# Facilities Manager

> ABM UK · Belfast, United Kingdom · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-28

**Salary:** GBP 48,000–55,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Northern Ireland

## Description

**Purpose:** To lead the safe, compliant and cost-effective delivery of hard FM and utilities services across assigned Belfast sites, with accountability for operational performance, visual site presentation, cross-service quality assurance and effective team, client and commercial management.

**Job Title:** Facilities Manager

**Location:** Belfast

**Reporting to:** Contracts Manager

**Shift Pattern:** Monday to Friday

**Contractual Hours:** 39 Hours

**Probationary Period:** 3 months

ABM is one of the world’s largest providers of integrated facility services. A driving force for a cleaner, healthier, and more sustainable world, ABM provides essential services across a wide range of industries – from commercial office buildings to airports, hospitals, data centres, manufacturing plants and distribution centres, and more.

ABM’s Purpose: To take care of people, spaces and places that are important to you. ABM’s Vision: To be the clear choice in the industries we serve through engaged people. ABM’s Mission: To make a difference, every person, every day.

It is a role requirement that the job holder must fully comply with, promote and live **ABM’s values**:

-   **Respect**
-   **Integrity**
-   **Collaboration**
-   **Innovation**
-   **Excellence**
-   **Trust**

**Key Responsibilities**

**Service Provision**

-   Lead reliable hard FM and utilities delivery, covering PPM, reactive response, statutory maintenance, critical assets and safe plant operation across assigned sites.
-   Direct engineering teams and contractors, coordinate shutdowns and remedials, and improve asset reliability, CAFM accuracy and service performance without disrupting production.
-   Maintain effective safety and compliance controls covering PTW, RAMS, isolations, competent appointments, audits, risk registers and corrective actions.
-   Lead site incident response and escalation, support business continuity and ensure specialist advice and authorisations are used when required.
-   Lead and develop site employees, setting clear standards for performance, conduct, attendance, competence and quality.
-   Manage staffing, training and cover; agree grounds-work priorities with Soft Services Managers, who retain line management of grounds operatives.
-   Act as the principal ABM operational contact for assigned sites, leading reviews and providing concise reports on performance, risks and priorities.
-   Resolve client concerns, support contract-wide governance and provide delegated management cover within agreed authority and escalation limits.
-   Manage delegated budgets, forecasts, purchasing and financial controls; provide accurate cost, risk and performance information.
-   Challenge supplier performance, quotations and variations, identify value-for-money opportunities and support formal change control.
-   Own the visual appearance and presentation of assigned sites through regular site audits; record issues, assign hard-services defects and refer soft-services concerns to the relevant Soft Services Manager for action.
-   Maintain an in-depth understanding of the contracted soft-services scope; undertake independent second-level quality audits alongside Soft Services Managers, track corrective actions and escalate persistent shortfalls.

**Measure**

-   PPM, statutory and KPI/SLA performance
-     Asset reliability and service improvement
-   Compliance and audit performance
-   Risk, incident and action close-out
-   Team performance and development
-   Staffing and service continuity
-   Client feedback and reporting
-   Resolution and escalation quality
-   Budget and forecast control
-   Supplier value and PO compliance
-   Site appearance and audit standards
-     Soft-services quality and action close-out

## Requirements

-   HNC/HND, degree or equivalent in engineering, building services or FM; alternatively a recognised trade qualification with substantial senior FM leadership experience.
-   At least five years in technical FM, engineering or utilities operations, with demonstrable people leadership in an industrial, critical or regulated environment.
-   Sound understanding of PPM, reactive maintenance, statutory compliance, PTW, safe systems of work and CAFM.
-   Proven ability to manage site teams, subcontractors, client relationships and operational reporting.
-   Experience in budgets, purchasing, quotation review, financial control and use of Microsoft 365 applications.
-   Strong communication and decision-making skills; full driving licence and ability to work across sites and support out-of-hours escalation as required.

**Desired Experience / Qualifications**

-     NEBOSH, IOSH or equivalent demonstrable health and safety competence.

-   Membership of, or professional development through, IWFM, IET, CMI or another relevant professional body.
-     Experience in contract finance, lifecycle planning, projects, service transitions, business continuity or major incidents.

**Leadership Profile**

-   Visible, accountable leader who takes ownership and makes proportionate decisions.

-   Develops capable teams and maintains a strong customer, safety and service focus.
-   Challenges existing arrangements constructively and delivers practical improvement.

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