Head of Facilities Management (Nottingham)

Location: Regional (East Midlands, West Midlands or East of England (Home-based with regional travel)

Salary: Competitive salary starting from £80,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

Type: Full Time | Permanent

Lead the delivery of one of the UK’s largest and most complex estates portfolios supporting vital public services.

We’re looking for an experienced and forward-thinking Estates Delivery Partner to provide strategic and operational leadership across a major regional property portfolio. This is a senior leadership role, ideally suited to individuals with a strong background in estates, facilities management or property operations, whether from the public or private sector .

This is your opportunity to step into a purpose-driven role where your work will have a direct impact on essential public services, while operating at the scale and complexity found in the very best of the private sector.

About the Role

As an Estates Delivery Partner , you’ll take full accountability for the delivery of estate and facilities services across a significant regional portfolio. This typically includes:

• Managing a £25 million+ budget across ~110 properties , with a total footprint of over 100,000 square metres .
• Leading and developing a workforce of 200+ , including internal teams and third-party service providers.
• Delivering a wide range of hard and soft FM services, ensuring full compliance, safety, and service quality.
• Acting as the key regional leader, engaging with stakeholders to meet evolving estate and service needs.

You’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the delivery of services that support front-line operations and contribute to long-term estate strategy.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction and operational leadership across estates and FM delivery.
• Ensure services are delivered to a high standard, in full compliance with regulatory and safety obligations.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure estate solutions are aligned with local and organisational needs.
• Monitor and manage financial performance, ensuring value-for-money across all operations.
• Drive continuous improvement, innovation and cultural change across your team and supply chain.
• Be available to manage critical incidents, including out-of-hours escalations when required.

What We’re Looking For

We welcome candidates from both public and private sector backgrounds , provided they can demonstrate leadership experience in delivering estate and facilities services at scale.

Essential:

• Significant leadership experience in estates, property or FM operations.
• Proven ability to manage large, multi-site portfolios and operational teams .
• Strong understanding of compliance, health & safety, and service delivery frameworks .
• Financially astute with a track record of managing multi-million-pound budgets .
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for delivering quality services in complex, customer-facing environments.

Desirable:

• Experience in regulated environments such as healthcare, local government, education, defence, or infrastructure.
• Relevant qualifications (e.g. RICS , IWFM , NEBOSH) or equivalent operational experience.

Why Apply?

This is a rare opportunity to:

• Join a values-led organisation where your leadership makes a visible impact.
• Work across a high-profile, complex estate that blends public purpose with operational scale.
• Influence strategy, lead transformation, and drive excellence across a large team.
• Enjoy a competitive salary , car allowance , bonus scheme , and comprehensive benefits package .

Apply Now

Whether you’re leading estates in a public sector body or delivering FM services in the private sector, if you’re passionate about operational excellence and strategic leadership — we’d love to hear from you.

For a confidential conversation, please contact Kieran Williams at Joshua Robert Recruitment Ltd.