Facilities Manager - Slindon Estate

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Job description

Summary

The National Trust plans to invest in conservation over the next 10 years ensuring we continue to care for some of our most important places. As part of this we are developing new ways of working to ensure we look after our building's effectively and efficiently.

To help delivery our strategy, we now have an exciting opportunity for an experienced operational facilities leader to join us at the National Trust.

If you are passionate about leading a facilities team in an organisation that cares for and maintains its historic places and properties, keeping them attractive and safe for our staff, volunteers and visitors to enjoy, this role would be perfect for you.

You can read more about what it's like to work as a facilities manager at the National Trust here

Salary: £24,371 per annum Full Time 37.5 hours per week - PERMANENT ROLE

What it's like to work here

This is a broad and complex role working across a wide portfolio of properties, all with their own bespoke needs. This particular role will be based at the Slindon Estate but will work across the West of the South Downs Portfolio reporting to the Facilities & Support Services Manager. Travel between properties will therefore be expected. The Facilities Manager will cover various Countryside locations and buildings including Swan Barn Farm, Pound Common Estate Office & Livestock Building, the Slindon Estate Office & Estate Yard as well as numerous small countryside buildings.

It is a diverse area with each day there will be a new scenario to encounter. It's about being part of something different, where cause matters most, and where our decisions are always based on thinking now & forever, loving our places, welcoming everyone and making it happen.

What you'll be doing

This role is responsible for facilities management (both hard & soft) and maintenance management across a group of properties and will play a key part in ensuring our properties remain compliant. You will work collaboratively with other functional leads to support day to day operations, ensuring our buildings are cared for and the Trust's health & safety requirements achieved.

Utilising your technical expertise in facilities management, and working within National Trust procedures and conservation guidelines, you will be accountable for the management of premises, contractors, equipment, and compliance systems to ensure safe, sustainable, and cost-efficient operations are delivered on time and to a high and appropriate standard.

From conducting fire risk assessments, writing sewage management plans to contributing to the properties' emergency plans, you'll be responsible for promoting Health and Safety awareness across your portfolio and for ensuring effective environment management is sustained.

You will have a holistic view of facilities management across your properties, creating and implementing a strategic plan of work, to be able to prioritise, react to unplanned maintenance, analyse performance, provide reporting and statistics and to support your recommendations for more efficient ways of working.

This will be a busy and varied role so were looking for someone who is willing to learn, think outside of the box and who pays close attention to attention detail, whilst being able to make balanced decisions and take a proactive approach to problem solving.

To succeed in this role, we are looking for a strong communicator who can influence and inspire people and to negotiate well. Using your great people and communication skills you will build & maintain internal and external relationships effectively, including with volunteers, the South Downs West and South Downs Central countryside teams as well as external contractors, enabling you to run an effective facilities management service.

Please read the role profile attached.

Who we're looking for

• An understanding of building management and maintenance requirements supported by relevant vocational experience or professional qualifications such as the Institute of Work and Facilities Management - Member Level 4 Certificate.
• Good experience of broad compliance and risk management relating to facilities management. Knowledge of Health and Safety, CDM regulations, Emergency Procedures, Fire and Security procedures and legislation
• Experience of working in business, customer service and / or visitor attraction environment
• Awareness and or understanding of the core purpose and strategic priorities within a Charity organisation
• Leadership skills including coaching, team development, motivation and communication
• Good People skills and puts importance on outstanding customer service, enabling strong relationships to be built and maintained both internally and externally.
• Experience of managing budgets, finances, projects and contracts/contractors
• Experience of records management and information systems