Description Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. Role Description We are looking for a Facilities and Maintenance Services Lead to help coordinate and deliver planned and reactive maintenance services across a number of school sites. This position is hands-on, focusing on supporting day-to-day facilities operations, ensuring health and safety standards are met, and assisting with statutory compliance. You will use CAFM systems and work closely with contractors, site teams, and internal colleagues to keep the school environments safe, efficient, and well maintained. Key Responsibilities Schedule and coordinate planned and reactive maintenance tasks across several school sites. Raise and manage work orders and purchase orders for ongoing maintenance needs. Liaise with contractors and help allocate tasks for effective, timely completion. Use CAFM or similar systems to log jobs, update records, and prepare reports. Operate the FM helpdesk and escalate more complex issues as needed. Support compliance activities and assist with routine health and safety checks. Maintain accurate statutory documentation and service records. Monitor contractor performance against service standards and report concerns to your manager. Serve as a first point of contact for staff, contractors, and school stakeholders regarding daily FM issues. Qualifications & Experience Experience in facilities, maintenance coordination, or site operations (2–5 years preferred). Strong organisational and multitasking abilities are important, as well as competence in Microsoft Office and CAFM or similar systems. The ideal candidate will be a clear communicator with a keen eye for detail and a basic understanding of compliance, SLAs, and building maintenance requirements. A Facilities Management qualification or IWFM membership is beneficial but not essential. Experience in the education sector and a full UK driving licence are desirable but not required. Why Apply? This is an excellent opportunity to join a supportive and collaborative team within a growing facilities management environment. You will benefit from ongoing training and professional development, including support towards IWFM, IOSH, and NEBOSH qualifications. The role offers valuable experience across a range of sites, with opportunities for career growth and progression. Why Arcadis? We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success. LI-DP1