise, we deliver cyber secure, safe and sustainable solutions.

Why BAE Systems?

This is a place where you'll be able to make a real difference. You'll be part of an inclusive culture that values diversity of thought, rewards integrity, and merit, and where you'll be empowered to fulfil your potential. We welcome people from all backgrounds and want to make sure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. If you have a disability or health condition (for example dyslexia, autism, an anxiety disorder etc.) that may affect your performance in certain assessment types, please speak to your recruiter about potential reasonable adjustments.

Please be aware that many roles at BAE Systems are subject to both security and export control restrictions. These restrictions mean that factors such as your nationality, any nationalities you may have previously held, and your place of birth can restrict the roles you are eligible to perform within the organisation. All applicants must as a minimum achieve Baseline Personnel Security Standard. Many roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting where applicants must typically have 5 to 10 years of continuous residency in the UK depending on the vetting level required for the role, to allow for meaningful security vetting checks.

Closing Date: 25th December 2025

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