Facilities Manager in Leicester

Harris Hill is delighted to be supporting a leading UK charity with the recruitment of a Facilities Manager to take responsibility for the facilities management and day-to-day operation of its purpose-built national training and conference centre.

This is a varied role combining facilities management, health and safety, team leadership, contractor management and customer service, within an organisation with a strong social purpose.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading, managing and developing the on-site facilities team.
• Ensuring statutory, health and safety and facilities compliance is maintained.
• Managing contractors, suppliers and facilities contracts, ensuring value for money and agreed service standards.
• Overseeing preventative maintenance, building services and facilities improvements.
• Managing the facilities budget and procurement of goods and services.
• Supporting refurbishment, maintenance and capital works projects.
• Working closely with event and booking teams to ensure facilities are prepared to a high standard.
• Acting as a key point of contact for facilities and health and safety queries.
• Providing excellent customer service to internal and external users of the centre.
• Supporting the centre to operate efficiently, sustainably and in line with organisational policies.

You will ideally have:

• Experience managing facilities/buildings and a team.
• Operational management experience within a conference, hotel, leisure, hospitality or similar environment.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety, including risk assessments and audits.
• Experience managing contractors, suppliers and facilities contracts.
• Experience managing budgets and procurement.
• A good understanding of mechanical and electrical systems and building fabric.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and influencing skills.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities.
• A collaborative approach to leading and developing staff.

A NEBOSH General Certificate would be advantageous, or you will be willing to undertake the qualification.

If you are an experienced Facilities Manager looking for a varied role where your work will directly support an organisation with a strong charitable purpose, we would love to hear from you.

For more information, please submit your CV.

Please note, CVs are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.