Facilities Manager

We have an interesting opportunity for a well organised Facilities Manager to ensure our properties and facilities are aligned with relevant Health & Safety, Environmental, Fire & Security standards. As well as leading a small staff team who are operational, to support the properties, you’ll work with other job family areas to develop projects and day to day needs of the visitor business.

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week and includes occasional weekends and bank holidays as part of the Duty Management rota. Rotas are issued in advance, and we’ll always try to accommodate other commitments where possible. We are a flexible and accommodating organisation.

Location: The role can be based at Hardcastle Crags near Hebden Bridge or East Riddlesden Hall, Riddlesden. Your time will be split between these two sites and Marsden Moor occasionally. Travel is paid between sites.

Salary: £26,169pa to £28,500pa depending on your line management experience

Interview date: TBC

Contract: The current post holder is on secondment in another role, we envisage this role being an 18 month post

If you have any questions about this role please contact: [email protected]

What it’s like to work here

We are small team who have various job roles. The roles reports into the Property Operations Manager and looks after facilities across Hardcastle Crags, East Riddlesden and a light touch at Marsden. You’ll spend most of your time across the first two sites. Hardcastle Crags is quite unique with its set up as we use some OFF GRID power and we are working towards striving to be fully OFFGRID. It can be a tricky site to navigate so being able to adapt, think quickly but wisely and put plans into action would be an advantage. East Riddlesden Hall is a mansion house and a busy visitor business. It is busy team, with a great team rapport and colleagues who want everyone to succeed. There is a real warm and friendly feeling and a level of respect for colleagues to help everyone do well.

What you’ll be doing

Every Day Is Different And In This Role You’ll

• manage a small but effective team of varying skill levels
• be coaching, training and using your skills to upskill our team, developing training / jobs plans and look at how you can succession plan
• be organised and effective so that you can look at our current processes to improve them and shape the role to suit the requirements of the sites
• sometimes be operational whether than is fixing a broken light or door, or changing a toilet seat
• work with your team of staff and volunteers to deliver operational needs, whilst you look at the role holistically to enable facilities management across the site to be exemplar. With consistent high scores in the North for compliance, we are a high performing team
• build on this to bring them together to be more effective in delivery of the day to day needs
• support regional colleagues of experts in the their fields such as building surveyors, conservation specialist to help move projects forward.

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Who we’re looking for

• Able to lead a team, work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to deliver
• Advantageous but not essential – experience of compliance and risk management, including knowledge of Health & Safety, CDM regulations, Emergency procedures and Fire & Security procedures.
• Good people and customer service skills
• Experience of handling budgets, finances, projects and contracts/contractors
• Good IT skills
• Experience of line management would be advantageous.

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

• Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
• Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
• Tax free childcare scheme
• Rental deposit loan scheme
• Season ticket loan
• Perks at work discounts i.e. gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
• Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
• Flexible working whenever possible
• Employee assistance programme
• Free parking at most locations
• Independent financial advice

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