Supervisor FM

Wates Group; Whitmore; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading family-owned construction firm in the UK is seeking an FM Supervisor to manage a skilled team delivering exceptional facilities management services. The role involves overseeing daily operations, ensuring compliance, and maintaining high standards. Ideal candidates will have relevant health and safety certifications and experience in facilities management. This is an opportunity to progress in a supportive environment focused on sustainability and team development.

Benefits

Career progression opportunities

Supportive team environment

Recognition as a Disability Confident employer

Qualifications

• Proven experience in facilities management.
• Ability to manage subcontractors and suppliers effectively.
• Strong knowledge of compliance and operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage a skilled team of engineers delivering hard services.
• Oversee day-to-day maintenance issues and ensure customer satisfaction.
• Prepare quotations for additional works and respond to maintenance requests.

Skills

Organisational skills

Flexibility

Client relationship building

Education

IOSH or NEBOSH health and safety qualifications

Job description

The Vacancy

Supervisor – Facilities Management ¦ Hard Services ¦ M&E Maintenance

Location : Bromley, Kent

WPSis excited to offer an excellent opportunity for an internal team member to step into the role of FM Supervisor , leading a skilled team of engineers to deliver exceptional and sustainable hard services and M&E maintenance for our prestigious client.

About the Role

As an FM Supervisor , you’ll take ownership of delivering high-quality facilities management services , ensuring customer satisfaction remains at the heart of everything we do. You’ll manage multiple priorities with confidence, resolve day-to-day maintenance issues, and provide hands‑on support when required.

Holding certifications such as IOSH , NEBOSH , or equivalent health and safety qualifications will give you a strong advantage.

Key responsibilities include :

• Managing subcontractors and suppliers effectively.
• Preparing accurate quotations for additional works.
• Responding promptly to reactive maintenance requests.
• Maintaining compliance and high standards across all operations.

Your organisational skills, flexibility, and ability to build strong client relationships will be critical to your success.

Why This Role Could Be Perfect for You

• Lead and develop a team of multi‑trade engineers, ensuring compliance with the Wates Operating Framework.
• Provide cover for engineers’ holidays on resident sites, maximising efficiency through costed supervision and second‑man works.
• Drive daily compliance and champion a culture of Zero Harm.
• Prepare and present MI reports to clients, ensuring exceptional stakeholder engagement and satisfaction.

This is a fantastic opportunity to progress your career within a supportive, diverse, and talented team.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre‑employment checks.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family‑owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises :

Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.

Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.

Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Awards

BEST PROJECT

Inside Housing Development Awards

WINNER

2022 Construction News Awards Winner

GOLD AWARD

Investors in People 2022

GOLD AWARD

Considerate Constructors Schemes (CCS) National Site Awards

TOP 50 EMPLOYERS

2022 Top 50 Employers for Women

WINNER

2022 Working Families Best Practice Awards