Facilities Manager; North

We're looking for an experienced Facilities Manager (Senior Specialist, Facility Services) to lead the safe, efficient, and compliant operation of a portfolio of sites across the North of the UK (Telford, Coventry, Smethwick, Chippenham and Warrington, with occasional support to Leeds and Scarborough)

This is an exciting opportunity to take ownership of building maintenance, workplace services, contractor management, compliance, and facilities projects across multiple locations. You'll play a key role in creating a safe, productive, and engaging workplace environment while driving service excellence and continuous improvement.

If you enjoy working across a varied site portfolio, managing supplier performance, and delivering high standards in facilities management, we'd love to hear from you.

Regular travel between sites required

• Manage the day-to-day facilities operations across multiple UK sites, ensuring a safe, efficient and well-maintained workplace.
• Oversee planned and reactive maintenance activities, driving high service standards and operational performance.
• Ensure statutory compliance across building services, health & safety, fire safety and environmental requirements.
• Manage and challenge facilities suppliers and contractors to deliver against agreed SLAs and KPIs.
• Act as the main facilities contact for site stakeholders, resolving issues and enhancing the employee workplace experience.
• Lead facilities projects, including refurbishments, office fitouts, relocations and infrastructure improvements.
• Oversee workplace services such as cleaning, waste management, reception and catering.
• Identify opportunities to improve service delivery, efficiency and site performance across the portfolio.

Essential experience:

• Recognised technical trade qualification in a building services discipline (e.g., Electrical, Mechanical, HVAC, Plumbing, Building Fabric, or equivalent apprenticeship/NVQ Level 3 or higher) desirable.
• Strong knowledge of building services planned and reactive maintenance, health and safety requirements, and relevant statutory and regulatory compliance.
• Technically competent with a strong understanding of facilities management principles and operational best practices.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience managing facilities operations within a commercial, corporate, or multi-site environment.
• Proven experience in managing service providers and contractors, statutory compliance, and workplace services delivery.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• IWFM, BIFM or other Facilities Management qualification.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
• IOSH Managing Safely certification.

• Lead high-visibility projects that shape how we operate sustainably and efficiently
• Work on initiatives that directly support electrification, safety, and environmental goals
• Join a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement
• Grow your career while making a tangible impact on our sites and communities

Bring your facility expertise to a role where sustainability meets strategy

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Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: 'We see you. We value you'. It's more than just pay and benefits- it's a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.

For this UK based position, the expected pay range is GBP 57,600 - GBP 86,400 per year.
This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United Kingdom. Our pay ranges are determined by the local market.

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