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Facilities Manager

7 days ago

Guildford

At OFG, we work smarter so you can spend more time doing what makes you happy! Job Title: Facilities Manager Location: Castle Gate School, Guildford, Surrey GU2 4DU Salary: Up to £35,000.00 per annum depending on experience (not pro rata) Hours: 40 hours per week | Monday to Friday Contract: Permanent | Full Time | 52 weeks Start: January 2026 UK applicants only – this role does not offer sponsorship Options Autism is proud to be opening Castle Gate School in Guildford, a cutting-edge specialist school for pupils with autism, learning difficulties, and complex needs. About the Role We’re looking for an experienced Facilities Manager to play a key role in maintaining and enhancing our school environment — ensuring it’s a place where pupils can thrive and staff can do their best work. This is an opportunity to make a real impact every day. You’ll lead our dedicated facilities team, oversee maintenance and repairs, manage budgets, and ensure every aspect of our site runs smoothly and safely. From developing long-term improvement plans to managing day-to-day operations, your work will help shape a setting that feels welcoming, professional, and cared for. What You’ll Be Doing: • Leading and motivating the facilities team to deliver outstanding service across maintenance, cleaning, and catering (where applicable), • Managing planned and reactive maintenance programmes to keep the school running efficiently, • Overseeing budgets, contracts, and suppliers to ensure cost-effective and high-quality service delivery, • Taking ownership of health and safety, fire safety, and compliance across the site, • Conducting regular risk assessments, audits, and inspections to maintain the highest standards, • Responding swiftly to maintenance issues and ensuring they’re resolved effectively, • Coordinating vehicle maintenance, security, and safe equipment use, • Proven experience in facilities or site management (ideally within a school or similar environment), • Excellent leadership and organisational skills with a proactive, can-do approach, • Strong knowledge of health and safety regulations and compliance processes, • Confidence managing budgets, suppliers, and maintenance schedules About Us Opening in September 2026, this brand-new school in Guildford is part of the Options Autism group, a leading provider of specialist education individuals with complex needs. The school will support up to 40 pupils aged 11–18, offering a safe, structured, and inclusive environment tailored to meet a wide range of needs. Our schools are unique environments, each one having its own special atmosphere and range of opportunities and resources. Our teachers enjoy becoming part of their school’s ‘family’, exploring the potential of the building and environment and getting to know the brilliant pupils in our care. For over 19 years Options Autism have provided support and education to pupils and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care. We are really proud to say that in 2025, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running. Why join Options Autism? We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS. Benefits Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including: • Life Assurance, • Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions, • A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits, • 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad, • Cycle to Work Schemes, • Electric Car Purchase Scheme, • Critical illness cover Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales. #1

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