Job Description

Lead the future of student living - Facilities Manager for a vibrant Northern portfolio!
Take charge of over 2,000 student beds-keeping them safe, compliant, and running smoothly across some of the UK's most vibrant cities.
My client is a leading name in PBSA, managing over 13,000 beds across the UK and Ireland. They're now hiring a Facilities Manager to oversee a key southern portfolio covering Nottingham, Manchester, Leicester, and surrounding areas.
This is a hands-on role where your expertise in compliance, maintenance, and contractor management will directly shape the student experience. You'll be home-based with regular travel, ensuring high standards across multiple sites.
You'll join a values-driven team offering flexible working, professional development opportunities, and support for additional training or courses you choose to take on-plus the chance to make a real impact in a growing, well-respected organisation.
What you'll do:

• Lead planned and reactive maintenance across mechanical, electrical, and fabric systems
• Drive compliance with H&S and statutory standards
• Oversee contractor performance and hold them to account
• Manage tender processes, budgets, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Guide and support on-site FM staff while liaising with internal stakeholders

What we're looking for:

• Proven experience in Facilities Management, ideally across multi-site residential or PBSA environments
• Strong compliance knowledge (IOSH/NEBOSH preferred)
• Confident, collaborative, and commercially aware
• Able to manage people, processes, and performance with purpose

We are looking to attract talent from all areas of the property industry for this position. We endeavour to have a fair recruitment process. So apply in any way that suits you: text message, video message, CV - the more creative the better.

Skills Required