Facilities Manager

Job Introduction

The Corporate Asset team acts as first contact and resolution for all our maintained buildings and land assets, offering direct support and guidance.

Our aim is to deliver a cost effective and sustainable property portfolio that ensures the delivery of service requirements. It is vital that the council’s assets are working hard and contribute to the overall corporate and service objectives. The management of the Property is an ongoing activity for rationalisation and planned maintenance.

We are seeking an experienced and proactive Facilities Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and safety of the central Stafford hub of buildings which includes Staffordshire Place 1 & 2 offices and County Buildings. You will be responsible for ensuring that all facilities are compliant, efficient, and provide a safe and comfortable environment for staff, tenants, and visitors.

Due to the nature of this role it is considered primarily office-based and presence in the office will be required during the core hours. The role is permanent and the core hours will be 9:00am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday.

Main Responsibilities

As the first point of contact for facilities management queries you will use your excellent communication skills and professional and friendly manner to support and respond to queries or complaints from colleagues, county council members and the public.

You will also:

• Be responsible for ensuring the maintenance, repair, and upkeep of buildings, equipment, and systems is undertaken in line with current Health & Safety and legislative requirements.
• Oversee contractors, service providers, and supplier relationships including building inductions and hazard exchange.
• Develop risk assessments and ensure all compliance documentation is up to date, relevant, recorded and readily available.
• Support with planned preventative maintenance (PPM) programmes.
• Support space management and office reconfiguration where required.

The Ideal Candidate

You'll have:

• A degree or equivalent property-related qualification or a relevant Facilities Management qualification e.g. Level 4 Certificate in Facilities Management. Candidates with extensive Facilities Management experience will also be considered
• Significant experience working in facilities management within a large, complex building (preferably HQ / campus environment) with multiple buildings and occupancy types
• Detailed knowledge of statutory compliance, building services, workplace safety, and FM best practice.
• Experience in managing contractors delivering property maintenance services and property professional services providers.

Please note: The minimum essential criteria in the ideal candidate section detailed above will be used if you are applying under one of our Interview Guarantee Schemes, detailed below.

Interviews will be held during the week starting 6th of July 2026.

Don’t feel you meet all the requirements? We value transferable skills, experiences, and qualifications so consider applying anyway or for an informal chat about the role please contact Raj Patel, Property Manager: rajesh.patel@staffordshire.gov.uk

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.