UK Facilities Manager (120+ sites) £90-95K basic + package.

One of the UK's leading entertainment and hospitality groups is looking for a UK and Ireland Facilities Manager. This company are a household name with over 120 sites.

The primary purpose of this role is to provide strategic leadership of the UK&I Facilities Management (FM) function across the property portfolio, ensuring the protection of asset value, regulatory compliance, operational integrity, and long-term estate performance.

Through robust governance of the outsourced FM partner, the role is accountable for delivering safe, compliant, and welcoming environments, while driving operational excellence and commercial efficiency. It also plays a key role in supporting the successful delivery of business-critical projects and wider organisational initiatives.

The role holder retains overall accountability for regional CAPEX and OPEX budgets, asset life cycle management, and FM service performance. In addition, they are responsible for leading, developing, and inspiring a high-performing internal FM team to deliver best-in-class outcomes across the estate.

Key Accountabilities

Strategic Leadership

• Define and deliver the UK&I Facilities Management strategy, ensuring the protection, compliance, operational performance and long-term value of the property portfolio.
• Lead, develop and mentor a high-performing team of Facilities Management professionals, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Drive consistency, best practice and standardisation across all sites, ensuring safe, compliant and welcoming environments for customers and colleagues.
• Act as the senior Facilities Management lead and trusted advisor to Property, Operations and other key business stakeholders, influencing decision-making and supporting the achievement of wider business objectives.
• Build strong relationships across the business and with external partners, ensuring effective service delivery and acting as the senior point of escalation for complex operational and facilities-related matters.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency, optimise asset performance and maximise value across the estate through effective facilities management practices.
• Ensure Facilities Management support is provided for all capital projects, including new openings

Contract & Supplier Management

• Govern the performance of the outsourced primary integrated FM provider.
• Manage complex commercial contracts through robust KPI and SLA frameworks.
• Conduct regular strategic performance reviews with third-party leadership teams.
• Mitigate supplier risks through proactive contract compliance and regular auditing.
• Direct procurement and retendering processes for major outsourced contracts.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with key suppliers, contractors and service partners to ensure the delivery of high-quality, cost-effective services across the estate.
• Lead commercial negotiations, contract reviews and supplier performance improvement initiatives to maximise value, service quality and operational effectiveness.
• Lead the development and implementation of energy, utilities and sustainability initiatives to optimise consumption, reduce environmental impact and support business objectives.
• Ensure all outsourced contracts deliver best value through regular benchmarking, market testing and continuous performance evaluation.
• Manage all legislative reporting in connection with UK Government and EU Schemes including but not limited to CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment) and ESOS (Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme).

Financial Planning & Budgetary Control

• Account for the meticulous management of all regional CAPEX and OPEX.
• Delegate the c10% operational budget allocated to the internal FM team.
• Deliver accurate financial forecasting, variance analysis, and regular cost reporting including proposing annual budgets to the Director of Operations/Head of Finance for sign off.
• Collate, evaluate and analyse relevant financial, operational and asset performance data to support budget planning, investment decisions and business recommendations.
• Prepare and present cost evaluations, investment appraisals and business cases to support effective decision-making and capital expenditure planning.
• Optimise life cycle replacement spend across the property estate.
• Identify opportunities to improve cost efficiency, optimise resource allocation and maximise value across the property portfolio.
• Work closely with Finance to ensure robust financial controls, accurate forecasting, accruals and reporting processes are maintained.

Governance, Compliance & Operations

• Ensure full statutory compliance with UK&I health and safety regulations, building compliance requirements and all relevant statutory inspection and certification obligations.
• Oversee asset management strategies to maximise building and equipment lifespans, ensuring effective life cycle planning, preventative maintenance and asset performance across the estate.
• Establish and maintain robust governance frameworks, policies, processes and audit controls to ensure compliance, operational consistency and risk mitigation across all sites.
• Maintain robust business continuity and disaster recovery plans for all sites.
• Provide strategic oversight of risk management activities, ensuring operational, compliance and

This position is based in central London for 2/3 day a week with travel to sites as and a when required. The basic salary is in the region of £90-95K basic + bonus + excellent package.

This is a wonderful opportunity to work for one of the largest UK entertainment and hospitality groups with a fabulous estate.