Facilities Manager UK

Spectris; Upper Howsell; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectris seeks an experienced Facilities Manager UK to lead facilities operations across our UK sites, reporting to the Regional Facilities Manager. You will oversee facilities services, maintenance programmes, health and safety compliance, supplier performance, sustainability initiatives, and workplace improvement projects.

You will work closely with site leadership teams and regional stakeholders to deliver high service standards while driving operational efficiency and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Degree qualified in Facilities Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Proven facilities management experience within manufacturing, industrial, technical, or corporate environments.
• Strong knowledge of facilities operations, building maintenance, health and safety legislation, compliance requirements, and vendor management.
• Experience managing budgets, contractors, facilities projects, and operational performance across multiple service areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day management of facilities operations, including maintenance, security, cleaning, waste management, landscaping, and workplace services across UK sites.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements through governance, audits, inspections, and risk management.
• Manage facilities budgets, track expenditure, identify cost-saving opportunities, and support delivery of targets.
• Oversee supplier and contractor relationships, ensuring service delivery, performance standards, and contractual obligations.
• Lead facilities improvement projects, refurbishments, workspace optimisation, and sustainability programmes.
• Collaborate with site leaders and regional stakeholders to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Skills

Facilities management

Budget management

Health & safety compliance

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

Project leadership

Data analytics

MS Office proficiency

Education

Degree in Facilities Management / Engineering / Business Admin

Tools

FM systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

As Facilities Manager UK, you will be responsible for leading facilities operations across our UK sites, ensuring safe, efficient, and well-maintained workplaces that support our people and business objectives. Reporting to the Regional Facilities Manager, you will oversee facilities services, maintenance programmes, health and safety compliance, supplier performance, sustainability initiatives, and workplace improvement projects. You will work closely with site leadership teams and regional stakeholders to deliver high service standards while driving operational efficiency and continuous improvement. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced facilities professional who enjoys balancing strategic oversight with operational delivery in a complex, multi-stakeholder environment.

• Lead the day-to-day management of facilities operations, including maintenance, security, cleaning, waste management, landscaping, and workplace services across UK sites.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements through robust governance, audits, inspections, and risk management activities.
• Manage facilities budgets, track expenditure, identify cost-saving opportunities, and support the delivery of operational and financial targets.
• Oversee supplier and contractor relationships, ensuring service delivery, performance standards, and contractual obligations are consistently achieved.
• Lead facilities improvement projects, refurbishments, workspace optimisation initiatives, and sustainability programmes that enhance the employee experience.
• Build strong relationships with site leaders and employees, acting as the primary point of contact for facilities-related matters and driving continuous improvement., Lead facilities operations across a UK footprint within a global technology organisation.
• Play a key role in creating safe, efficient, and sustainable workplaces.
• Work on a diverse range of facilities, workplace, and improvement projects.
• Collaborate with local, regional, and global stakeholders to drive operational excellence.
• Enjoy a competitive rewards package and opportunities for ongoing professional development.
• Degree qualified in Facilities Management, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related discipline.
• Proven facilities management experience within a manufacturing, industrial, technical, or corporate environment.
• Strong knowledge of facilities operations, building maintenance, health and safety legislation, compliance requirements, and vendor management.
• Experience managing budgets, contractors, facilities projects, and operational performance across multiple service areas.
• Proficient in facilities management systems and Microsoft Office, with strong analytical and reporting capabilities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organisational skills, with the ability to influence, prioritise effectively, and work independently.
• We provide market-leading, material characterization technologies for the world's most innovative companies, academic institutions, and government laboratories in the analytics of advanced materials.

We support our customers through their biggest challenges, from developing lifesaving vaccines to sustainable fuels. We wake up every day to delight our customers through innovation, high-quality solutions and workflows, and excellence in customer satisfaction. We are a recognized leader for quality and insights in material characterization; winning customers with performance and keeping them with service. With more than 2,000 employees operating in over 20 countries across the world, and R&D sites in North America, Europe and Asia. We are part of Spectris, a company which combines precision with purpose to equip customers to solve some of their greatest challenges to make the world cleaner, healthier and more productive. In 2025, Spectris acquired Micromeritics as part of Malvern Panalytical.