Facilities Manager - September 2026 start

About the role

The Facilities Manager will lead, manage, and develop the premises, health and safety, and cleaning operations across a cluster of school sites. The post holder will ensure all locations provide safe, clean, compliant, and highly functional learning environments while directly line-managing site-based teams and external contractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage premises, health and safety, and cleaning operations across multiple physical sites
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and statutory requirements
• Manage multi-site teams including line management, rota & cover management, and training & development
• Oversee maintenance and capital works including planned & reactive maintenance, contractor management, and site security
• Enforce cleaning operations and hygiene standards and manage stock & equipment control
• Manage financial and environmental sustainability including budget management and energy management
• Engage in regulated activity working with children

Requirements

• Proven experience managing facilities, estates, or operations across multiple physical sites
• A recognized Health & Safety qualification, such as IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH General Certificate
• Multi-site team leadership experience including line management, rota & cover management and training & development
• Health, Safety & Statutory Compliance experience including statutory testing, risk assessments and audit readiness
• Maintenance & capital works experience including planned & reactive maintenance, contractor management and site security
• Cleaning operations & hygiene experience including standards enforcement and stock & equipment control
• Financial & environmental sustainability experience including budget management and energy management
• Full, clean driving licence and access to a vehicle

Qualifications

Essential qualifications include:

• A recognized Health & Safety qualification, such as IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH General Certificate

Benefits

• Paid via PAYE only with an in-house payroll team, no hidden deductions from your pay
• Access to over 30 FREE, high-quality training courses
• Refer a friend scheme
• Exclusive opportunities via our partner schools
• The opportunity to gain permanent employment after 12 weeks with no barriers due to our free temp – perm offer to schools

Schedule

The role is to start in September and will either be a permanent position or a temp to perm after a 12 week period.

Pay

All candidates must adhere to our stringent vetting procedure which includes a face-to-face registration, professional references, and an Enhanced DBS. All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay.

Job Features

• Job Category: Facilities/Caretaker/Cleaner, SEND
• Contract type: Permanent or temp to perm following 12 weeks successful temporary placement
• Location: Sheffield
• Employment type: Full-time
• Working hours: Flexible