Senior Facilities Coordinator

Catch 22; Manchester; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary around £33,500

35 hours per week

8am/8:30am start

25 days leave + BH

Final salary pension

Manchester City Centre location

Career development support

Job summary

Catch 22 is recruiting a Senior Facilities Coordinator to join the Estates & Facilities team in Manchester City Centre. The role supports offices across Manchester and beyond, helping ensure safe, well-maintained and welcoming environments for colleagues and visitors.

The ideal candidate has commercial facilities management experience, coordinates maintenance activities, and can manage contractor relationships while keeping up with health & safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in commercial facilities management.
• Experience coordinating maintenance and contractor activities.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Good knowledge of workplace health & safety practices (IOSH Managing Safely beneficial).
• Proficient with Microsoft 365 apps (Outlook, Word, Excel, Teams).

Responsibilities

• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance works.
• Manage contractor and supplier relationships.
• Support health & safety, compliance and workplace audits.
• Maintain facilities records, systems and reporting.
• Assist with office moves, refurbishments and day-to-day facilities operations.
• Support service charge budgets, leasing, procurement and purchase orders.
• Work closely with and deputise for the Senior Facilities Manager when required.

Skills

Facilities management

Maintenance coordination

Contractor management

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Travel readiness

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Catch 22 are working with a national public sector organisation at the heart of the creative and cultural sector to recruit a Senior Facilities Coordinator to join their Estates & Facilities team in Manchester City Centre.

Supporting offices across Manchester, Leeds and Newcastle, you\'ll help ensure workplace environments remain safe, compliant, well-maintained and welcoming for colleagues and visitors.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance works
• Manage contractor and supplier relationships
• Support health & safety, compliance and workplace audits
• Maintain facilities records, systems and reporting
• Assist with office moves, refurbishments projects, workplace set-ups and day-to-day facilities operations
• Support with service charge budgets, leasing, procurement and purchase orders
• Work closely with and deputise for the Senior Facilities Manager when required

Ideal Applicant

• Must have experience within commercial facilities management
• Experience coordinating maintenance and contractor activities
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Good knowledge of workplace health & safety - IOSH Managing Safely would be beneficial
• Proficient with Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Word, Excel and Teams
• Ability to work flexible hours where needed and be available for emergency situations
• Able to travel to other sites in Leeds and Newcastle when needed (Usually fortnightly)
• Customer focused with a collaborative attitude and a desire to build a career within Facilities Management.

Benefits

• Around £33,500 salary
• 35 hours per week
• Usually 8am/8.30am start
• Annual leave of 25 days + Bank Holidays
• Final salary pension scheme
• Key Manchester City Centre location close to public transport
• Excellent opportunity to develop your FM career within a supportive organisation with scope for progression and support training.