Overview
As a Senior Facilities Manager, you'll take ownership of multiple complex sites, leading facilities operations that enable cutting‑edge defence and engineering programmes. You'll play a critical role in maintaining safe, compliant and high‑performing environments while driving continuous improvement and supporting business growth. This is a dynamic leadership role where you'll influence strategic decisions, manage budgets and lead projects that enhance capability across our estate, making a tangible difference to both our organisation and wider society.
Responsibilities
- Leading and managing a team to deliver high‑quality facilities services across multiple sites.
- Overseeing compliance with health, safety and infrastructure standards in complex engineering environments.
- Managing operational budgets and ensuring cost‑effective delivery of facilities services.
- Driving facilities projects and improvements, including upgrades to specialist labs and infrastructure.
- Building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including customers and senior leaders.
- Demonstrating a strong technical background in facilities management within complex environments.
- Applying in‑depth knowledge of health, safety and compliance standards.
- Managing building infrastructure and planned maintenance frameworks (knowledge of SFG20 is desirable).
- Leading and developing teams, with the ability to delegate effectively and think strategically.
- Communicating confidently with a wide range of stakeholders, including senior leaders and customers.
Job Details
This role is full time, 37 hours per week and you will be required to travel between the two sites in Tewkesbury and some travel to a site at Manchester. There is some flexibility with home working as needed.
Qualifications
- IWFM Level 3 or 4 qualification (or equivalent) is desirable.
Security Clearance
Many of the positions within our company are subject to national security clearance and Trade Control restrictions. This means that your eligibility for certain roles may be affected by your place of birth, nationality, current or former citizenship, and any residency you hold or have held. Further details are available at United Kingdom Security Vetting: clearance levels - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk).
The successful candidate must be able to achieve and maintain Developed Vetting (DV) (can start with Security Check) security clearance for this role.
Benefits
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance.
- Access to a Digital GP, annual health check, and nutritional consultations through Aviva DigiCare+.
- Employee share scheme.
- Employee shopping savings portal.
- Payment of professional fees.
- Reservists in the armed forces receive 10‑days special paid leave.
- Holiday Trading allows employees to buy additional leave or sell up to one working week of annual leave from their entitlements.
- 'Be Kind Day' enables employees to take one working day’s paid leave a year (or equivalent hours) to undertake volunteering work with their chosen organisation or registered charity.
- Flexible working – we give people more options to better integrate their work and personal life, whilst ensuring that business needs are met.
- A dynamic working environment.
