Facilities Manager in Raunds

We’re looking for an experienced Facilities/Operations Manager who is keen to be part of a thriving business community and has a desire to drive forward the success of North Northamptonshire Council’s Business Centres. The Business Centres are part of the Asset and Environment service within the Place and Economy directorate. This role involves managing and overseeing operational & compliance aspects of the Business Centres portfolio, while working alongside the Centre Manager and taking the lead in their absence. The role will be both challenging and rewarding, and we’re looking for someone who can bring fresh ideas and is not afraid to face any challenges that may arise in a busy environment.

As Facilities Manager you will be accountable, together with the Centres Manager, for delivering a safe and secure environment across the Business Centres. You will be accountable for the Council’s financial record keeping and will implement and manage procedures to ensure operational, compliance and income generation targets are achieved and maintained. As part of the role, you will take direct responsibility for managing and developing the premises technician, ensuring a professional, safe and compliant service is delivered at all times. You will represent the council at meetings when the Centre Manager is not available and deputise in their absence where appropriate.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent with a NEBOSH qualification and have a strong background in operational/facilities management. You will ideally have a working knowledge of public sector and local government. The role is customer facing, requiring on‑site working. Hybrid working is not an option.

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people. We offer a range of career opportunities and a wide range of benefits including:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill‑health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work‑life balance.

We also provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

Our Values define who we are and how we operate, forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and deliver our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery, underpinning:

• Customer‑focused
• Respectful
• Efficient
• Supportive
• Trustworthy

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and are committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role. Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment.

The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).