Facilities Team Leader

Facilities Team Leader

Join a forward-thinking organisation based in Evesham, where people, safety, and service excellence are at the heart of everything we do. As a Facilities Team Leader, you'll play a key role in ensuring our sites run smoothly, supporting colleagues with reliable day-to-day facilities management. We value proactive leadership, practical problem-solving, and a strong commitment to maintaining high standards across the working environment.

• Lead and coordinate the day-to-day activities of the facilities team to ensure efficient site operations.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance activities, ensuring issues are logged, prioritised, and resolved promptly.
• Support compliance with health and safety requirements, working practices, and site procedures.
• Conduct regular inspections of facilities and site areas, identifying risks and driving corrective actions.
• Manage supplier and contractor relationships, ensuring work is completed to required standards and within agreed timelines.
• Maintain accurate records for maintenance, inspections, and compliance documentation.
• Assist with budgeting and resource planning for facilities-related activities where required.
• Ensure facilities services meet agreed service levels, responding effectively to site needs and escalations.
• Promote a positive safety culture and ensure team members follow safe systems of work.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability, efficiency, and customer experience.

• Proven experience in facilities management, building services, or a similar operational leadership role.
• Strong leadership and team coordination skills, with the ability to motivate and guide others.
• Sound knowledge of health and safety practices, including risk assessment and safe working procedures.
• Experience managing contractors and overseeing maintenance activities to completion.
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workload and manage competing demands.
• Strong communication skills, able to liaise effectively with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.
• Competent IT skills for maintaining records and using facilities systems (e.g., maintenance logs and reporting tools).
• Relevant qualification in facilities management, building services, or a related discipline (or equivalent practical experience).
• Relevant certifications in health and safety (for example, IOSH or NEBOSH) are desirable.
• Working knowledge of compliance and statutory maintenance requirements for commercial sites.