Facilities Manager
Salary: circa £50,000 per annum
Location: South West/M4 corridor
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
About Happy Days
Happy Days currently has 44 settings in our group, located in South West/Southern England and Wales and is looking for an experienced Facilities Manager to join our growing organisation, supporting the safe, compliant, and efficient operation of our expanding nursery group.
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Facilities Manager who will play a key role in maintaining and improving our sites and wider estate. You’ll be responsible for planned and reactive maintenance, contractor management, service contracts, compliance, and the delivery of maintenance and refurbishment projects across the eastern region of our estate.
Why join us?
As our nursery estate continues to expand, this is an important role in ensuring our facilities remain safe, compliant, well maintained, and operational. You’ll also have the opportunity to support the development of maintenance programmes and projects as well as sustainability initiatives across the Group.
What You'll Be Doing
- Lead and coordinate planned and reactive maintenance across the eastern region of our nursery estate, managing the regional maintenance team and day-to-day operations.
- Oversee the CAFM system, maintenance programmes, refurbishment projects, and remedial works to ensure safe, compliant, and effective facilities management.
- Manage contractors, suppliers, service contracts, and Local Authority relationships, ensuring high performance, value for money, and minimal operational disruption.
- Support maintenance, capital, and contract budgets, monitoring expenditure and driving cost-effective asset and facilities management.
- Ensure compliance with all statutory Health & Safety, sustainability, and regulatory requirements, including maintenance of the Health & Safety Register and ESOS obligations.
- Build strong relationships across the organisation to deliver effective facilities services and reporting.
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for someone with proven facilities management experience within a multi-site operational environment, including maintenance, facilities, equipment, and project management.
You’ll be:
- Experienced in leading maintenance teams and managing contractors, suppliers, and service contracts to deliver high-quality outcomes.
- Knowledgeable in Health & Safety, statutory compliance, and regulatory requirements.
- Commercially aware, with experience managing budgets, controlling costs, and delivering value for money.
- Proficient in CAFM systems, spreadsheets, and reporting tools, with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- An excellent communicator, with strong negotiation, and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to manage competing priorities while minimising operational disruption.
It would also be great if you have:
- CSCS Card
- SMSTS Certificate
- Prince2
- Accredited Risk Assessment qualification
What We Offer
We're proud to offer a supportive and collaborative working environment where people can develop and thrive.
Learning and Development
- Ongoing personal development.
- Support with relevant qualifications and accreditations.
Health and Wellbeing
- Mental health and wellbeing support.
- Generous annual leave from day one.
Financial Benefits
- People's Pension.
- Life assurance.
Closing Date:
Interview Dates:
1st stage on Teams: 24th August to 28th August
2nd stage Face to Face: 31st August to 4th September
If you'd like to join a growing organisation where you can make a real difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Inclusion and Safeguarding
Happy Days is committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected. If you need any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.
Happy Days Nurseries is committed to safeguarding children. All offers of employment are subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, including verification of your right to work in the UK.
HDN_HIGH
Pay: £50,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Free or subsidised travel
Work Location: On the road
