Facilities Manager, NATIONAL TRUST

Guardian Jobs; Eastbourne; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits for a Facilities Manager to join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to preserving heritage. You will ensure that properties meet critical health and safety standards while managing a diverse portfolio of locations. This role is perfect for someone eager to develop their project management skills and make a tangible impact in maintaining and enhancing the facilities. With a strong emphasis on environmental initiatives and community engagement, this position offers a chance to contribute to meaningful projects. Join a team that values inclusivity and diversity, and be part of an organization that truly cares about its people and the environment.

Benefits

Substantial pension scheme

Free entry to National Trust places

Rental deposit loan scheme

Season ticket loan

EV car lease scheme

Discounts on gym memberships

Flexible working hours

Employee assistance programme

Free parking at Trust places

Qualifications

• Experienced in managing facilities or supervising.
• Detail-oriented regarding health and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Manage facilities and maintenance across multiple properties.
• Ensure safe, sustainable, and cost-efficient operations.

Skills

Project Management

Health and Safety Compliance

Environmental Management

Contractor Management

Budget Management

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We have an exciting opportunity for a Facilities Manager to ensure our properties meet Health & Safety, Environmental, and Fire & Security standards. Ideal for someone interested in project management, looking to broaden their facilities experience, and ready to get hands-on.

Salary - £27,300 per annum.

Hours - Full-time, 37.5 per week.

This is a 12-month fixed-term role requiring frequent travel, so a full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential.

What It's Like To Work Here

Reporting to the Facilities and Support Services Manager, you’ll work across the east of the South Downs portfolio, covering various locations and buildings, including small countryside properties. Frequent travel is required.

This role involves managing a diverse portfolio of properties, each with unique needs. Birling Gap, a fast-paced tourist attraction with over 500k visitors annually, requires quick thinking and calmness under pressure to meet customer needs.

We also manage two small but hugely significant properties: Alfriston Clergy House is a jewel in our crown. It has been with the National Trust from inception, and you'll play an active role as we develop our plans for the future. Monks House is the 16th-century cottage of Virginia and Leonard Woolf. Full of Bloomsbury treasures, the house reflects the owners and their guests who included T S Eliot and E M Foster.

Saddlescombe Farm, our ancient farm hamlet surrounded by chalk grassland, the oldest part of the present-day farmhouse dates from around 1630 but most of the current farm buildings are Victorian.

What You'll Be Doing

You’ll manage facilities and maintenance across a group of properties, collaborating with other functional leads and building a volunteer base. You'll also line manage a part-time Facilities Coordinator.

Responsibilities will include managing premises, contractors, equipment, and compliance systems to ensure safe, sustainable, and cost-efficient operations. You'll also handle small projects and promote Health and Safety awareness across your teams, ensuring effective environmental management.

Some weekend and bank holiday work will be required. Please read the full role profile attached to this advert.

Who We're Looking For

We’d love to hear from you if you’re:

• Experienced in managing facilities, or supervising and looking to develop your career.
• Interested in maintaining buildings and assets to a high standard.
• Skilled in managing contractor relationships.
• Detail-oriented, especially regarding health and safety and compliance.
• Knowledgeable about environmental and climate initiatives.
• Capable of managing large maintenance budgets and ensuring projects run smoothly.
  
  
  

Please apply with a CV and covering letter. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• EV car lease scheme
• Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most Trust places

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Advertising Services

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