Strategic Facilities Manager — Compliance, Maintenance & Ops

Alliance Personnel; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Alliance Personnel seeks a proactive Facilities Manager to lead and coordinate facilities services across multiple sites in Birmingham. You will ensure safety, compliance and value, while driving planned works, maintenance and improvement initiatives.

You will supervise facilities staff, manage budgets, monitor contracts and safeguard operational continuity. A strong background in health and safety, asset management and risk mitigation is essential, with a proactive, collaborative approach to

Qualifications

• Relevant facilities, estates, building services, health and safety or management qualification, or equivalent substantial experience.
• Professional membership or higher-level qualification in facilities management, health and safety, engineering or building services.
• Experience managing facilities, premises, engineering, maintenance or a comparable operational service.
• Practical experience coordinating statutory compliance, inspections, servicing, records and remedial actions.
• Experience planning preventive and reactive maintenance, prioritising risk and operational impact.
• Experience specifying, procuring or coordinating work and monitoring contractor safety and quality.
• Working knowledge of facilities compliance.
• Ability to evaluate risk, establish priorities and make sound decisions during operational pressure.
• Understanding of contractor control, safe working practices and the importance of complete evidence.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, responsive and customer-focused management for facilities and services.
• Plan and coordinate facilities activity across all three settings, from daily and weekly tasks through to termly and annual activity.
• Manage, support and develop facilities staff, including allocating work, supervising performance, training and safety.
• Provide clear updates on compliance, risks, incidents, expenditure and progress of works.
• Act as a reliable point of contact for urgent premises issues and participate in emergency or call-out arrangements.

Skills

Leadership

Contract management

Budgeting

Health & safety

Education

Facilities management qualification or equivalent

Professional membership in FM or safety

Job description

Alliance Personnel seeks a proactive Facilities Manager to lead and coordinate facilities services across multiple sites in Birmingham. You will ensure safety, compliance and value, while driving planned works, maintenance and improvement initiatives.

You will supervise facilities staff, manage budgets, monitor contracts and safeguard operational continuity. A strong background in health and safety, asset management and risk mitigation is essential, with a proactive, collaborative approach to