Head of Facilities Management Operations

W Talent; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

W Talent partners with a large industrial group to appoint a Head of Facilities Management Operations. You will lead multi-site COMAH facilities, maintenance, and capital projects, shaping strategy and delivering safe, efficient estate operations.

You will collaborate with operational leaders and external providers to ensure high standards in asset management, H&S, and governance, while managing budgets and stakeholder expectations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading facilities operations across COMAH regulated sites.
• Experience leading facilities services across manufacturing, distribution, logistics or industrial estates.
• Significant knowledge of statutory compliance, health & safety and facilities governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead facilities management and maintenance teams across multiple COMAH sites.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance programmes and service delivery.
• Drive regulatory compliance and support inspections, audits and governance requirements.
• Lead capital projects and estate improvement initiatives from planning through to completion.
• Develop long-term asset management and maintenance strategies.
• Manage facilities budgets, forecasting and expenditure controls.
• Oversee contractor and supplier performance, ensuring value, compliance and service quality.
• Support business planning through effective estate and facilities management.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, sustainability and operational excellence initiatives.

Skills

Facilities leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Budget management

CAPEX program delivery

Governance & compliance

Job description

We are partnering with a large, complex operational business to appoint an experienced Head of Facilities Management Operations. This is a senior leadership opportunity for a facilities professional who enjoys operating at both a strategic and operational level, leading multi-site facilities management, compliance, maintenance and capital project delivery across a large, COMAH regulated portfolio.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring facilities are safe, compliant, efficient and capable of supporting the ongoing growth and performance of the wider business. Working closely with operational leaders, internal stakeholders and external service providers, you will drive high standards across maintenance, asset management, health & safety and project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop facilities management and maintenance teams across multiple locations that are COMAH regulated.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance programmes, ensuring service delivery and operational efficiency.
• Drive statutory compliance and support regulatory inspections, audits and governance requirements.
• Lead capital projects and estate improvement initiatives from planning through to completion.
• Develop long-term asset management and maintenance strategies.
• Manage facilities budgets, forecasting and expenditure controls.
• Oversee contractor and supplier performance, ensuring value, compliance and service quality.
• Support business planning through effective estate and facilities management.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, sustainability and operational excellence initiatives.

About You

We are interested in speaking with experienced facilities leaders who can demonstrate:

• Experience in leading facilities operations across COMAH regulated sites is essential.
• Proven experience leading facilities services across manufacturing, distribution, logistics or industrial estates.
• Significant knowledge of statutory compliance, health & safety and facilities governance.
• Experience operating within distribution, logistics, industrial, manufacturing or similar environments.
• Experience delivering significant CAPEX works and investment programmes.
• Experience managing and setting large budgets.
• Strong internal and external stakeholder engagement skills.

What's On Offer

• Opportunity to secure a strategic client-side role across a significant estate.