Senior Facilities Officer (Building Services, Property)Council

Senior Facilities Officer (Building Services, Property) at Folkestone Road Depot
£40,182 - £42,060 per annum
36 hours per week

As building services cover is required between 8.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. Monday to Friday; you will be expected to work either between 8.00 a.m. – 4.15 p.m. (Shift 1) or 9.00 a.m. – 5.15 p.m. (Shift 2) to ensure adequate cover at all times.

You will be joining a high performing team at Folkestone Road Depot, that is committed to ensuring that the depot is fit for purpose and operates efficiently and effectively. The key responsibilities of the post are:

• Porterage and delivery services
• Meeting/training room set up and clearance
• General building administration duties
• Managing access control including the production/amendment/deletion of ID cards to staff.
• Raising Purchase orders
• Ensuring help calls for repairs and maintenance are raised via the correct channels
• Dealing with any building related issues in the first instance
• Conducting daily inspections to identify urgent repairs, grounds maintenance issues and health and safety issues.
• Liaising with customer/building occupiers/tenants to ensure that they updated on the progress of jobs.
• Procuring building materials and equipment for in-house repairs and maintenance.

About You:

You will have sound experience of delivering high quality services to building occupiers. Have experience of working on a large site with multiple occupiers. Possess a good knowledge of managing buildings from a health and safety perspective. Have a good knowledge of Council Services in order to manage queries quickly and efficiently. Have previous experience of managing a team, which will include; producing staff rotas, managing performance and motivating and developing staff. As the postholder will be managing the in-house maintenance officer, a good knowledge of multi trades and relevant qualifications in plumbing, carpentry, etc., is desirable. As this is a customer facing role, you should also have good interpersonal skills and customer care skills.

Please note, this is not a hybrid role and the postholder will be expected to attend site every day.

Please attach your supporting statement of no more than x2 A4 sides demonstrating how you meet the criteria contained in the job description/person specification for this post. Applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered. A CV alone is not sufficient for shortlisting purposes to assess your suitability for the post

Please Note : Previous applicants for this post, who were unsuccessful need not apply.

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closing date: 15th November 2026

Additional Information

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