Facilities Manager

Facilities Manager

📍 Portsmouth
💰 £19.75 per hour
📅 6-Month Contract
⏰ Full-Time, Monday to Friday

Are you an experienced Facilities Manager looking for your next challenge?

We're recruiting for a unique opportunity to join an organisation responsible for caring for some of England's most significant historic buildings, monuments and heritage sites. This is a chance to play a key role within a business that protects nationally important assets while ensuring modern, safe and efficient working environments for employees, visitors and stakeholders.

Based in Portsmouth, you'll oversee facilities operations across a busy estate, ensuring compliance, service excellence and a first-class workplace experience.

The Role

As Facilities Manager, you'll be responsible for the delivery of all facilities services, ensuring buildings remain safe, compliant and operational. You'll work closely with contractors, stakeholders and internal teams to manage maintenance, health & safety, projects and day-to-day facilities activities.

Key Responsibilities

Managing planned and reactive maintenance across the estate
Overseeing contractor performance and service delivery
Ensuring compliance with all health, safety and statutory regulations
Managing facilities budgets and controlling expenditure
Leading workplace improvement projects, office moves and refurbishments
Conducting site inspections, audits and risk assessments
Supporting sustainability and environmental initiatives
Managing security processes and access arrangements
Producing facilities reports and performance metrics
Leading and supporting facilities team members where required

About You

To be successful in this role, you'll ideally have:

Proven Facilities Management experience
IOSH, NEBOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification
Strong understanding of facilities compliance and building operations
Experience managing contractors and suppliers
Budget management experience
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
A proactive, solutions-focused approach
Strong organisational and administrative skills

What's On Offer?

£19.75 per hour
6-month contract
Monday to Friday working pattern
Opportunity to work within a nationally recognised organisation
A varied role managing historic and operational properties
The chance to make a genuine impact on the preservation and management of important sites and buildings

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

Tate is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Tate is committed to promoting equal opportunities. To ensure that every candidate has the best experience with us, we encourage you to let us know if there are any adjustments we can make during the application or interview process. Your comfort and accessibility are our priority, and we are here to support you every step of the way. Additionally, we value and respect your individuality, and we invite you to share your preferred pronouns in your application