Managing Director - Facilities Management Group

We are a private investment group building an integrated total facilities management platform across the North West of England through acquisition. Our strategy is buy-and-build: consolidating established SME facilities management and building services businesses into a single multi-service group, combining operational scale with a technology layer that most independents cannot access on their own.

The platform is organised around four service pillars — Hard FM and building maintenance, Compliance, Soft Services, and Property Management — giving clients a single accountable provider across their estate rather than a fragmented supply chain. Backed by experienced partners with deep expertise in acquisition, operational transformation and real estate, we are at the beginning of a multi-acquisition programme.

This is a ground-floor opportunity: the Managing Director we appoint will shape how the group grows and will share in the value created.

• Platform Anchor acquisition — an established multi-disciplinary facilities management and property maintenance contractor with over three decades of trading history, a directly employed workforce supported by a long-standing subcontract base, ISO 9001 accreditation, and multi-year local authority framework and utility sector relationships. Completing in 2026.
• Acquisition pipeline — further bolt-on businesses under active evaluation across compliance services, mechanical and electrical maintenance, and soft services, extending both the geographic footprint and the range of services the group can self-deliver.
• Technology layer — building energy management, remote monitoring and predictive maintenance capability, supported by a dedicated offshore operations bureau. The ambition is to move the group beyond reactive and planned maintenance into monitored and predictive service delivery — a genuine differentiator in an otherwise commoditised market.
• Shared services — group-level finance, HR, procurement and bid capability, allowing acquired businesses to shed back-office cost and concentrate on delivery.

Job Summary: We are seeking an exceptional Managing Director to lead the operational integration and growth of the facilities management group. This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a growth platform from the outset, with full P lead tendering, retenders and framework renewals.

• Ensure regulatory, accreditation and health and safety compliance across the group (ISO 9001, Gas Safe, NICEIC, SafeContractor / CHAS, CDM).
• Identify and evaluate further acquisition targets and support commercial and operational due diligence.
• Build, lead and inspire high-performing teams across multiple sites and disciplines.
• Work with the Board to develop the group's technology and monitoring proposition into a commercial service offering.

Candidate Profile: Proven track record as Managing Director, General Manager, Chief Operating Officer or senior operational leader within facilities management, building maintenance, building services or property services.