Facilities Manager - FTC

Facilities Manager - FTC Maidstone £35,000 - £45,000 DOE Monday to Friday, Hybrid (1 day WFH per week) 9:00 – 5:00 or 8:00 – 4:00 Are you an organised Facilities or Project Coordinator looking for your next challenge? Do you enjoy managing multiple projects, working with contractors, and ensuring facilities operate safely and efficiently? We're recruiting for an Facilities Manager to join a well-established, global organisation on a 12-month fixed-term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting site operations, facilities management, and improvement projects within a fast-paced manufacturing and laboratory environment. You'll be responsible for coordinating the day-to-day operation of a busy site, ensuring facilities, contractors, and building services are managed efficiently while maintaining compliance with health and safety standards. Acting as a key point of contact for employees, suppliers, and service providers, you'll help deliver projects on time and within budget while driving continuous improvements across the site. Duties include: • Coordinate day-to-day facilities operations across office, laboratory, warehouse, and manufacturing environments. • Manage planned and reactive maintenance activities, ensuring the site remains safe, compliant, and fully operational. • Oversee external contractors and suppliers, monitoring service delivery and performance against agreed SLAs. • Support facilities projects from planning through to completion, ensuring timescales, budgets, and objectives are achieved. • Assist with contractor onboarding, contract renewals, and supplier performance reviews. • Maintain compliance documentation, including health & safety records, permits, risk assessments, and contractor paperwork. • Administer site security and access control systems. • Support the management of utilities and building services, including energy, water, and office support services. • Assist with facilities budgets, invoice management, and cost monitoring. • Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and reduce costs across the site. The right candidate will have/be: • Previous experience within Facilities Management, Facilities Coordination, Workplace Services, or Project Coordination. • Experience managing contractors, suppliers, and maintenance activities. • Strong project coordination and organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities. • Excellent communication skills and confidence working with stakeholders at all levels. • A proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement. • Knowledge of health & safety compliance and facilities administration. • Strong Microsoft Office skills. • The ability to work independently while thriving in a collaborative team environment. If you're an organised, proactive professional with facilities or project coordination experience and you're looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today! This role is being handled by Chloe Wadhams & Holly Ensoll, Business Support Consultant for Pearson Whiffin Recruitment. Not quite the right role but still looking? Whether you are entry or Executive level, our team of experienced Recruitment specialists can help you with your career. We are Kent’s leading independent consultancy and pride ourselves on delivering an exceptional service to both candidates and clients. Find us on Facebook @PearsonWhiffinRecruitment and Instagram @PearsonWhiffinRecruitment.