Facilities Manager
Role Overview
Lead technical facilities management, statutory compliance and estates assurance across a multi-site education contract.
Report to the Contract Manager and work closely with the Senior Facilities Manager.
Maintain safe, compliant and reliable buildings, assets and maintenance services across the school estate.
The role is highly mobile and requires a visible presence across the estate.
Key Skills for This Role
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Role overview
Lead technical facilities management, statutory compliance and estates assurance across a multi-site education contract.
Report to the Contract Manager and work closely with the Senior Facilities Manager.
Maintain safe, compliant and reliable buildings, assets and maintenance services across the school estate.
The role is highly mobile and requires a visible presence across the estate.
Key responsibilities
- Lead statutory compliance, inspections, maintenance and remedial actions with accurate, auditable evidence.
- Assess estate condition, asset performance and technical risks; develop maintenance, lifecycle and investment priorities.
- Oversee planned, reactive and remedial maintenance and verify contractor and engineer work.
- Lead technical audits, risk reviews and incident investigations; progress corrective actions and escalate concerns.
- Advise clients and schools, define works requirements, and support procurement, quotations and delivery.
- Use CAFM and performance data for assurance reporting, improvement and team development.
Required qualifications and experience
- Substantial experience managing a complex or multi-site facilities, estates, property or asset portfolio.
- Strong knowledge of hard FM, building services and statutory compliance.
- Experience leading compliance assurance, audits, risk management, remedial programmes and maintenance or lifecycle planning.
- Experience leading and developing teams, managing contractors and communicating with stakeholders.
- Commercial awareness of budgets, procurement, quotations and works delivery; competence with CAFM and related systems.
- Recognised health and safety qualification such as NEBOSH Certificate/Diploma or equivalent, and IOSH membership or relevant qualification.
- Full UK driving licence and ability to travel regularly across the estate.
Further advantageous experience
- Education or public-sector estates experience, IWFM qualifications or membership, chartered or certified IOSH status, and relevant technical, engineering or property qualifications are advantageous.
Benefits
- Competitive salary, birthday leave, life assurance and flexible benefits including retail discounts, electric vehicle schemes, eye care and technology loans.
- Wellbeing resources, confidential 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, recognition awards, referral bonuses and one paid volunteering day annually.
- Company-issued technology, uniform and PPE where applicable; training and career progression opportunities.
Dalkia values and inclusion
Dalkia describes values of people first, working together, trusted partnerships and taking responsibility.
The employer states it is committed to an inclusive and fair recruitment process and can consider applicant adjustments.
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