UK Facilities Leader: Safety, Compliance & Ops

Expleo; Preston; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

ExpleoAcademy

Competitive benefits

Equal opportunities

Job summary

Expleo is seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to lead the delivery of facilities and workplace services across our UK locations. You will ensure workplaces remain safe, compliant, secure and operationally effective, collaborating with internal teams and suppliers to improve service quality and control costs.

The role covers property services, security, workplace experience and resilience, with stakeholder exposure at all levels. Hybrid work with travel across the UK is expected.

Qualifications

• Sound knowledge of statutory building compliance, workplace health and safety, security and contractor management.
• Proven ability to manage outsourced suppliers, service levels, contracts and performance issues.
• Confidence managing planned maintenance, reactive issues and operational incidents.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including the ability to influence at senior level.
• Effective people leadership, with experience setting expectations and developing team members.
• A practical, organised and improvement-focused approach, balancing planned priorities and urgent issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead facilities operations across Expleo’s UK sites, ensuring workplaces remain safe, secure, compliant and fit for purpose.
• Coordinate planned and reactive maintenance, resolving service issues and managing critical escalations.
• Ensure Risk Assessment and safe systems of work are embedded in all areas of the business and visiting services.
• Manage facilities suppliers and contractors, including maintenance, cleaning, security, waste, catering and specialist compliance services.
• Monitor supplier performance, service levels, costs and contract delivery and taking action where standards are not met.
• Maintain oversight of statutory facilities compliance, inspections, documentation and corrective actions.
• Oversee workplace security arrangements, including service providers, access control, keys and incident escalation.
• Manage facilities budgets, forecasts and expenditure in line with Expleo’s procurement and delegated-authority requirements.
• Lead and develop a small facilities support team, promoting clear objectives, effective performance and excellent service.
• Work with the Health & Safety Manager to support legal compliance, close audit actions and strengthen the safety culture.
• Support business continuity and disaster recovery planning for workplace-related risks and operational disruption.
• Partner with internal stakeholders to improve workplace services, employee experience and support for company events.
• In summary the job holder will have/undertake: UK-wide facilities ownership, maintenance coordination, workplace standards and facilities escalation to the role. It also includes extensive supplier oversight, covering selection, performance, cost control, compliance visits and service failure resolution. Statutory compliance, security arrangements, budget governance and leadership responsibilities have therefore been retained as core accountabilities.

Skills

Facilities management

Stakeholder management

Contractor management

Health & safety awareness

Leadership

Budget control

Education

Facilities management qualification

Job description

Expleo is seeking an experienced Facilities Manager to lead the delivery of facilities and workplace services across our UK locations. You will ensure workplaces remain safe, compliant, secure and operationally effective, collaborating with internal teams and suppliers to improve service quality and control costs.

The role covers property services, security, workplace experience and resilience, with stakeholder exposure at all levels. Hybrid work with travel across the UK is expected.