Facilities Manager

Full Job Description

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Job Title:  Facilities Manager
Location: North West England
Hours:      37.5 hours per week | Monday to Friday
Salary:      Up to £36,750 per annum (depending on experience, not pro rata)
Contract:  Permanent | 52 Weeks
Start:         September 2026
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available

About the Role

Are you an experienced Facilities Manager with a passion for maintaining safe, efficient and high-quality environments?

We're looking for a proactive and hands-on Facilities Manager to lead the day-to-day management of facilities operations in the North West. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated professional who thrives on problem-solving, leading a team and ensuring buildings, grounds and services are maintained to the highest standards.

You'll oversee maintenance, health and safety, compliance, contractor management and a facilities team, ensuring services run smoothly, efficiently and safely at all times.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage facilities, providing support, supervision and ongoing development.
• Oversee planned, preventative and reactive maintenance programmes, ensuring work is completed to a high standard.
• Manage Health & Safety, Fire Safety, COSHH and compliance requirements, maintaining accurate records and risk assessments.
• Coordinate contractors, suppliers and service providers, ensuring quality, value for money and effective service delivery.
• Monitor facilities budgets, expenditure and purchasing to maximise efficiency and control costs.
• Conduct regular audits, inspections and quality checks across buildings, equipment and facilities.
• Manage on-call arrangements and respond to urgent maintenance and operational issues when required.
• Drive continuous improvement across facilities operations, systems and processes.

About You

We're looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in facilities, estates or maintenance management.
• A confident leader with experience managing and developing teams.
• Knowledgeable in Health & Safety, Fire Safety, COSHH and compliance requirements.
• Experienced in maintenance operations, contractor management and project coordination.
• Commercially aware, with experience managing budgets and controlling costs.
• Organised, IT literate and able to maintain accurate records and reports.
• An effective communicator who can build positive working relationships at all levels.
• Flexible, proactive and willing to travel across the North West region.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Experience managing facilities, maintenance or estates services.
• Experience leading and supervising staff.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance, building services and facilities operations.
• Experience managing contractors, projects and budgets.
• Excellent organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Desirable

• IOSH, NEBOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
• Experience within a regulated environment.
• Relevant Facilities Management or Building Services qualification.

If you're looking for a varied and rewarding role where you can make a real impact and lead facilities services to the highest standards, we'd love to hear from you

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of high-quality education and special needs education. We are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people we educate.

We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Options Autism. For more information on the group please visit: https://www.outcomesfirstgroup.co.uk/

Benefits and Rewards 

• Professional support network
• Contributory Pension
• Employee Rewards Hub – access to discounts, offers and cashback with 100s of retailers
• Career pathways and a dedicated learning and development team
• The Hub – employee discounts, recognition cards, well-being centre
• Cycle to Work scheme
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” Programme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Salary Finance
• Flexible benefits scheme that allows you to adjust your benefits to suit you.
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support. 

At Outcomes First Group we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS 

We reserve the right to close vacancies early if we receive a high volume of suitable applicants.  

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.