Job Description

Salary

Grade 12 50,518 - 55,202 pa

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Region

South

Job category/type

Managerial, Property

Date posted

10/01/2026

Job reference

002227

About the Role

Are you a strategic and experienced building professional ready to lead the future of public sector property management?

Following a service redesign to improve efficiency and take a more strategic approach to managing our property portfolio, we're looking for an exceptional

Building and Facilities Manager

to join our senior leadership team and take the reins of a diverse, high-profile property portfolio. The portfolio comprises approximately 200 properties including tenanted commercial and residential investment properties, tenanted community properties and operational properties. This is a pivotal role at the heart of our organisation -- one that demands vision, technical expertise, and the ability to drive meaningful change.

You'll be responsible for ensuring our buildings are safe, compliant, efficient, and fit for the future. From leading capital projects to championing sustainability and decarbonisation, this is your chance to shape the built environment for generations to come.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the strategic management of council buildings and facilities, ensuring operational excellence and long-term asset resilience. Oversee contract and supplier performance, driving value, quality, and innovation across maintenance and service delivery. Manage capital and refurbishment projects from inception to completion, aligning with council priorities and community needs. Champion compliance across health & safety, statutory obligations, and building regulations. Drive decarbonisation initiatives and energy efficiency improvements across the estate. Provide expert advice and challenge to managing agents, ensuring accountability and continuous improvement.

This is a full-time position on a permanent contract, working 37 hours a week Monday to Friday on-site, with some hybrid working.

About You:

We're seeking a confident, capable leader who brings both technical depth and strategic vision:

Proven leadership in building and facilities management within complex, multi-site organisations. Strong technical knowledge of M&E systems, building compliance, lifecycle planning, and asset performance. Demonstrated success in contract management, project delivery, and stakeholder engagement. A strategic thinker with a proactive approach to risk, sustainability, and innovation. Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence at all levels -- from contractors to elected members.

This is more than a management role -- it's an opportunity to lead transformation, deliver impact, and leave a legacy.

About Maidstone Borough Council

Maidstone Borough Council is a confident organisation with ambition and aspirations to deliver high quality services to our residents and local businesses. We strive to make the borough an attractive place for all and secure a successful economy. We continue to build on our strengths - assets, knowledge and expertise and our track record for innovation and improvement to create a financially sustainable future so that we can continue with our undiminished plans.

We will only achieve the results we are aiming for through the talents and hard work of all our people. You are encouraged to become part of our vision and in return you can expect support, training, and fair reward from us. We will give you the opportunity to develop the skills to do your job well and create a positive working environment where your ideas about improving how we do things are valued and we manage the changes needed for new ways of working well.

At Maidstone Borough Council we recognise the importance of flexible working and the benefits this can bring to both our staff and the Council. We know that by offering employees a range of flexible working opportunities we can positively impact their wellbeing and engagement, and drive productivity in return. As such we have developed a highly flexible hybrid working policy, alongside our flexi time and flexible working policies, enabling staff to shape their working patterns around building a greater work life balance.

Our Offer:

A range of benefits including:

Highly flexible hybrid working opportunities Generous holiday entitlement which increases after 5 years LG service plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional leave. Additional 3 days leave given to enable a close down of the offices between Christmas and New year. Free parking Invitations to staff events to celebrate success and support wellbeing that include holistic therapies and outdoor activities Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential & independent information and access to counsellors Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with valuable life cover and financial protection for your family. Life Assurance - three times your annual salary (for members of the LGPS) Season Ticket Loan - to help with the cost of your rail/ bus journey, to & from work Lease car salary sacrifice scheme allowing you to lease a brand-new car. The monthly fee includes insurance, servicing and road tax. Annual flu vaccine Cycle to work scheme Staff benefits discounts on leisure, eating out, holidays and shopping Excellent learning and career opportunities for committed individuals A professional fee payment, if required for the role

Selection Process:

Following the submission of your application form, it will be reviewed by the recruiting manager. Those that are successful in securing an interview can expect job specific interview assessment, followed by an interview.

Maidstone Borough Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employee and volunteers to share this commitment.

This post is considered to require political sensitivity and the councils' Politically Restricted Posts Policy applies. If you would like further information on this, please contact us at hrsupportteam@midkent.gov.uk.

If you would like to discuss this position, please contact Katie Exon Head of Property and Leisure on katieexon@maidstone.gov.uk.

& Person Specification

Interview Date: 11th February 2026