Facilities Manager - Secure Environment

Role Summary

Responsible for the safe, compliant, and reliable operation of all facilities and critical building services within a high-security site. Ensures maintenance, statutory compliance, contractor control, and site resilience while working to strict security protocols.

Key Responsibilities

* Oversee daily facilities operations, ensuring uptime of M&E, HVAC, power, fire, water, lifts, and building fabric.

* Deliver PPM and reactive maintenance via CAFM, meeting SLAs and maintaining full asset records.

* Manage statutory compliance (fire, electrical, water hygiene/Legionella, LOLER/PUWER, asbestos, COSHH).

* Lead permit-to-work and safe systems (hot works, isolations, confined spaces, working at height).

* Procure, onboard, and supervise security-cleared contractors; enforce RAMS and secure-zone rules.

* Support audits/inspections and maintain audit-ready documentation.

* Manage facilities budgets, lifecycle plans, and continuous improvement/energy efficiency.

* Work closely with Security, H&S, IT, and Operations on resilience and change control.

* Provide incident response and participate in on-call rota as required.

Essential Experience & Skills

* Facilities management background in secure/critical or regulated environments.

* Strong knowledge of building services and compliance obligations.

* Proven contractor management in restricted areas.

* Budget control, reporting, and stakeholder management.

* Calm, discreet, and decisive under pressure.

Desirable

* NEBOSH General or equivalent