Facilities Manager (North)

ZipRecruiter; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading name in property management is hiring a Facilities Manager to oversee operations across student residences in vibrant cities like Nottingham and Manchester. This hands-on role emphasizes compliance, contractor management, and offers flexible working opportunities within a values-driven team.

Benefits

Flexible working

Professional development opportunities

Support for training or courses

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Facilities Management across multi-site environments.
• Strong compliance knowledge (IOSH/NEBOSH).
• Confident and commercially aware with a collaborative approach.

Responsibilities

• Lead planned and reactive maintenance across systems.
• Drive compliance with health and safety standards.
• Manage contractor performance and oversee budgets.

Skills

Compliance knowledge

Management skills

Collaborative approach

Education

IOSH/NEBOSH certification

Job description

Job Description

Take charge of over 2,000 student beds—keeping them safe, compliant, and running smoothly across some of the UK’s most vibrant cities.

My client is a leading name in PBSA, managing over 13,000 beds across the UK and Ireland. They’re now hiring a Facilities Manager to oversee a key southern portfolio covering Nottingham, Manchester, Leicester, and surrounding areas.

This is a hands-on role where your expertise in compliance, maintenance, and contractor management will directly shape the student experience. You'll be home-based with regular travel, ensuring high standards across multiple sites.

You’ll join a values-driven team offering flexible working, professional development opportunities, and support for additional training or courses you choose to take on—plus the chance to make a real impact in a growing, well-respected organisation.

What you’ll do:

• Lead planned and reactive maintenance across mechanical, electrical, and fabric systems
• Drive compliance with H&S and statutory standards
• Oversee contractor performance and hold them to account
• Manage tender processes, budgets, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Guide and support on-site FM staff while liaising with internal stakeholders

What we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in Facilities Management, ideally across multi-site residential or PBSA environments
• Strong compliance knowledge (IOSH/NEBOSH )
• Confident, collaborative, and commercially aware
• Able to manage people, processes, and performance with purpose

Please call me on 074 7821 7743 or visit me on LinkedIn (Johan Keutcha) and send me a message there. We understand that your CV might not be up to date. No problem, just send me what you have.

We are looking to attract talent from all areas of the property industry for this position. We endeavour to have a fair recruitment process. So apply in any way that suits you: text message, video message, CV - the more creative the better.