Regional Facilities Manager

As Regional Facilities Manager at Aurem Care, you will play a key role in ensuring our care homes are safe, compliant, well-maintained and welcoming environments for residents and colleagues across the group.

This is a hands‑on role combining strategic oversight with practical support. You will oversee statutory compliance, coordinate planned and reactive maintenance, manage repairs and refurbishment projects, and work closely with contractors to ensure work is completed safely and to a high standard. You will also line manage a team of seven Maintenance Operatives, providing guidance and support, while stepping in to cover maintenance duties during periods of leave or absence.

Reporting to the Chief Finance Officer, you will take ownership of identifying potential risks, resolving issues promptly and escalating concerns where necessary. Your work will help ensure our homes remain safe, comfortable and homely places for residents to live and colleagues to work.

Must be able to travel across the South of England, field‑based across the group’s homes, with regular travel and occasional overnight stays (Please visit our website for locations)

• Take responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of all homes, including buildings, grounds, plant, fixtures and equipment.
• Carry out regular site visits and condition inspections, maintaining an up-to-date view of the condition of each home.
• Develop and maintain a planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedule for every home.
• Keep a simple asset register for each home and flag items due for replacement.
• Ensure homes remain welcoming and well presented, supporting occupancy and reputation.

Ensure every home meets its statutory and regulatory obligations, including but not limited to:

• Fire safety: fire risk assessments and actions, alarms, emergency lighting, fire doors, extinguishers and evacuation equipment
• Water hygiene: legionella risk assessments, written schemes, flushing regimes, temperature monitoring and remedial actions
• Hot water and surface temperatures: thermostatic mixing valves, pre-use bath and shower temperature checks and radiator covers
• Gas safety certificates and servicing of boilers and catering equipment
• Electrical safety: fixed wire testing (EICR) and portable appliance testing
• Lifting equipment: LOLER inspections for passenger lifts, hoists, slings and bath lifts
• Resident equipment safety: beds, bed rails, pressure‑relieving equipment and nurse call systems, with associated checks and risk assessments
• Window restrictors, falls‑from‑height controls and ligature risk management
• Asbestos management surveys and registers
• COSHH, waste and clinical waste arrangements
• Maintain a central compliance tracker for all certificates, inspections and servicing, ensuring nothing lapses and all records are audit‑ready.
• Ensure remedial actions arising from inspections, audits and risk assessments are completed on time and evidenced.
• Support homes in meeting CQC requirements for premises and equipment, and support inspection, audit and local authority visits.
• Ensure safe working by contractors and the maintenance team, including permits to work and RIDDOR reporting where applicable.

• Manage the facilities budget for planned maintenance, reactive repairs and compliance servicing.
• Approve spend within agreed limits, prioritising by risk and compliance, and elevate anything above those limits to the Chief Executive.
• Track spend against budget monthly and explain variances.
• Contribute to the annual budget and a prioritised list of capital works for each home.

• Line manage a team of 7 home‑based Maintenance Operatives,…