About Us
We are a private investment group building an integrated total facilities management platform across the North West of England through acquisition. Our strategy is buy-and-build: consolidating established SME facilities management and building services businesses into a single multi-service group, combining operational scale with a technology layer that most independents cannot access on their own.
The platform is organised around four service pillars — Hard FM and building maintenance, Compliance, Soft Services, and Property Management — giving clients a single accountable provider across their estate rather than a fragmented supply chain.
Backed by experienced partners with deep expertise in acquisition, operational transformation and real estate, we are at the beginning of a multi-acquisition programme. This is a ground-floor opportunity: the Managing Director we appoint will shape how the group grows and will share in the value created.
The Platform
Anchor acquisition — an established multi-disciplinary facilities management and property maintenance contractor with over three decades of trading history, a directly employed workforce supported by a long-standing subcontract base, ISO 9001 accreditation, and multi-year local authority framework and utility sector relationships. Completing in 2026.
Acquisition pipeline — further bolt-on businesses under active evaluation across compliance services, mechanical and electrical maintenance, and soft services, extending both the geographic footprint and the range of services the group can self-deliver.
Technology layer — building energy management, remote monitoring and predictive maintenance capability, supported by a dedicated offshore operations bureau. The ambition is to move the group beyond reactive and planned maintenance into monitored and predictive service delivery — a genuine differentiator in an otherwise commoditised market.
Shared services — group-level finance, HR, procurement and bid capability, allowing acquired businesses to shed back-office cost and concentrate on delivery.
Job Summary
We are seeking an exceptional Managing Director to lead the operational integration and growth of the facilities management group. This is a rare opportunity to take ownership of a growth platform from the outset, with full P&L responsibility and a clear mandate to integrate and scale a series of acquisitions.
The right candidate will earn a meaningful equity stake through our employee share scheme. We are not offering token options — we want a partner who is invested in the long-term success of the group and will share in the value we create together.
The Role
As Managing Director you will be the operational leader of the group, accountable for performance, integration and growth. You will work closely with the Board and with the management teams of acquired businesses to execute the acquisition strategy while building a scalable, high-performing organisation.
Key Responsibilities
Full P&L responsibility for the facilities management group, driving revenue growth and margin improvement
Lead post-acquisition integration — people, systems, processes, back office and brand — with minimal disruption to client delivery
Develop a repeatable, scalable integration playbook that shortens the time from completion to full integration with each successive acquisition
Realise synergies across the group: cross-selling between service pillars, shared services, procurement consolidation, and rationalisation of the subcontract base
Improve delivery economics — including converting subcontracted labour to directly employed delivery where volume and margin support it
Oversee day-to-day operations, working through and developing the management teams of acquired businesses
Own and grow public sector and utility framework relationships; lead tendering, retenders and framework renewals
Ensure regulatory, accreditation and health and safety compliance across the group (ISO 9001, Gas Safe, NICEIC, SafeContractor / CHAS, CDM)
Identify and evaluate further acquisition targets and support commercial and operational due diligence
Build, lead and inspire high-performing teams across multiple sites and disciplines
Work with the Board to develop the group's technology and monitoring proposition into a commercial service offering
Candidate Profile
Essential
Proven track record as Managing Director, General Manager, Chief Operating Officer or senior operational leader within facilities management, building maintenance, building services or property services
Direct experience of M&A integration — having led or played a central role in bringing an acquired business into a larger group
Full P&L ownership with a demonstrable record of growing revenue and improving profitability
Multi-site operational leadership with responsibility for teams of 40 or more
Experience managing framework and term contracts, including public sector tendering and retendering
Experience managing a mixed delivery model of directly employed operatives and subcontractors
Strong commercial acumen — comfortable with contract economics, pricing, and margin analysis
Experience operating within private equity-backed, investor-led or entrepreneurial ownership structures
Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly
Desirable
Mechanical and electrical, gas or electrical contracting background
Experience in compliance services — for example fire safety, water hygiene, LEV or statutory inspection regimes
Local authority, housing association, education or utilities sector client experience
Working knowledge of CIS and subcontract delivery models
Exposure to building management systems, remote monitoring, PropTech or data-led maintenance
Experience of establishing shared service functions across multiple operating companies
Personal Attributes
Entrepreneurial mindset — comfortable with ambiguity and energised by building something rather than administering it
Hands-on leader, willing to roll up sleeves while maintaining strategic perspective
Credible with clients, frameworks and operatives alike — able to hold a boardroom and a site meeting with equal ease
Motivated by ownership and long-term value creation, not solely by salary
Resilient, adaptable and values-driven
Working Arrangements
This is an office-based, on-site leadership role. The role will initially be based at the group's principal operating business in the North West, with a group office to be established in Manchester as the platform scales. Regular travel to portfolio company sites across the North West is expected, with periodic travel to other UK regions as the group expands through further acquisition.
Full UK driving licence essential.
Application question(s):
- Do you have a valid UK drivers license ?
Experience:
- Managing Director : 2 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Location:
- Greater Manchester (required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: In person
