Facilities & Projects Manager / Lead

£50,000–£60,000 DOE

Fast-Growing Grab & Go Brand

We are partnering with a fast-growing grab & go brand with exciting expansion plans ahead to find an experienced Facilities & Projects professional to take ownership of facilities, maintenance and property activity across a growing multi-site estate.

Depending on your experience and the scale and volume of sites you have previously managed, this opportunity could suit someone operating at either Manager or Lead level, with a salary between £50,000 and £60,000.

This isn’t a hands-on maintenance role. You will be responsible for making sure the estate runs effectively behind the scenes: managing contractors and suppliers, keeping on top of planned and reactive maintenance, ensuring compliance requirements are met and delivering smaller property and CapEx projects.

The Role

You will take ownership across several key areas:

• Managing planned and reactive maintenance across a multi-site estate
• Coordinating and managing external contractors and maintenance partners
• Monitoring response times, service levels and recurring maintenance issues
• Reviewing equipment downtime and identifying repair vs replacement requirements
• Managing and reviewing property and maintenance suppliers
• Obtaining quotes, tendering and negotiating with suppliers where appropriate
• Benchmarking contractor costs and ensuring the business is receiving value from existing agreements
• Improving visibility of key site assets, their condition and ongoing maintenance costs
• Coordinating statutory and property-related compliance, inspections and servicing
• Working closely with Operations where property issues impact site performance
• Managing smaller property and CapEx projects from initial scope through to completion
• Ensuring projects are delivered on time and within budget

About You

We are looking for someone with experience managing facilities, property or maintenance across a multi-site environment.

You could currently be working within hospitality, grab & go, restaurants, retail, leisure or another fast-paced consumer-facing business. Sector is less important than having experience dealing with the challenges that come with managing multiple operational sites.

You will ideally bring:

• Multi-site facilities, property or maintenance experience
• Strong contractor and supplier management skills
• Experience managing both planned and reactive maintenance
• Good knowledge of property and statutory compliance
• Experience managing smaller projects and CapEx
• Strong commercial awareness and confidence challenging supplier costs
• Exposure to tendering, procurement or supplier negotiation would be particularly valuable
• An understanding of asset lifecycle and repair vs replacement decisions
• The ability to work autonomously and manage multiple priorities across a busy estate
• Strong relationships with operational stakeholders and site teams

Why Join?

This is a great opportunity to join a fast-growing brand at an exciting point in its journey, with further expansion planned and the opportunity to make a genuine impact on how its estate is managed.

You will have broad ownership, visibility across the business and the opportunity to bring greater structure, commerciality and consistency to facilities and property management as the estate continues to grow.

Salary: £50,000–£60,000 depending on experience and previous scale/volume of sites managed.