Head of Facilities

National Ice Centre & Motorpoint Arena; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

National Ice Centre & Motorpoint Arena in Nottingham is seeking a Head of Facilities to lead the operational heart of a multi-purpose venue. You’ll oversee critical infrastructure—HVAC, refrigeration, life safety—and drive event turnaround and strategic objectives.

You’ll manage Facilities Managers across technical, maintenance, housekeeping and events setup, ensure health and safety compliance, and embed a culture of safety and continuous improvement while delivering consistent, high-quality

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead large, multi-disciplinary teams in a high-demand venue.
• Experience ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations in live environments.
• Strong strategic mindset with a track record of implementing long-term facility plans.

Responsibilities

• Oversee HVAC, refrigeration, and life-safety systems for a world-class venue.
• Lead event turnaround and delivery of strategic facilities objectives.
• Manage Facilities Managers across technical, maintenance, housekeeping and events setup.

Skills

Leadership

Facilities management

Health & safety

Strategic planning

People leadership

Job description

This isn’t your average facilities role. It’s high stakes. High profile. And highlyrewarding.

If you're a strategic thinker with a hands-on mindset, passionate aboutoperational excellence and people leadership — we want to hear from you.

Welcome to one of the UK’s most dynamic operational environments – home to aworld-class concert venue, Olympic-sized ice rinks, and a fast-moving schedulethat never stops.

At The National Ice Centre and Motorpoint Arena, Nottingham, we’re looking for a Head of Facilities with the expertise, passion, and grit to take the lead in a rolethat’s as rewarding as it is challenging.

As Head of Facilities , you’ll lead the operational heart of our multi-purposevenue – from critical infrastructure (HVAC, refrigeration, and life safety systems)to event turnaround and delivering strategic objectives. No two days are thesame, and every decision you make helps ensure thousands of guests enjoyunforgettable experiences – safely, smoothly, and sustainably.

You’ll manage a team of Facilities Managers across technical, maintenance,housekeeping, and events set up. Ensuring health and safety and compliance,shaping frontline delivery and implementing long-term strategy. From driving highperformance to embedding a culture of safety and continuous improvement,your leadership keeps the show on the road.

This role is your chance to solve real-world problems on a grand stage.

This is a role for a natural leader — someone who thrives on bringing peopletogether, building high-performing teams, and turning plans into action. You’llinspire a diverse workforce, drive performance, and lead by example in a fast-paced, live environment where teamwork and precision matter. You’ll empowermanagers, mentor frontline teams, and make confident decisions that keep thevenue running seamlessly. From transforming spaces overnight for major eventsto embedding a culture of safety, ownership, and continuous improvement — ifyou're someone who gets energy from people, solves problems under pressure,and knows how to make things happen, this is your time to be in the spotlight.

At the Nottingham Ice Centre Ltd, our people and those around us are at theheart of what we do and how we behave. Our passion is for our venues to be lived and breathed by everyone;whether they’re attending a concert, cheering on their favourite sports team or visiting us each day astheir place of work.

By working together and having the determination and drive to succeed, we can ensure we deliver outstandingservice and create everlasting memories for everyone we reach. If you have the determination to develop andbe the best you can possibly be, as well as tackle tasks with integrity and innovation, we’re the rightworkplace for you.