Buildings & Facilities Manager

Location: On site / Peterborough, UK

Job type: Permanent / Full-time

Sector and subsector: Arts | Management

Annual Fixed Salary: £38,760 per annum

Job Title: Buildings and Facilities Manager

Responsible to: Head of Operations

Place of Work: Based in North Devon or Peterborough, with monthly travel between locations.

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week, including some evenings and weekends

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: 8th July 2026

Landmark Theatres is a portfolio of regional venues in North Devon and Peterborough delivering a wide variety of arts and cultural opportunities for local communities. The venues include Queen Theatre (Barnstaple, 650 seats), Landmark Theatre (Ilfracombe, 450 seats), New Theatre Peterborough (1,100 seats) and Key Theatre Peterborough (112 & 360 seats). Landmark Theatres is a National Portfolio organisation and has received an annual grant of £1 million to support its artistic mission.

The Buildings and Facilities Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership for Landmark Theatres’ estate across North Devon and Peterborough. The postholder will ensure all venues are safe, well maintained, legally compliant, and environmentally sustainable. The role oversees hard and soft facilities services, statutory compliance, contractor performance, capital works, sustainability objectives, buildings, environmental management, IT infrastructure, and procurement.

• Lead the day‑to‑day management of the estate, including planned and reactive maintenance, cleaning, utilities, security, and waste services.
• Ensure all venues are safe, operational, well presented, and compliant with legal, regulatory, and organisational requirements.
• Maintain building fabric, mechanical and electrical systems, backstage infrastructure, and public areas through planned preventative maintenance programmes and lifecycle planning.
• Develop and maintain asset registers, condition records, and repair and replacement schedules.
• Manage facilities budgets effectively, ensuring cost efficiency, value for money, and appropriate financial control.
• Coordinate in‑house maintenance activity, including work delivered with the Technical Team and the Head of Production & Programme.
• Act as the main point of contact for landlords, local authorities, and other key stakeholders on property, maintenance, and compliance matters.
• Plan and deliver minor to medium‑scale refurbishment, renovation, and infrastructure improvement projects.

• Act as the organisation’s Health & Safety lead and Competent Person, overseeing statutory compliance for fire, gas, water hygiene, asbestos, and lifting operations.
• Develop, implement and review health and safety policies, procedures, and risk assessments.
• Monitor health and safety performance across the estate and address identified issues promptly.
• Undertake internal audits, inspections, and risk assessments.
• Lead investigations into incidents and near misses, ensuring timely reporting and root cause analysis.
• Coordinate health and safety induction and mandatory training for staff.
• Promote a strong safety culture through the Health & Safety Committee and cross‑departmental work.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of UK legislation and sector best practice, advising colleagues.

• Lead the development and delivery of the environmental strategy in line with the Theatre Green Book.
• Set, monitor and report on sustainability targets, including energy efficiency, waste reduction and water conservation.
• Ensure compliance with environmental legislation, organisational standards and external reporting requirements, including Arts Council England.
• Embed sustainable practices within maintenance, procurement and capital projects.
• Promote environmental responsibility through awareness raising and staff engagement.
• Keep abreast of relevant legislation, sector guidance and emerging best practice and advise colleagues.

• Oversee the operation and development of IT infrastructure across all venues.
• Manage relationships with IT suppliers and service providers, ensuring…