At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage facilities operations and ensure top-notch service delivery across healthcare sites.
- Company: Join Diaverum, a leader in improving renal patient care with a diverse workforce.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, car allowance, and extensive training opportunities.
- Other info: Hybrid working model with opportunities for professional growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in healthcare while developing your career in a supportive environment.
- Qualifications: Experience in facilities management and strong communication skills are essential.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 43000 £ per year.
Location: St Albans, GB, AL1 3AL
Date Posted: 8 Jun 2026
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: 40K plus 3K car allowance
We’re looking for a Facilities Operations Manager to join our UK team, supporting the delivery of our facilities strategy across a diverse healthcare estate.
About The Role
Reporting to the Head of Facilities, you will play a pivotal operational role – ensuring our facilities services are delivered safely, compliantly and to the highest standards. The role focuses on supplier and contract management, tactical service delivery, and day‑to‑day operational assurance, ensuring facilities services are delivered safely, compliantly, and in line with agreed standards and budgets.
Key Responsibilities
- Property asset, maintenance and repairs
- Fire safety; overseeing the service provision
- Managing the domestic cleaning contracts ensuring the service meets appropriate standards
- Monitor utilities contracts and supplier relationships for water, gas and electricity
- Manage preventative and reactive pest control services
- Manage FM contracts and suppliers across maintenance, cleaning, fire safety and utilities
- Maintain asset registers, compliance records and audit trails
- Drive contractor performance through SLAs, KPIs and governance processes
- Support audits, inspections and regulatory engagement
- Manage out-of-hours access and participate in the on‑call rota
About You
You’ll be a proactive and organised facilities professional who thrives in a fast‑paced, multi‑site environment. Ideally you will have:
- Experience in a facilities, estates or property support role
- Strong contractor and supplier coordination experience
- Supporting planned maintenance schedules
- Experience maintaining compliance records and working within structured environments
- Multisite FM experience
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Experience within healthcare or other regulated environments
- Exposure to fire safety, water hygiene or asbestos compliance
- Relevant training or qualifications (e.g. IWFM, IOSH, NEBOSH)
Why Choose Diaverum
We are committed to nurturing your career and providing top‑tier training, including on‑the‑job training and access to our in‑house education program ‘d Academy.’ Diaverum’s mission is to improve the quality of life for renal patients, guided by our values: Competent, Passionate, Inspiring. Diaverum UK is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce. All positions at Diaverum are subject to a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check as part of our recruitment process.
Facilities Operations Manager employer: Diaverum
Diaverum is an exceptional employer that prioritises the growth and development of its employees, offering comprehensive training and a supportive work culture. With a focus on improving the quality of life for renal patients, our team thrives in a dynamic environment where collaboration and innovation are encouraged. Located in St Albans, we provide a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance while ensuring you play a vital role in delivering high-quality facilities services across our healthcare estate.
