Works Supervisor; Facilities Maintenance

Overview

Care. Initiative. Pride. We see more than just high standards.

Small Works Supervisor

Location: Wakefield

Working hours: 38.75 hours per week, flexibility required, typical hours between 8am and 6pm

Contract: Full time, permanent

Robertson Facilities Management (RFM) provides hard and soft FM services, grounds maintenance and energy services for single and multi-site locations throughout the UK. We work across sectors including education, healthcare, emergency services and commercial, assuring our customers of high-quality, best value and a sustainable approach.

RFM has grown significantly since its inception in 1999, with a turnover of £181m for FY2025 and employs more than 1500 people. We are now on a growth trajectory, with ambitious plans to grow the business to £300m turnover by 2030. Our plans for growth require RFM to ‘make the market’, and to be at the forefront of high value opportunities in the FM marketplace

What you’ll do:

The Small Works Supervisor plays a pivotal role within the maintenance team, overseeing the effective delivery of small works and associated activities across the Wakefield contract.

The role is responsible for coordinating and supervising subcontractors undertaking small works, ensuring that works are delivered safely, efficiently, to the required quality standard, within agreed timescales and in accordance with the requirements of the contract.

The Small Works Supervisor will act as the key operational point of contact for subcontractors, providing clear direction and ensuring that all works are properly planned, coordinated and completed. The role will also involve regular liaison with the client, operational teams, Compliance colleagues and other stakeholders to ensure successful delivery.

The role requires a strong understanding of building maintenance and construction activities, together with the ability to manage multiple works simultaneously and challenge subcontractors where standards, costs, quality or timescales are not being achieved.

Flexibility is essential, as the role may occasionally require activities outside standard working hours to meet operational requirements and ensure uninterrupted service delivery.

What you’ll need:

• A full UK Driving Licence
• Previous supervisory experience
• Trained to SSSTS or SMSTS is advantageous
• CSCS is advantageous
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and deadlines
• Relevant trade background and/or recognised construction qualification
• Previous experience of supervising subcontractors, contractors or small works within a facilities management, maintenance or construction environment
• Good understanding of building maintenance and small works activities
• Experience of managing multiple works, contractors and priorities simultaneously
• Good understanding of health and safety requirements and safe systems of work
• Ability to review and challenge RAMS, quotations, scopes of work and contractor documentation
• Good understanding of subcontractor performance, quality control and commercial management

The successful candidate will require an Enhances DBS Check before starting in the job.

Who we’re looking for:

People are at the heart of everything we do and achieve  fit right into the team, you’ll be committed to understanding the needs of our customers and work collaboratively towards our shared goals; get the best from teams and individuals, be confident in your decisions, and calm and quick to adjust to unexpected challenges; and help us make progress towards a sustainable future for ourselves and our communities.

Working the Robertson Way

Joining us isn’t just about seeing things our way. It’s also about working the Robertson Way too, by bringing our 5 guiding principles to life. Here’s what that means…

We listen

Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.

We are professional

Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.

We take responsibility

Each of us…