We’re looking for a Facilities Manager to join the Attingham Estate, based primarily at Attingham Park and Sunnycroft. This is an exciting opportunity to play a leading role in caring for important historic buildings and visitor facilities, including historic houses, estate buildings, workshops, commercial areas, visitor reception buildings and car parks.
As part of a estate designated for growth, you’ll help ensure these special places remain safe, compliant and welcoming for everyone while supporting ambitious plans to improve the visitor experience and restore the natural environment across the wider estate. We’re looking for a well‑organised, proactive individual with strong leadership skills to ensure our properties meet all relevant Health & Safety, environmental, fire and security standards.
What it’s like to work here
Attingham Park is one of the National Trust’s busiest places, welcoming more than 610,000 visitors each year, with numbers continuing to grow. With a wide variety of buildings and facilities in our care, no two days are the same. Some days you’ll be planning preventative maintenance, managing contractors and delivering compliance programmes. On others, you’ll be responding to operational issues, leading projects or ensuring the essential services that keep our properties running safely and efficiently are in place.
The Facilities Team consists of the Facilities Manager, supported by one Facilities Co‑ordinator, one Business Services Coordinator, three Facilities Assistants and a valued volunteer cohort. Alongside leading facilities management, the team also delivers key Business Services functions across the portfolio, including customer service support, finance and banking processes, and business administration that underpin the day‑to‑day operation of our properties. Together, you’ll be part of a friendly, collaborative team working to conserve these remarkable places and deliver the National Trust’s ambition to care for them For Everyone, For Ever.
You’ll work across the North Shropshire portfolio and will be based on site. The role primarily operates during weekdays, but you’ll also join the Duty Manager rota for weekends and bank holidays and ensure the team is confident in key systems and emergency plans. As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, you’ll contribute to the wider operational and strategic direction of this growing portfolio.
What you’ll be doing
Reporting to the General Manager, you’ll lead the Facilities Team and work closely with estate teams and regional and national colleagues to maintain safe, compliant and welcoming places for everyone. You’ll use resources effectively, improve our facilities and help deliver outstanding visitor experiences. You’ll also oversee the delivery of key Business Services functions, ensuring effective customer service support, finance and banking processes, and business administration across the portfolio.
Your operation will be varied and fast paced. You’ll monitor and deliver statutory compliance, oversee planned preventative and reactive maintenance, manage contractors and contracts, lead capital and improvement projects, and ensure the smooth delivery of essential facilities and business support services across the portfolio. You’ll coach colleagues, promote good practice and build strong relationships across teams to support the successful delivery of our operational and strategic objectives.
You’ll be accountable for all aspects of facilities management and Business Services, ensuring our buildings, infrastructure, visitor facilities and operational support services remain safe, efficient, compliant and effective.
Who we’re looking for
We’d love to hear from you if you’re:
- experienced in managing facilities, or supervising, and looking to develop your career
- keenly interested in looking after buildings and assets to a high standard
- skilled in managing relations with contractors
- focused on detail, especially to do with health and safety and compliance
- knowledgeable of environmental and climate initiatives
- able to manage large maintenance budgets and make sure projects run smoothly.
The package
- Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
- Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
- Season ticket loan
- EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
- Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
- Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
National Trust place
Attingham Park, Atcham, Shrewsbury, SY4 4TP
Documents
Facilities Manager – Grade 7 – Reset.pdf
Requirements
Compliance. Eligibility to Work in the UK
Additional information
Closing Date: 26 July 2026
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Equal Opportunities Statement
The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here .
Safeguarding Statement
The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment processes to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre.
Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early and therefore we encourage you to apply for this position early.
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