We are recruiting for a Director of Maintenance to lead maintenance operations across a national property portfolio within a housing property management environment. This role will focus on delivering planned and reactive maintenance, ensuring compliance, managing budgets and leading teams across multiple sites.
Salary: £80,000 – £100,000 (depending on experience)
Location: London (UK-wide portfolio)
Key Responsibilities
* Set and implement maintenance strategy across all sites, aligned to business objectives and asset lifecycle planning.
* Oversee planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive works across the portfolio.
* Ensure service delivery meets SLAs and KPIs.
* Manage contractors, suppliers and internal maintenance teams.
* Ensure compliance with UK regulations including gas, electrical and fire safety requirements.
* Lead audits and ensure adherence to health and safety standards.
* Manage risk relating to building systems and maintenance operations.
* Manage multi-million-pound maintenance budgets, including forecasting and cost control.
* Approve major repairs and capital expenditure projects.
* Lead regional managers, engineers and support staff, setting performance targets and supporting development.
* Oversee asset registers and maintenance systems (CAFM).
* Plan refurbishment, upgrades and long-term asset replacement programmes.
* Use data and reporting to support decision-making and improve asset performance.
Skills and Experience
* Significant experience within facilities management or maintenance at a senior level.
* Experience managing large, multi-site property portfolios.
* Strong knowledge of building systems including HVAC, M&E and compliance requirements.
* Experience managing maintenance budgets and delivering cost control.
* Degree in engineering, building services or similar (preferred).
* Membership of a relevant professional body (e.g. CIBSE, IMechE) desirable.
* Health and safety qualification such as NEBOSH.
* Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
* Experience managing contractors and supply chains.
* Ability to use data and systems to support performance and decision-making.