Facilities Manager (North)

Schneider Electric; Telford; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & life insurance

Paid time off

Flexible work options

Parental and care leave

Job summary

Schneider Electric seeks a Senior Specialist, Facility Services to safeguard and enhance facilities across UK sites, delivering safe, compliant operations and excellent workplace experiences.

You will lead maintenance, manage contractors, oversee building services, and drive continuous improvement through audits and performance reporting.

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience managing facilities operations within a commercial or corporate environment.
• IOSH Certification
• Experience managing contractors, budgets, compliance, and workplace services.
• Strong understanding of building services, maintenance practices, and statutory compliance requirements.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and relevant IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead facilities operations across multiple Schneider Electric sites, ensuring safe, efficient, and well-maintained workplaces.
• Manage planned and reactive maintenance, driving high standards of building performance and service delivery.
• Oversee key building services including HVAC, electrical systems, lighting, lifts, water systems, and critical infrastructure.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and statutory requirements, including contractor management and permit-to-work processes.
• Manage and develop relationships with facilities suppliers and service partners, monitoring performance against SLAs and KPIs.
• Deliver high-quality workplace services, including cleaning, catering, reception, and waste management.
• Act as the main facilities contact for employees, site leadership teams, contractors, and external stakeholders.
• Lead facilities projects such as refurbishments, fit-outs, relocations, and infrastructure upgrades.
• Conduct audits, inspections, and risk assessments, identifying opportunities to improve safety, efficiency, and employee experience.
• Provide operational updates, performance reporting, and recommendations to support continuous improvement across the estate.

Skills

Facilities management

Operational leadership

Contractor management

Stakeholder management

Health & safety knowledge

Building services knowledge

Project management

Microsoft Office

Education

City & Guilds Level 3 / NVQ

IWFM / BIFM qualification

NEBOSH General Certificate

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Senior Specialist, Facility Services is responsible for the effective management, maintenance, safety, and operational performance and workplace environment for Schneider Sites.

(Telford, Coventry, Smethwick, Chippenham, Warrington – with potential to support Leeds and Scarborough when required)

The role ensures that facilities, infrastructure, and support services are delivered efficiently, safely, and in compliance with all relevant legislation, providing a high-quality workplace experience for employees, visitors, and stakeholders.

What will you do?

• Lead facilities operations across multiple Schneider Electric sites, ensuring safe, efficient, and well-maintained workplaces.


• Manage planned and reactive maintenance, driving high standards of building performance and service delivery.


• Oversee key building services including HVAC, electrical systems, lighting, lifts, water systems, and critical infrastructure.


• Ensure compliance with all health, safety, environmental, and statutory requirements, including contractor management and permit-to-work processes.


• Manage and develop relationships with facilities suppliers and service partners, monitoring performance against SLAs and KPIs.


• Deliver high-quality workplace services, including cleaning, catering, reception, and waste management.


• Act as the main facilities contact for employees, site leadership teams, contractors, and external stakeholders.


• Lead facilities projects such as refurbishments, fit-outs, relocations, and infrastructure upgrades.


• Conduct audits, inspections, and risk assessments, identifying opportunities to improve safety, efficiency, and employee experience.


• Provide operational updates, performance reporting, and recommendations to support continuous improvement across the estate.

What are the key skills we are looking for?

• Strong facilities management and operational leadership skills.


• Excellent contractor, supplier, and stakeholder management capabilities.


• Thorough knowledge of UK health, safety, and compliance requirements.


• Excellent communication and relationship management abilities.


• Technical understanding of building services and infrastructure.


• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.


• Strong project management and organisational skills.

What qualifications will make you successful?

• Technically competent and knowledgeable


• 5+ years’ experience managing facilities operations within a commercial or corporate environment.


• IOSH Certification


• Experience managing contractors, budgets, compliance, and workplace services.


• Strong understanding of building services, maintenance practices, and statutory compliance requirements.


• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and relevant IT systems.

Desirable

• City & Guild Level 3/NVQ


• Relevant Facilities Management qualification (e.g., IWFM, BIFM or equivalent) desirable.


• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent health and safety qualification desirable.

What's in it for me?

• Lead high-visibility projects that shape how we operate sustainably and efficiently


• Work on initiatives that directly support electrification, safety, and environmental goals


• Join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement


• Grow your career while making a tangible impact on our sites and communities

At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.

Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

For this UK based position, the expected pay range is GBP 57,600 - GBP 86,400 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United Kingdom. Our pay ranges are determined by the local market.

Schneider Electric is there when it matters most to you

Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:

Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, and confidential counseling for life’s challenges.

Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and retirement savings plans for your future.

Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.

Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.

Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.

Looking to make an IMPACT with your career?

When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.

IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.

We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.

€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries

Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.

At Schneider Electric, we uphold the highest standards of ethics and compliance, and we believe that trust is a foundational value. Our Trust Charter is our Code of Conduct and demonstrates our commitment to ethics, safety, sustainability, quality and cybersecurity, underpinning every aspect of our business and our willingness to behave and respond respectfully and in good faith to all our stakeholders. You can find out more about our Trust Charter here.

Schneider Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, transferring, and promoting all qualified individuals regardless of race, religion, color, gender, disability, national origin, ancestry, age, military status, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic or conduct.