Facilities Manager (North)

IWFM; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 58,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and life insurance

Flexible work options

Retirement savings plan

Job summary

Schneider Electric in the UK is seeking a Facilities Manager (Senior Specialist, Facility Services) to lead safe, efficient operations across a portfolio of sites in the North (Telford, Coventry, Smethwick, Chippenham, Warrington) with occasional support to Leeds and Scarborough.

You will manage building maintenance, workplace services, contractor performance, and compliance, driving service excellence and continuous improvement while delivering a safe and engaging workplace.

Qualifications

• Trade qualification in a building services discipline.
• Strong knowledge of building services maintenance and safety requirements.
• Technically competent with FM principles and best practices.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in facilities operations in multi-site environment.
• Experience managing service providers and workplace services.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day facilities operations across multiple UK sites.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance and drive high service standards.
• Ensure statutory compliance across building services and safety.
• Manage facilities suppliers and contractors to meet SLAs and KPIs.
• Act as main facilities contact for site stakeholders.
• Lead facilities projects: refurbishments, fitouts, relocations.
• Oversee workplace services: cleaning, waste, reception, catering.
• Identify opportunities to improve service delivery and site performance.

Skills

Building services

Maintenance planning

Health & safety

Contractor management

Stakeholder management

Multi-site operations

Communication skills

Education

Trade qualification in building services

Job description

Facilities Manager (North) – Building Maintenance & Services

We're looking for an experienced Facilities Manager (Senior Specialist, Facility Services) to lead the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of a portfolio of sites across the North of the UK (Telford, Coventry, Smethwick, Chippenham and Warrington, with occasional support to Leeds and Scarborough).

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of building maintenance, workplace services, contractor management, compliance, and facilities projects across multiple locations. You'll play a key role in creating a safe, productive, and engaging workplace environment while driving service excellence and continuous improvement.

If you enjoy working across a varied site portfolio, managing supplier performance, and delivering high standards in facilities management, we'd love to hear from you.

Travel

Regular travel between sites required.

What will you do?

• Manage the day–to–day facilities operations across multiple UK sites, ensuring a safe, efficient and well–maintained workplace.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance activities, driving high service standards and operational performance.
• Ensure statutory compliance across building services, health & safety, fire safety and environmental requirements.
• Manage and challenge facilities suppliers and contractors to deliver against agreed SLAs and KPIs.
• Act as the main facilities contact for site stakeholders, resolving issues and enhancing the employee workplace experience.
• Lead facilities projects, including refurbishments, office fitouts, relocations and infrastructure improvements.
• Oversee workplace services such as cleaning, waste management, reception and catering.
• Identify opportunities to improve service delivery, efficiency and site performance across the portfolio.

What will make you successful

Essential experience:

• Recognised technical trade qualification in a building services discipline (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, HVAC, Plumbing, Building Fabric, or equivalent apprenticeship/NVQ Level 3 or higher) desirable.
• Strong knowledge of building services planned and reactive maintenance, health and safety requirements, and relevant statutory and regulatory compliance.
• Technically competent with a strong understanding of facilities management principles and operational best practices.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience managing facilities operations within a commercial, corporate, or multi–site environment.
• Proven experience in managing service providers and contractors, statutory compliance, and workplace services delivery.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem–solving skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast–paced environment.

Desirable

• IWFM, BIFM or other Facilities Management qualification.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
• IOSH Managing Safely certification.

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.

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