Facilities Manager

Facilities Manager

Gloucester / Swindon | Permanent | Full-Time

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Facilities Manager to join a rapidly growing advanced manufacturing business operating across multiple UK sites.

This is a newly created position where you will take ownership of the company’s facilities function across Gloucester and Swindon. You’ll play a key role in bringing new facilities online, delivering improvement projects and establishing the standards, systems and processes needed to support continued growth.

The Role

• Managing facilities operations across Gloucester and Swindon manufacturing sites
• Delivering fit-outs, relocations, machine installations and site improvement projects
• Managing building services including HVAC, utilities, compressed air, electrical and mechanical plant
• Developing and managing PPM and statutory inspection programmes
• Ensuring sites remain compliant, safe and audit-ready
• Selecting, managing and negotiating with contractors and suppliers
• Managing facilities budgets, service contracts and project costs
• Working closely with engineering, operations, quality and leadership teams
• Reporting facilities performance and KPIs to senior management
• Establishing facilities processes and best practices as the business continues to scale

About You

We’re looking for someone with proven facilities management or site operations experience within a manufacturing or industrial environment.

• Experience managing facilities across a manufacturing or engineering site
• A track record of delivering fit-outs, relocations, installations or site projects
• Strong project management and contractor management skills
• Good knowledge of building services, HVAC, utilities and compressed air
• Experience with PPM and statutory compliance
• Experience managing budgets and service contracts
• A practical, hands-on approach to facilities management
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work with both shop-floor and senior stakeholders
• The ability to manage multiple sites and travel regularly between Gloucester and SwindonExperience within aerospace, automotive or composites manufacturing would be advantageous, as would an IWFM or equivalent facilities qualification

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