Facilities Manager (Maternity Cover)
hace 2 días
Manchester
Facilities Manager Location: Hybrid and Didsbury, Manchester Salary: up to £55,482 Full time 35 hours per week Fixed Term 12 months (maternity cover) Agile working with 3 Days per week in the Office (Fully office-based throughout the training period) About Us Southway Housing Trust is a committed and forward-thinking community focused housing association dedicated to providing excellent homes and outstanding customer care. With a vision of Thriving Communities, Southway manages over 6,500 homes across Greater Manchester. Southway strives to reduce child poverty, loneliness and isolation and increase employment, social connectedness and pride in neighbourhoods. Our REACH values of Respect, Equity, Ambition, Compassion and Honesty reflect Southway's culture, how we deliver our services, and our relationships with customers, colleagues and partners. Southway values diversity in all aspects of its communities and operations. The Role We are offering an exciting opportunity for a skilled Facilities Manager to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term basis. This senior role is responsible for overseeing the delivery of facilities management services across our housing stock, offices, and community buildings. You'll ensure our buildings are safe, well-maintained, and compliant with health and safety standards, while supporting our wider goals around sustainability and customer satisfaction. You'll lead a team and manage a mix of in-house and external contractors, ensuring planned and reactive maintenance is delivered efficiently and to a high standard. The role also involves budget planning, supplier performance management, and regular engagement with tenants and stakeholders to ensure services are responsive and transparent. Candidates We're looking for a confident and experienced facilities professional with a strong track record in managing property services across diverse portfolios. You'll be a strategic thinker with excellent organisational and leadership skills, capable of driving service improvements and ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards. You'll bring strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills and be comfortable working across teams and with external partners. Ideally, you'll have professional qualifications in facilities management and experience in delivering high-quality services in a housing or public sector setting. If you're passionate about creating safe, sustainable spaces and want to make a meaningful impact in a values-led organisation, we'd love to hear from you. This is an exciting opportunity and for the right person we offer a 35-hour week, competitive salary, excellent contributory pension scheme, flexible working and 25 days holiday. Closing Date: 15 September 2025 Interview Date: 24 September 2025 For an informal discussion please contact Carl Talbot-Davies, Assistant Director Asset Management on 07855 980750 or e-mail . Strictly no agencies. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community. All applicants who have a disability or from an ethnic minority background or ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form. Please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview. We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from suitably skilled people from all sectors of the community. All applicants who have a disability or are ex armed forces that meet the minimum essential criteria for the post will be invited to interview. If you have a disability or are ex armed forces, please tell us about this on your application form and please let us know about any special arrangements you would like us to make if you are invited in for an interview. TPBN1_UKTJ