National Facilities Maintenance Leader

Vertu Motors plc; North East; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Car

25 days holiday

Pension

Share Incentive Scheme

Colleague Purchase Scheme

Access to Vertu Rewards

Enhanced Maternity & Paternity

Job summary

Vertu Motors plc seeks a Group Maintenance Manager to lead Reactive and Planned Maintenance across its national dealership portfolio. You will ensure safe, compliant, and customer-ready facilities, with hands-on technical leadership and strong commercial acumen.

You will report to the Property leadership team; some travel and an out-of-hours on-call rota may be required. The role blends office-based oversight with field-facing responsibilities within a large network.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in commercial property maintenance, facilities management, construction or related built environment.
• Strong knowledge of commercial building fabric and HVAC systems.
• Experience managing reactive and planned maintenance across multiple sites.
• Contractor management, tendering, supplier negotiation and cost control skills.
• Budget management and invoice scrutiny experience.
• Good understanding of health and safety legislation and contractor compliance.
• Knowledge of building contracts and maintenance principles.
• Excellent organizational and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word and property maintenance systems.
• A relevant qualification in building services, facilities management or project management would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Reactive Maintenance and Planned Preventative Maintenance teams.
• Own end-to-end maintenance service from triage to completion and sign-off.
• Provide technical guidance on commercial building maintenance and HVAC systems.
• Assess faults, challenge solutions and drive right-first-time repairs.
• Manage contractor performance, quotes, tenders, and supplier negotiations.
• Monitor budgets and ensure robust cost control and invoice scrutiny.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and safe contractor procedures.
• Produce management information on maintenance performance and service levels.
• Utilize data to identify recurring issues and drive service improvements.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders, dealerships and suppliers.

Skills

Leadership

HVAC

Building maintenance

Contractor management

Budgeting

Health and safety

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Excel

Building contracts

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Building services qualification

Facilities management

Construction

Project management

Building surveying

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Property maintenance systems

Job description

Vertu Motors plc seeks a Group Maintenance Manager to lead Reactive and Planned Maintenance across its national dealership portfolio. You will ensure safe, compliant, and customer-ready facilities, with hands-on technical leadership and strong commercial acumen.

You will report to the Property leadership team; some travel and an out-of-hours on-call rota may be required. The role blends office-based oversight with field-facing responsibilities within a large network.