Head of Facilities & Estates

Head of Facilities & Estates

A senior leadership opportunity for an experienced facilities management professional to oversee estates, maintenance operations, compliance, and capital projects within a complex operational environment.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you: Estates Director, Facilities Operations Manager, Property & Maintenance Manager, Head of Facilities, Head of Estates, Facilities Manager, Estates Manager

SALARY: Competitive + Benefits

LOCATION: Plymouth, Devon (PL1) – Fully Site-Based

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Head of Facilities & Estates to lead a high-performing facilities management function across a large and complex estate.

As a Head of Facilities & Estates you will be responsible for estates management, maintenance operations, contractor management, and ensuring compliance with health and safety and environmental regulations.

The Head of Facilities & Estates will play a key role in strategic planning, capital development programmes, and budget management, while working closely with senior stakeholders to support business objectives.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Head of Facilities & Estates with strong leadership, project management, and compliance expertise to drive continuous improvement and operational excellence.

APPLY TODAY

Ready to make your next career move? Apply Today for our Recruitment Team to review.

DUTIES

Your duties as the Head of Facilities & Estates include:

• Lead Facilities Strategy: Develop and implement a facilities management strategy aligned with business goals
• Ensure Compliance: Maintain compliance with health, safety and environmental regulations and ISO standards
• Oversee Maintenance Operations: Manage the upkeep of buildings, infrastructure and site facilities
• Manage Contractors: Coordinate and control approved contractors and service providers
• Deliver Capital Projects: Lead major projects and capital development programmes
• Budget Management: Prepare and manage operating budgets and CAPEX plans
• Emergency Response Leadership: Manage and coordinate emergency facilities responses
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships with senior management and key departments
• Performance Monitoring: Track KPIs, contractor SLAs and statutory maintenance compliance
• Reporting and Documentation: Produce reports and maintain accurate compliance records

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

ESSENTIAL

• Proven experience in facilities management, estates management or property maintenance
• Strong knowledge of health and safety, environmental and building regulations
• Experience managing large, complex estates and maintenance operations
• Leadership and team management experience within a facilities or operations environment
• Experience managing budgets, resources and contractor performance
• Strong communication, problem-solving and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to lead under pressure and manage emergency situations effectively
• Experience with risk assessments, method statements and compliance documentation

DESIRABLE

• Facilities Management qualification or technical qualification (HNC or above)
• Membership of a recognised professional body such as IOSH or IWFM
• Project or programme management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2 or APM)
• Experience working within CDM regulations
• Evidence of continued professional development

BENEFITS

• 4.5 day working week
• Employee discount at local businesses
• Perks through local sports club partners
• On-site parking

HOW TO APPLY

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CV’s of Job Applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our Client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are hereby giving us your express consent to submit your details to our Client for this purpose.

JOB REF: AWDO-P14623

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