Your newpany
Our client are a specialist FM service provider who deliver predominantly hard services maintenance toernment organisations. They are hiring a Maintenance Manager to deliver hard services maintenance to aplex built estate near Portsmouth.
Your new role
As a Built Estate Manager, you will take ownership of maintaining and enhancing the built environment across your allocated sites, ensuring all maintenance activities—reactive, planned, and billable works—are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. You will lead both internal teams and supply chain partners to ensure performance targets are consistently achieved, with a focus onpliance, value for money, and operational excellence.
Your technical remit will include managing the delivery of all Reactive and Programmed Maintenance, as well as Billable Works under 25k, in line with statutory legislation, client requirements, and health, safety, and environmental policies. You will oversee the maintenance of site-specific schedules, monitorpliance states, and ensure overdue statutory and mandatory tasks are mitigated through close collaboration withernment organisations and Heads of Establishment. You’ll also identify opportunities to support the client's Net Zero carbon reduction goals and initiate appropriate projects to help achieve them.
On the people side, you will act as the primary point of contact for senior stakeholders on your sites, developing and maintaining strong working relationships to ensure effectivemunication and service delivery. You will lead, mentor, and support your team—ensuring thorough onboarding for new managers, overseeing their CPD, and promoting professional standards across all operations.
What you'll need to succeed
To succeed in this role, you will need proven technical expertise in building, civil, electrical, or mechanical engineering—supported by HNC/HND-level qualifications or equivalent experience. You will hold relevant health and safety certifications (such as IOSH, SMSTS) and have specialist training in areas such as asbestos and legionella management. Strong IT skills, including proficiency with Microsoft Office, CAFM systems, and collaboration tools like Teams and SharePoint, are essential.Desirable attributes include professional membership (CIOB, IEng, or similar), NEBOSH qualifications, and advanced CAFM knowledge. Above all, you will be a strongmunicator, a collaborative leader, and a solutions-focused manager who can ensure sites are operated safely, sustainably, and to the highest operational standards.
What you'll get in return
When successful in securing this role, you will receive a permanent contract with a specialist FM provider operating on a national scale. You will receive:
1. £45,000 - £50,000 salary
2. 25 days leave + bank holidays
3. 6% matched pension contributions
4. Private medical cover
5. Life assurance