Regional Facilities Manager

Catch 22 are working with a leading social care provider to recruit an experienced Regional Facilities Manager to oversee a portfolio of approximately 10 schools and children's residential homes across the Newcastle Region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage and lead on-site maintenance teams, as well as a mobile maintenance team across smaller sites.
• Oversee Capex and R&M budgets, ensuring cost-effective delivery and regulatory compliance.
• Work closely with operational teams to align site requirements with budgets and service needs.
• Manage external contractors and suppliers, ensuring high-quality planned and reactive works.
• Support larger capital projects alongside the development team.
• Maintain safe, well-managed environments that directly impact service users' wellbeing.

Ideal Candidate:

• Proven multi-site estates/facilities management experience, from a care, education or retail setting would be advantageous.
• Strong project management experience from inception to completion.
• Skilled in managing contractors, schedules of works, and tender processes.
• Analytical, methodical, detail-oriented, and proficient in Excel.
• Highly organised, flexible, and resilient, with excellent communication skills.
• Driving licence and access to own vehicle.
• Degree or professional qualification in a relevant field preferred.

This is a permanent position, paying a salary of £60,000 + car allowance and would be an excellent opportunity to joining a growing and rewarding organisation.

If interested in this position, please apply or get in touch with Laura Hastings on (url removed) or (phone number removed).