Built Estate Manager

Are you ready to make a significant impact in a fast‑paced environment? A leading organisation in the facilities management and property maintenance sector is seeking a Built Estate Manager to join its team in York, North Yorkshire. This is an excellent opportunity to lead the delivery of maintenance, response works and estate management services across a diverse multi‑site property portfolio, ensuring compliance, operational excellence and exceptional customer service while developing your career within a well‑established business.

The Role

• Lead the delivery of planned and reactive maintenance services, ensuring full compliance with statutory legislation, health and safety regulations, environmental standards and contractual requirements.
• Oversee operational planning, work programmes, budgets and resources, ensuring services are delivered efficiently while achieving value for money and meeting changing business priorities.
• Provide technical leadership by identifying and mitigating compliance risks, chairing risk meetings where required and ensuring best practice across the estate.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and asset information, ensuring estate planning documentation is kept up to date.
• Work closely with client representatives and key stakeholders to prioritise works, coordinate delivery and ensure projects are completed to the required standards.
• Lead, coach and develop operational teams, creating a high‑performance culture focused on safety, customer service and continuous improvement.
• Drive commercial performance by managing budgets, monitoring profit and loss, controlling costs and overseeing contractor and supply chain performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve sustainability, implement innovative working practices and support carbon reduction initiatives across the estate.

Qualifications

• Significant experience within facilities management, property maintenance, estate management or a similar operational environment.
• A proven track record of successfully leading maintenance operations, managing teams, delivering KPIs and driving operational performance.
• Strong leadership, organisational and stakeholder management skills with the ability to build lasting customer relationships.
• Experience managing budgets, allocating resources and implementing continuous improvement initiatives.
• An HND or equivalent qualification in Building, Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related discipline (or equivalent industry experience).
• A management‑level Health & Safety qualification such as SMSTS is highly desirable.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications such as Excel and Word.
• A commitment to ongoing professional development and maintaining industry knowledge.

Desirable Experience

• Experience working within a complex, highly regulated estates or facilities management environment.
• Knowledge of CDM Regulations, asbestos management, disability access legislation and energy performance standards.
• NEBOSH General Certificate or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as IWFM, ILM or a similar industry organisation.

Benefits

Join a leading facilities management organisation delivering critical maintenance and estate services across a diverse property portfolio. You'll become part of a business that values operational excellence, invests in its people and offers genuine opportunities for career progression and professional development.

• Salary of up to GBP52,000.
• Company car or car allowance.
• 25 days annual leave.
• 6% matched pension contribution.
• Single private medical cover.
• Life assurance (2x annual salary).
• One professional membership subscription paid each year.
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities.
• A supportive and collaborative working environment.