Facilities Manager (Portsmouth)

Be Applied Ltd; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional parental leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Mentoring/coaching

Payroll giving

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Team lunches

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

Historic England is seeking a Facilities Manager to oversee FM services across Portsmouth offices, ensuring compliant, accessible and well‑maintained workplaces that support productivity and wellbeing.

This is a full‑time, 6‑month Fixed Term Contract based in our Fort Cumberland office. A generous benefits package includes a defined benefit pension with employer contributions, 28 days holiday, discounts and site access to English Heritage sites.

Qualifications

• Relevant experience managing multiple sites.
• Proven Facilities Management Knowledge.
• Health & Safety awareness and management.
• Conflict management and experience dealing with external contractors and suppliers.
• Experience of devising planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver compliant, accessible and attractive workplaces across offices and enable productivity and wellbeing.
• Champion the Estates Strategy and participate in national facilities management initiatives and implement them locally.

Skills

Relevant experience managing multiple

Facilities Management Knowledge

Health & Safety awareness

Contractor & supplier management

PPM programme development

Job description

Employment Type Full time Fixed Term Contract, 6 months

Team Corporate Services - Facilities Management

Seniority Mid-level

Perks and benefits

Work from home option

Wellness programs

Employee Assistance Programme

Additional parental leave

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Paid emergency leave

Sabbatical Opportunities

Mentoring/coaching

Payroll giving

Salary sacrifice

Team social events

Team lunches

Extracurricular clubs

Cycle to work scheme

Candidate happiness

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Job Description

Summary

Historic England is the public organisation that brings new life to heritage to build a better future for every place and everyone.

Historic England has a fantastic opportunity for you to join us as our Facilities Manager (Portsmouth).

This is a full time, 6 month Fixed Term Contract based in our Fort Cumberland office.

We offer a wide benefits package including a competitive defined benefit pension scheme to which we make 28.97% employer contributions, a generous 28 days holiday, corporate discounts, free entry into English Heritage sites across the country and development opportunities to ensure you achieve your goals.

What you will be doing

As our Facilities Manager, you will ensure a consistent FM service is provided across all offices by delivering compliant, accessible, comfortable and attractive workplaces which enable productivity and encourage wellbeing and diversity. You will champion the Estates Strategy and participate in the development of national facilities management initiatives and implement them locally.

Who we are looking for

Relevant experience managing multiple sites

Proven Facilities Management Knowledge

Health & Safety awareness and management

Conflict management and experience dealing with external contractors and suppliers

Experience of devising planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes

Please note your application will be scored and assessed against the above criteria.

Historic England is a Disability Confident Leader and normally offers guaranteed interviews to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria for the role, where it is practical and appropriate to do so. We want all candidates to shine in the recruitment process, so please tell us what we can do to help you show us your very best self. For more information, please visit our Everyone is Welcome page , or contact us at [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

We are an equal opportunity employer which values diversity and inclusion. If you have a disability or neurodiversity, we would be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to the job with you. Having won the Gold Award from MIND for workplace wellbeing in seven consecutive years, we also recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance.

We are an inclusive employer and believe that flexible working options are for everyone. We want to make sure our working arrangements don't prevent anyone from joining us because of their personal circumstances. We also want to provide you with the best balance in your home and work life that we can.

We are open to considering options including job sharing, part-time working, compressed hours working and different working locations, including hybrid working. Please visit our jobs pages or contact us to find out more.

Why work for Historic England

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for everyone. Diversity helps us to perform better and attract more people to support our work. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates and candidates with disabilities as they are underrepresented within Historic England at this level.

Historic England wants all of our candidates to shine in the recruitment process. Please tell us what we can do to make sure you can show us your very best self. You can contact us by email at [e-mail] if you have any recruitment queries.

At Historic England we use a hiring system called Applied. Applied is a behavioural science-backed recruitment platform that reduces bias, improves quality of hire and increases diversity. We do not use CV application for the majority of our hiring processes. You will answer a selection of questions that allow your hiring teams to test your skills and suitability for the role.

At Historic England, we value the expertise and individuality each candidate brings and want to hear about this in your own words. If you require the use or AI tools or other resources to support your application, we ask that all information is factually accurate, original, and reflects your own experience. To best represent yourself, we encourage you to write in your own words and use AI-generated content only as inspiration - not as direct input.

Provisional interview dates: 1 December 2026