Facilities Maintenance Manager | Preston | Full Time

This job is brought to you by Jobs/Redefined, the UK's leading over-50s age inclusive jobs board.

Job Description

£46,142 - 51,356 per annum | Permanent,Full Time,37 hours per week | Preston

Facilities Maintenance Manager

Join our team as a Facilities Maintenance Manager (Hard FM)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a qualified and experienced maintenance manager, with a strong mechanical and electrical services background, to join the Senior Management Team of the Council's Facilities Management Service.

With your expertise in the maintenance of building engineering services and building fabric, you will support the Principal Facilities Manager (Hard FM) in the strategic management of the FM core business; leading, developing and implementing all aspects of maintenance and repair of both building engineering services and building fabric at premises that are managed and operated by the FM Service. You will also utilise your knowledge and skills to project manage minor works schemes to renew, upgrade, refurbish, or make alterations to building engineering installations and to workplace accommodation. In addition, and as part of the Service's Senior Management Team, you will contribute to the strategic direction of the FM Service as a whole.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the effective, efficient and compliant maintenance of mechanical and electrical engineering services and of building fabric, finishes and external works, translating broadly defined deliverables into clear work plans for maintenance staff.
• Develop and implement comprehensive PPM schedules for building engineering services and for building fabric assets, to optimise building performance, energy efficiency and asset longevity, ensuring full compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations and with Council guidance and standards
• Lead on the procurement and implementation of PPM services for FM operated building engineering services and plant, selecting cost-effective and reliable contractors, and managing contractor performance to ensure compliant service delivery
• Oversee the delivery of ad-hoc facilities refurbishment and workspace improvement projects.
• Develop and implement comprehensive risk assessments, work instructions, standard operating procedures, guidance and reporting to ensure continuous and consistent compliance with relevant legislative duties, corporate policies, health and safety guidance, codes of practice, and maintenance industry standards, ensuring compliance through effective monitoring and management.
• Work collaboratively with the Building Services Engineering team within the LCC Property Service to ensure the achievement of key FM Service objectives.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to senior management to assist with the management of risk relative to the condition and operation of premises and their building engineering services and take a lead role in relation to the identification and implementation of priorities and controls to mitigate risks to premises availability and business continuity.
• Maintain 24/7/365 standby or on-call cover by the plant maintenance team to respond to building faults, security issues, and emergency access requirements at our County Hall site in central Preston. This may involve the post holder's inclusion within the on-call rota to ensure adequate cover (Note: performance of on-call duties attracts additional payments).

For full details of the accountabilities and responsibilities attaching to this role please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification.

What We're Looking For:

• Professionally qualified / degree (or equivalent) in a relevant building engineering services discipline plus substantial experience OR substantial vocational experience demonstrating professional growth and development through progressively demanding roles in a relevant field, e.g. Hard FM service delivery / building engineering services installation and maintenance.
• In-depth knowledge and extensive experience in applying relevant legislation and current standards in relation to building engineering services installation and maintenance, building construction and maintenance, and project and contract delivery.
• Proven track record in developing and managing the delivery of maintenance services for building engineering services and building fabric, ensuring compliance with all relevant statutory requirements, standards, codes of practice, and industry guidance.

In addition to a competitive salary, employment with Lancashire County Council affords a range of other great benefits, including:

• 26 days annual leave, rising to 32 days after five years' continuous service, plus eight bank holidays and two additional days leave during the Christmas and New Year period.
• Ability to buy up to 20 days additional leave per year - dependant on your job role and business need.
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution of 16.3%, death in service payments, life assurance and dependents pensions.
• Learning and development opportunities, including access to apprenticeship scheme funded training.

Further details of the benefits you could enjoy by working for Lancashire County Council can be viewed on the 'Working at Lancashire' pages of our vacancies website.

Please ensure you have uploaded your CV and a supporting statement to evidence how you meet the criteria set out in the Job Description & Person Specification. We may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

If you would like to learn more about this exciting opportunity, please contact David Harrison (Principal Facilities Manager ) on 01772 535157 for an informal chat.

You will be required to provide a car for use in connection with the duties of this post andmust be insured for business use. However, we may consider you if you cannot drive because of a disability.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.

Closing date: 7 September 2025

Interviews for this position will be held during week commencing 29 September 2025

Job Description & Person Specification.