Assistant Facilities Manager

The Opportunity: Assistant Facilities Manager

• Salary: £30,000 to £32,000 per annum
• Contract: Initially 12 weeks, with the potential to become permanent for the right candidate
• Hours: Full-time, working a two-week rotating shift pattern

Shift pattern

• Week 1: 6:00am to 2:00pm
• Week 2: 2:00pm to 9:00pm

We are recruiting an experienced and proactive Assistant Facilities Manager to join a large education organisation, supporting the safe and effective operation of its buildings and grounds.

Initially offered on a 12-week basis, this position has a strong prospect of leading to a permanent role for the right candidate. It would suit someone with practical facilities, maintenance or premises experience who is comfortable supervising others, responding to operational issues and working across a varied workload.

The Role: Reporting to the Facilities Manager, you will help ensure that the organisation’s sites remain clean, safe, secure and fully compliant with relevant statutory requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Supporting the coordination of building and grounds maintenance
• Arranging repairs and supervising external contractors
• Completing minor maintenance tasks, where trained and competent, including basic painting, plumbing and joinery
• Identifying and reporting defects that could affect security, safeguarding or health and safety
• Supervising cleaning staff, allocating work and monitoring standards
• Undertaking routine building inspections and compliance checks
• Maintaining accurate health and safety records
• Supporting fire safety, emergency lighting, alarm, water temperature and first aid equipment checks
• Coordinating the movement of furniture, equipment and deliveries
• Setting up facilities for meetings, events and community use
• Supporting the daily opening, closing and security of buildings
• Acting as a key holder and responding to emergency callouts when required
• Allocating duties to designated employees and monitoring performance
• Responding calmly and appropriately to urgent operational issues

About you The successful candidate will be practical, organised and comfortable taking responsibility for the day-to-day coordination of facilities activity. You will need to manage competing demands effectively, adapt to changing priorities and resolve issues in a calm and methodical way.

Ideally, you will have:

• Previous experience supervising members of staff
• Experience undertaking building inspections
• Practical experience completing minor repairs and maintenance
• Strong knowledge of health, safety and security procedures
• Experience within education, facilities, estates or premises management
• Knowledge of cleaning operations, heating, ventilation or plumbing systems
• Confidence working with contractors and a range of internal stakeholders
• IOSH Managing Safely or an equivalent qualification, although this is desirable rather than essential
• A first aid qualification or willingness to undertake the relevant training
• A full, clean UK driving licence with D1 entitlement
• The ability to travel between sites when required

Due to the nature of the environment, the successful candidate will be required to complete the relevant pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS with Children’s Barred List check, satisfactory references, right-to-work verification and medical clearance. Apply If you have practical facilities or premises experience and are looking for an initial 12-week opportunity with the potential to secure a permanent position, we would be delighted to hear from you.