Salary
Salary: £39,862 – £41,771 per annum
Hours per week
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 8 June 2026
Job Overview
We are looking for an experienced and confident Facilities Management professional who enjoys leading people, managing complex operations, and ensuring high standards across busy, public-facing environments. This is an opportunity to join a forward‑thinking local authority team responsible for some of Wiltshire Council’s most important operational hubs. You will work with skilled colleagues and trusted partners to deliver modern, compliant, and customer-focused facilities services, while supporting the council’s wider transformation agenda. The role offers genuine scope to develop professionally, influence service delivery, and work with varied stakeholders across the organisation in a highly visible leadership position, alongside access to learning, development, and the stability and benefits of public sector employment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and motivate a multidisciplinary FM operations team.
- Oversee planned and reactive facilities services, ensuring buildings operate safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with health and safety and statutory requirements.
- Monitor performance against KPIs, manage contractors and budgets.
- Contribute to projects such as refurbishments and events.
- Resolve complex facilities issues.
- Depute for the FM Operations Manager when required.
Qualifications and Experience
- Significant facilities management experience or a relevant qualification.
- Proven people management capability.
- Strong knowledge of compliance and building operations.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
- Ability to make sound decisions in a fast‑paced environment.
Working Hours and Hybrid Model
Our hybrid working model means office staff are on site for at least half their hours, community‑based staff carry out at least half their admin time in a workplace, and customer‑facing roles work entirely from their service location.
Equal Opportunity and Equality Statement
We are committed to creating a workplace where positive relationships thrive and everyone feels engaged, supported and able to do their best. We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect, guided by our vision and Our Identity.
We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services.
Disability Confident Employer
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Salary: £39,862 – £41,771 per annum
Hours per week
Hours per week: 37 hours
Interview date
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 8 June 2026
Job Overview
We are looking for an experienced and confident Facilities Management professional who enjoys leading people, managing complex operations, and ensuring high standards across busy, public-facing environments. This is an opportunity to join a forward‑thinking local authority team responsible for some of Wiltshire Council’s most important operational hubs. You will work with skilled colleagues and trusted partners to deliver modern, compliant, and customer-focused facilities services, while supporting the council’s wider transformation agenda. The role offers genuine scope to develop professionally, influence service delivery, and work with varied stakeholders across the organisation in a highly visible leadership position, alongside access to learning, development, and the stability and benefits of public sector employment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and motivate a multidisciplinary FM operations team.
- Oversee planned and reactive facilities services, ensuring buildings operate safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with health and safety and statutory requirements.
- Monitor performance against KPIs, manage contractors and budgets.
- Contribute to projects such as refurbishments and events.
- Resolve complex facilities issues.
- Depute for the FM Operations Manager when required.
Qualifications and Experience
- Significant facilities management experience or a relevant qualification.
- Proven people management capability.
- Strong knowledge of compliance and building operations.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills.
- Ability to make sound decisions in a fast‑paced environment.
Working Hours and Hybrid Model
Our hybrid working model means office staff are on site for at least half their hours, community‑based staff carry out at least half their admin time in a workplace, and customer‑facing roles work entirely from their service location.
Equal Opportunity and Equality Statement
We are committed to creating a workplace where positive relationships thrive and everyone feels engaged, supported and able to do their best. We do not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect, guided by our vision and Our Identity.
We are firmly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and to the principles of inclusion and diversity in both employment and the delivery of services.
Disability Confident Employer
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