Facilities Team Leader

About Us

North Somerset Council is committed to providing high-quality services to our community. We are committed to creating a fair, green, and more inclusive environment for all our residents. Join us and contribute to making a positive impact on our community.

The Role

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced Facilities Team Leader to join our FM Team. The FM Team are responsible for ensuring all aspects of the delivery of safe, clean and efficient facility support function at the service buildings and venues.

In this role, you will; be required to supervise a team running facility support and operations to ensure a safe and accessible venue environment. Roles at this level are expected to work unsupervised for much of the time, accessing and assessing information independently. .

Key Responsibilities:

• Specifically at The Campus, to work with all building partners in ensuring the effective and safe delivery of activity alongside those of the building partners including schools, community users and other agencies.
• To ensure safe an efficient management of Building maintenance, ensuring stock of cleaning materials and maintenance equipment and materials and monitoring aspects of cleaning/maintenance/compliance contracts.
• Complete all team paperwork to track hours worked, payments and absences and ensure team members are adequately trained.
• Establish & maintain appropriate links between colleagues, the public, businesses, community users and other services to assist with access to public and school buildings services and ensure continued effective partnerships.
• Supervision of work and day to day management for the team undertaking similar activities.

This position is exempt under the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions) Order 1975 and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Valid driving licence and own transport, or be able to provide alternative, suitable method of travel is an essential condition for this role.

Work Style

At North Somerset Council, we offer a hybrid working environment based on four distinct work styles. Depending on the role and personal circumstances, you will fall into one of these categories. However, please note that during the induction period, it may be necessary to spend more time in the office to support your learning and development. We are flexible and open to discussions about your preferred working style, and if you wish to be in the office more frequently, this can be negotiated.

This role falls into the category of Fixed Worker which means you can expect to work in the following way:

• 4+ days in the office.
• Spends most or all of their time in the office, due to nature of the work but can be for reasons such as unsuitable home working conditions or a desire for separation of home and work life.
• The office remains a shared space with cultural encouragement for clear desk policies.

About You

We are looking for an individual who is passionate about overseeing the maintenance, cleanliness and functionality of a building’s infrastructure and services, and who possesses the following skills and experience:

Essential Criteria:

• Significant practical experience of working with customers giving rise to a variety of technical skills and sound understanding of the services available, work practices and processes relevant to the role.
• Knowledge and understanding of technical standards, safe working practices and legislation for service areas.
• Experience of supervising others and allocating work.
• Specific knowledge about safe systems of work with chemicals, building maintenance and compliance and public safety at venues.
• Ability to manage own work without close supervision.

What We Offer

At North Somerset Council, we value our employees and provide a supportive and inclusive work environment.

We offer:

• Competitive salary and benefits.
• Flexible working arrangements.
• Local Government Pension.
• Opportunities for professional development.
• Inclusive Staff groups including Carers, Disabled, LGBTQ+, REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), and Young Staff Forums.
• Opportunity to purchase up to an additional 10 days annual leave each year.
• Dedicated in house Wellbeing Team.
• Salary sacrifice Cycle to Work and Electric Vehicle schemes.

Further details of our excellent rewards package can be found in our Benefits booklet.

How To Apply

If you share our vision and values and are ready to make an impact to North Somerset, please select the apply online button below. If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, please submit your application by 11.59pm on the application closing date. When completing our online application form, please detail how you meet the essential criteria for the role.

Contact Information

For further information about the role, please contact John Cunningham, Facility Services Manager at john.cunningham@n-somerset.gov.uk or 07824 085778.

Important Information

As a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job role.

Interview Date: Monday 06 October 2025.

Please note: We are currently only able to accept applications from candidates who have full permission to work in the UK and are unable to provide Sponsorship for this role.

Equal Opportunities

At North Somerset Council we want all our employees to feel valued and appreciated. We aim to ensure equality of opportunity and prevent discrimination irrespective of your sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion or belief, race, age, disability, including neurodiversity, if you are married or in a civil partnership or are pregnant or currently on maternity leave. We strive to create a workplace that reflects the communities we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early or extend the closing date depending on the number of applications received.