Facilities Officer

The Property department is a vital part of the Society's core operations and is made up of Accommodation & Facilities, Security, Estates, Health and Safety, Property Operations and Property Support. Collectively, the team is responsible for the overall Property strategy and for providing accommodation, physical security, environmental solutions, and facilities management, across the business.

We now have an opportunity for a Facilities Officer to join our property team. This role is responsible for proactively maintaining and monitoring all our building facilities and equipment for the campus, to ensure the health and safety of all users and that business interruption is minimised, identifying and managing any incidents relating to the head office facilities. It also supports the greater team by spending time on reception and supporting the Senior Facilities Officers with managing the associated admin for the team.

Ideally we're looking for someone with previous experience in a facilities role, preferably in multi-site operations in a medium to large public sector, retail or fast moving and/or financial services environment would be an advantage.

Being a driver with a full driving license will also be important. You may be required for out of hours (on-call) support, on a rota basis which will be paid if called out. Some knowledge of general health and safety practice, risk assessment and fire prevention techniques would be advantageous.

You'll be comfortable building and maintaining relationships so you'll need to be a great communicator and have ability to engage and influence internal and external people at all levels. It will be important that you either currently hold or are happy to work towards Institute of workplace Facilities Management accreditation and a First Aid in the workplace certification.

As a mutual, we've always worked together to improve the lives of others. Now one of the largest Building Societies in the UK, over 3,000 of us share that goal, in our branches and Head Office. Our benefits go beyond basic pay, with a discretionary bonus scheme, a culture of reward and recognition and total support for our wellbeing.

We're serious about equality, of race, age, faith, disability and sexual orientation, but also of personality and the way we think. By being yourself, you'll make us stronger.

You can build so much more than a career. Come and make a difference in our Society, that's been voted a 'Great Place to Work' by our teams.

Flexibility and why it matters

We understand the need for flexibility, so wherever possible, we'll consider alternative working patterns. Have a chat with us before you apply to see what the possibilities are for this role.