Property & Maintenance Manager

Role: Property Maintenance Manager Newquay |
Salary: £30,000–£34,000 + Mileage |
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

Are you an organised, proactive professional searching for a Property Maintenance Manager role? Help us keep our residential care homes and offices safe, compliant, and well-maintained across Cornwall.

At Green Light, we support adults with learning disabilities and autism. Our properties are first and foremost people’s homes, so all maintenance work must be delivered with empathy, warmth, and respect for our residents’ daily routines, privacy, and wellbeing.

As our dedicated Property Maintenance Manager, you will play a central role in ensuring our operational environments meet the highest standards of safety and comfort. You will oversee daily repairs, manage external trade contractors, and drive statutory compliance across all our coastal locations.

Big Wig, Holywell Bay – home for three people

Key Responsibilities

• Day-to-day Maintenance Operations: Oversee routine repairs and emergency maintenance requests from report through to completion, ensuring urgent risks are handled promptly and efficiently.
• Statutory Compliance & Health & Safety: Lead statutory compliance across fire safety, gas safety, electrical testing, water hygiene, Legionella control, and asbestos management, including regular site inspections and remedial actions.
• Contractor & Supplier Management: Coordinate local suppliers and trade contractors, obtain competitive quotations, manage site access, and closely monitor work quality, safety standards, and overall value.
• Planned Upkeep & Refurbishment: Maintain preventative upkeep schedules, conduct routine property condition inspections, and oversee minor property refurbishments or adaptations tailored to resident needs.
• Operational & Fleet Support: Keep management teams updated on property progress, manage site telecom and internet services, and assist with vehicle fleet coordination across Cornwall when required. Infrequent out-of-hours flexibility required for urgent emergencies dealt with by our 24 hour on-call management system.

What We’re Looking For

• Strong professional experience in property maintenance, facilities supervision, or housing management.
• Direct experience coordinating statutory property compliance, health and safety regulations, and building requirements.
• Solid knowledge of general building maintenance, common domestic defects, trade coordination, and contractor oversight.
• Strong organisational abilities, clear communication skills, and digital competence (email, spreadsheets, cloud platforms).
• Full UK driving licence and access to a reliable personal vehicle with business insurance for travel across Cornwall sites.
• Desirable: Relevant FM or Health & Safety qualifications (such as IOSH/NEBOSH) or previous experience working within social care, housing, or healthcare settings.

Why Join Green Light?

Green Light is a purpose-driven care provider in Cornwall committed to creating positive homely environments for adults with learning disabilities and autism. Our teams thrive in a supportive, collaborative culture where every individual plays an active role in empowering the people we support.

We believe that safe, comfortable, and well-maintained environments are fundamental to the happiness of those we support. As our Property Maintenance Manager, you will take genuine pride in shaping quality homes while enjoying a rewarding work environment in a beautiful coastal setting.

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation: £30,000–£34,000 salary + mileage allowance for travel between properties.
• Work Essentials: Purpose-led culture, supportive team, laptop, mobile phone, and fully paid Enhanced DBS check.
• Real Impact: A unique opportunity to shape property systems and directly improve everyday living spaces for vulnerable individuals.

Ready to Make a Difference?

Reports to:

Director of Developments

Location:

Cornwall, UK

Purpose:

Lead repair requests, planned upkeep, and statutory compliance from report to resolution—coordinating contractors and inspections to keep Green Light's homes safe, compliant, and well-maintained.