Facilities Manager
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Summary
We have an opportunity for a hands-on Facilities Manager to ensure our building and facilities work is delivered to an exceptional standard.
What it's like to work here
This role will be covering multiple properties across the Herefordshire portfolio. This includes houses, estates, gardens and countryside properties, as well as supporting a residential let estate, farmhouses & farm buildings.
What you'll be doing
You’ll be responsible for managing our in-hand buildings and facilities for the Herefordshire portfolio to a high standard of presentation and with great conservation. You’ll be leading work to ensure our security, fire, environmental and health and safety compliance is first rate and you’ll be making sure we plan well for emergencies.
For us, facilities is not a back office function, so you’ll be out and about managing our properties and looking after a small team as well as keeping on top of our systems. As part of the property management team you’ll report into the General Manager and Building Surveyor (who will be the line manager) and be accountable for the running of all aspects of facilities management across our properties, making sure we are safe and compliant.
You’ll be supporting and delivering reactive, preventative, and planned maintenance on a number of defined areas of work across all our buildings, working closely with our building surveyor, estate manager and property teams and consultancy advisers. You’ll regularly manage contractors as well as staff and will look to develop volunteering opportunities in your area of work.
The role also takes a lead in our efforts to reduce our environmental footprint, so by monitoring and analysing our energy use you’ll help deliver a reduction in energy consumption.
With our focus on safety and compliance “risk” is key and we’ll want to know about your detailed experience in this area.
Who we're looking for
To be successful in this role you'll need to able to have;
- Facilities/Premises Manager experience
- A good understanding of fire and security procedure, health and safety, buildings maintenance, contractor management and services provision
- A strong track record in process and procedure and you’ll love working with data
- Demonstrable high standards of presentation
- Great people skills, including managing a team, working with colleagues, visitors and volunteers
- Good understanding of conservation and managing our environmental footprint, including working with consultants and contractors to effect changes where necessary
- Passionate about the work of the National Trust
- A flair for detail, plenty of common sense and strong organisational skills
- Some project management experience
- A full UK driving licence
Benefits
Benefits include flexible working whenever possible plus free parking at most locations. You’ll be entitled to discounts in high street stores and cinemas, National Trust shops and NT cafes, and have free entry to NT properties for you, a guest and your children (under 18).
Your health and wellbeing is important to us and is supported through generous annual leave and the option to buy additional days (minimum contract length applies), a cycle to work scheme, subsidised health cash plan and confidential access to a free support service 24 hours a day should you need it.
Your future financial health is helped by an employer matched - up to 10% of basic salary - contributory pension scheme and you can further your career with training and development tailored to you.
All of this and the opportunity to give something back to your community with up to 5 days of paid volunteering per year!
Closing date: August 7th 2019
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