Principal Facilities Management Officer

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’.

Our Team:

The Property Services Operational Division consists of 3 main teams, the Capital Works Team, the Technical Support team and the Facilities Management team. The Facilities Management team includes both the Caretaking and Cleaning services.

The FM Team’s main function is to ensure that the corporate properties are well maintained, fit for purpose and meet the needs and expectations of Members, staff and the public alike and help the Council deliver its Corporate priorities as set out in the Corporate Plan 2024-29.

The FM team’s main base is the Municipal Building in Widnes, we work on a hybrid basis, being office based for a minimum of 2 days per week.

Your Contributions:

You will ensure that all Facilities Management services provided complement the strategic aims and objectives of the Council, particularly the Economy, Enterprise and Property Department.

You will ensure that the Council’s corporate property portfolio is well maintained, fit for purpose, complies with statutory requirements and meets the needs of staff and public alike.

You will ensure that the Council obtains best value with regards the purchase of goods and services associated with the functions of the Facilities Management teams, and to ensure that the service is delivered within the available budget.

37 hours per week.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service with the option to purchase an additional four-days of unpaid leave for our Annual Christmas Closedown
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites
• Flexible working arrangements
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact John Hughes, e-mail john.hughes@halton.gov.uk

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 22nd October 2025

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!