Job Description
Facilities & Projects Manager / Lead
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£50,000–£60,000 DOE
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Fast-Growing Grab & Go Brand
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We are partnering with a fast-growing grab & go brand with exciting expansion plans ahead to find an experienced Facilities & Projects professional to take ownership of facilities, maintenance and property activity across a growing multi-site estate.
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Depending on your experience and the scale and volume of sites you have previously managed, this opportunity could suit someone operating at either Manager or Lead level, with a salary between £50,000 and £60,000.
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This isn’t a hands-on maintenance role. You will be responsible for making sure the estate runs effectively behind the scenes: managing contractors and suppliers, keeping on top of planned and reactive maintenance, ensuring compliance requirements are met and delivering smaller property and CapEx projects.
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The Role
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You will take ownership across several key areas:
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- Managing planned and reactive maintenance across a multi-site estate
- Coordinating and managing external contractors and maintenance partners
- Monitoring response times, service levels and recurring maintenance issues
- Reviewing equipment downtime and identifying repair vs replacement requirements
- Managing and reviewing property and maintenance suppliers
- Obtaining quotes, tendering and negotiating with suppliers where appropriate
- Benchmarking contractor costs and ensuring the business is receiving value from existing agreements
- Improving visibility of key site assets, their condition and ongoing maintenance costs
- Coordinating statutory and property-related compliance, inspections and servicing
- Working closely with Operations where property issues impact site performance
- Managing smaller property and CapEx projects from initial scope through to completion
- Ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget
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About You
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We are looking for someone with experience managing facilities, property or maintenance across a multi-site environment.
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You could currently be working within hospitality, grab & go, restaurants, retail, leisure or another fast-paced consumer-facing business. Sector is less important than having experience dealing with the challenges that come with managing multiple operational sites.
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You will ideally bring:
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- Multi-site facilities, property or maintenance experience
- Strong contractor and supplier management skills
- Experience managing both planned and reactive maintenance
- Good knowledge of property and statutory compliance
- Experience managing smaller projects and CapEx
- Strong commercial awareness and confidence challenging supplier costs
- Exposure to tendering, procurement or supplier negotiation would be particularly valuable
- An understanding of asset lifecycle and repair vs replacement decisions
- The ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities across a busy estate
- Strong relationships with operational stakeholders and site teams
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Why Join?
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This is a great opportunity to join a fast-growing brand at an exciting point in its journey, with further expansion planned and the opportunity to make a genuine impact on how its estate is managed.
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You will have broad ownership, visibility across the business and the opportunity to bring greater structure, commerciality and consistency to facilities and property management as the estate continues to grow.
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Salary: £50,000–£60,000 depending on experience and previous scale/volume of sites managed.
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