Facilities Team Leader

Overview

Join Mills & Reeve as our Facilities Team Leader, where you\’ll lead operations across our Manchester and Leeds offices.

The role

We\’re looking for a Facilities Team Leader to lead the day-to-day operations of our Facilities Teams across Manchester and Leeds, ensuring a smooth, efficient service that aligns with the firm\’s strategic goals and values.

Based in our Manchester office, you\’ll play a key role in maintaining high standards and supporting a collaborative working environment, with regular travel to our Leeds office required. Please note, this role requires someone to be based from our Manchester office.

The person

We are seeking a highly capable and motivated individual with exceptional people and management skills to lead our Facilities team. You will have proven experience overseeing both in-house and outsourced services, along with a strong understanding of health and safety procedures. The role requires a confident leader who can inspire and guide others, plan and organise effectively, and maintain a calm, solutions-focused approach under pressure. Strong verbal and written communication skills, tact, diplomacy, and attention to detail are essential. You will be expected to manage client expectations professionally, work collaboratively across teams, and demonstrate flexibility and resourcefulness in a dynamic environment.

It would be beneficial if you have/are

• IOSH qualified
• Involvement and participation in refurbishment projects and staff moves
• Cost tracking and budgetary understanding/knowledge
• Understanding/knowledge of building mechanical and electrical services

The activities

• In this role, you\’ll be responsible for driving the efficiency and effectiveness of the Facilities teams across Manchester and Leeds. By allocating resources strategically, you\’ll help ensure all functions are supported and exceptional client service is consistently delivered.
• Promoting the Facilities function as a vital part of Mills & Reeve\’s operations will be key, alongside fostering a motivated, high-performing team through leadership, training, and support.
• As the primary contact for facilities-related queries, you\’ll manage responses with clarity and professionalism, delegating tasks as needed and stepping in for the Senior Facilities Manager when required. You\’ll also play a central role in health and safety compliance—coordinating risk assessments, supporting staff inductions, and acting as Health & Safety Coordinator for both offices.
• Working closely with internal teams and external suppliers, you\’ll help enhance service delivery, monitor performance against SLAs, and contribute to ongoing improvements. Regular building inspections will ensure high standards are maintained, and you\’ll keep intranet records accurate and up to date.
• Team resourcing, leave management, and performance reviews will fall under your remit, and you\’ll lead development plans that reflect the firm\’s values. You\’ll also take ownership of your own professional growth, seeking out training opportunities and staying proactive in your development.
• Finally, you\’ll support budget management, oversee procurement processes, and contribute to business continuity planning—all while remaining flexible and committed to delivering first-class support across the firm.

We reserve the right

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

The Benefits

As you\’d expect, we offer a competitive salary and a wide range of benefits. Click here to find out more about our core benefit offering.

Pre-employment screening

If we offer you a role, we will conduct comprehensive pre-employment screening. This screening will include, but is not limited to, a basic DBS, verification of your right to work, a three year employment history and a self-declaration to assess your character and suitability for the role. Full details of our pre-screening employment process are available upon request.

The firm

Mills & Reeve is centred on achieving more for clients, their businesses and the wider communities we serve. Our clients and their industries benefit from our knowledge and learning, and receive consistent experiences with no surprises. We tell them what they need to know when they need to know it. We build personal relationships, with advice individually tailored to individual need. And if clients need things we don\’t offer, we draw on our network to give recommendations. Our 1,450 plus people and over 850 lawyers share one vision – achieving more for clients.

By joining Mills & Reeve, you\’ll have the chance to build your skills and experience within a firm that\’s not only ranked in the top 50 UK law firms, but also one that truly values their people. We\’re also ranked in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work list, and have been awarded Platinum Investors in People. Our mantra is “Achieve more. Together.”, which we feel embodies our purpose and is more than just a catchphrase!

Our values are the principles that help us fulfil our purpose. Our people shaped them and live them every day.

• We\’re ambitious – We aim high, we embrace new ideas and we\’re passionate about our work
• We\’re open – We communicate openly and honestly to build trust, and we do what\’s right
• We care – We\’re committed to each other, our clients, our communities and the planet
• We collaborate – We\’re easy to work with, we offer help willingly and we get things done – together

And finally

Everyone at Mills & Reeve brings a unique perspective and ideas to the team and we do everything we can to help each person to thrive. We\’re committed to providing an inclusive and supportive working environment, are happy to consider flexible working arrangements, and want to achieve the right balance for both our people and the firm. We encourage everyone to ask if they feel they need any workplace adjustments, and will do our best to support with these.

To find out more about our diversity and inclusion work, visit our website.