Estate Manager - Lead, Improve, and Elevate Our Facilities Function
📍 Location: Kidderminster
💼 Industry: Advanced Engineering / Manufacturing
📈 Level: Experienced Manager
🕒 Start Date: ASAP
💰Salary: Up to £52,000 + excellent bens.
We're looking for a proactive, people-focused Estate Manager to take ownership of site infrastructure, facilities operations, and team leadership across a large industrial environment.
Reporting to the Facilities & Security Manager, you'll ensure the site remains safe, compliant, efficient, and fully aligned with strategic business objectives. This is a role for someone who enjoys driving operational excellence, managing stakeholders, and leading a high-performing team.
🔧 What you'll be responsible for:
Ensuring the site, infrastructure, and buildings are maintained to protect the health, safety, and wellbeing of all personnel
Ensuring compliance with all corporate and legislative regulations, including health & safety requirements
Overseeing all building functions - ensuring seamless functionality of services, utilities, and facilities
Managing building projects and renovations: installations, refurbishments, upgrades, and new builds
Responding swiftly to emergencies or urgent issues and coordinating the resolution
Managing performance of both in-house teams and service partners against SLAs
Leading, developing, and motivating team members to deliver high standards of performance
Building and managing relationships with stakeholders and internal customers
Developing strategies to improve efficiency, optimise service delivery, and reduce costs
Leading change initiatives while minimising disruption to core operations
Ensuring all activities align with wider organisational strategy and site priorities
Workforce planning and resource development aligned with business needs
Supporting training, development, and succession planning within the team
Performing any reasonable additional duties to support smooth operations
🎓 What you'll bring:
Essential Qualifications:
HNC or HND in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
Modern apprenticeship advantageous but not essential
Desirable Qualifications:
IOSH
Green or Black Belt certification (Lean / Six Sigma)
🛠️ Experience we're looking for:
Essential:
Proven Facilities Management experience within an industrial or manufacturing environment
Experience using CAFM systems
Experience managing both hard and soft FM service providers
Desirable:
Knowledge of continuous improvement tools (Kaizen, Lean Six Sigma, RCA)
Understanding of building processes and construction principles
Knowledge of compliance and relevant legislation
👤 You'll thrive in this role if you:
Are a confident problem solver and troubleshooting comes naturally
Have strong project or programme management capabilities
Communicate clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing
Are highly organised and hands-on
Are comfortable using digital systems and FM tools
🚀 Why this role matters:
You'll be at the heart of site operations - leading people, shaping standards, driving improvements, and ensuring the environment is safe, compliant, and operating at its best.
If you're ready to take ownership, lead teams, and make a meaningful impact in a dynamic engineering environment, we'd love to hear from you.
📩 Apply now or message me for a confidential conversation