facilities manager

Your New role:

This role is based on-site.

Amey delivers facilities and estate management services to the Northampton Schools Private Finance Initiative across an estate of 42 schools (five secondary and 37 primary).

Every day our people help create high-quality learning environments - ensuring they are safe, clean and compliant for teachers to inspire and where students can gain meaningful skills and qualifications.

We work in partnership with our clients and end-users to ensure our 24/7 services are delivered to the highest standard with minimum impact or disruption to day-to-day operational requirements of the schools.

The standard hours of work are 37.5 hours per week.

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we're open to discussing working options that suit you.

You will be responsible for

• Ensure that all staff are aware of and comply with the Health and Safety Policy
• Achieve and maintain Statutory and Mandatory Compliance
• Ensure all corporate policies and procedures are implemented and complied with.
• Carry out audits and spot checks to confirm service delivery by both direct employees and sub-contractors is of the required quality.
• Carry out first line management duties with staff including disciplinary and employment processes.
• To oversee the day to day operation and strategic management of the Estate / building on behalf of the Client.
• Ensure that all hazards are identified and that suitable and sufficient risk assessments are completed to reduce or eliminate risk
• Ensure that KPIs are achieved and that staff are aware of their role in service delivery.
• Update the Environmental Management System for site and ensure that measures to reduce the risk to the environment are adhered to.
• Generate revenue through additional works and monitor the P & L for site.
• This role will also support both local and business zero carbon programmes, working towards zero carbon in a strategic and lean manner as and where it is appropriate.
• Responsible for ensuring H&S standards are achieved across the contract.

We want to hear from you if you have

• Recognised and relevant technical or FM qualification
• Customer relationship management
• Clear and sensitive communication style, likely to be of a technical nature
• Experience of first line management
• Sound knowledge of service delivery and KPIs
• Demonstrable experience of budgeting and managing costs
• Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and implementation of policies
• Sound knowledge of Statutory and Mandatory Compliance with experience of preparing for external audit
• Ideally you will be qualified in IOSH Managing Safely with experience of the Facilities Management marketplace.
• In addition to this, it would be desirable if you are qualified in NEBOSH or CITB SMSTS with to help you hit the ground running, although this is not essential as we will provide you with the required development you need to bring you up to speed.

What we can offer you

When you join us, we can offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life's ups and downs. It's the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers and we have a competitive reward and benefits program

• Career Development - Exceptional development and progression plan
• Pension - Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to
• Holidays - Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays
• Choices - Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey - Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in. It includes healthcare, free GP service, dental vouchers
• Social Value - You'll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives
• Company Car

We embrace difference and support individuals to work in ways that work best for them.

We are committed to working sustainably and by working in partnership with the communities we serve, so people and the planetare protected.

At Amey, you have freedom to perform because we know if nothing holds you back, together, we can be extraordinary.

Who is Amey

• We are at the heart of modern Britain, helping the economy to grow by designing, maintaining and transforming the nation's strategic assets.
• Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day.
• Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients.
• We are trusted partners of Government - both national and local - managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the sustainable growth of the country.

To find out more take a look at our website www.amey.co.uk

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

Please contact our recruitment team at to discuss any access needs and reasonable adjustments that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the closing date should we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Apply today - We are excited to hear from you!

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