About this job

PERMANENT: Full Time - 37 Hours Per Week 
SALARY: Grade H £40,444 - £43,149 Per Annum
LOCATION: Tiverton based, working across the district - Hybrid working available  

Help us maintain safe, efficient, and sustainable places for our communities. 

We are looking for an experienced and proactive Facilities Manager to lead the delivery of facilities management services across the Council’s corporate and commercial property portfolio. 

This is a varied and influential role where you will help ensure our buildings are safe, compliant, well maintained and fit for the future. You will oversee hard and soft facilities management, planned and reactive maintenance, property compliance, capital improvements, energy management and carbon reduction. You will also manage contractors, budgets and service performance while supporting colleagues and stakeholders across the Council. 

What you will be doing:

• Leading planned preventative maintenance and lifecycle programmes across a diverse estate.
• Maintaining strong assurance over statutory property compliance, health and safety and risk.
• Managing facilities-related contracts, contractors, budgets and performance.
• Overseeing mechanical and electrical works, refurbishments and property improvement projects.
• Improving energy efficiency, supporting carbon reduction and reporting on environmental performance.
• Helping to maximise the value and effective use of our operational and commercial assets.
• Leading and supporting caretaking colleagues to deliver responsive, customer-focused services. 

What we are looking for:

You will bring substantial building or facilities management experience, sound knowledge of statutory compliance and health and safety, and the confidence to manage projects, contracts, budgets and competing priorities. You will be an engaging and effective leader and communicator, comfortable working with senior managers, able to inspire teams, influence partners and provide clarity in a fast-paced environment. 

Our benefits include: 

• Competitive hourly rate of pay
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlements
• Discounted leisure memberships
• Free uniform and DBS check
• Employee Assistance Programme

To find out more

To find out more about this role please contact Dominic Leaver, on 07812 237949. 

For full details please read the Job Description and Person Specification - Facilities Manager

The Job Description refers to the level of competencies required for this post. For an explanation of what this means, please see Core Competencies.

A satisfactory basic disclosure check and three years complete employment history will be requested in the event of you being offered the position.

Unfortunately we are unable to sponsor skilled worker visas at this time. For more information on pre-employment checks, please review the documents found here.

How to apply

Please download and complete our Job Application Form and send to Opportunities@middevon.gov.uk. Alternatively, print and send by post to:

People Services
Mid Devon District Council
Phoenix House
Phoenix Lane
Tiverton, Devon
EX16 6PP

Please remember to quote the following post and vacancy numbers:

CLOSING DATE:	12 November 2026 at 5:00pm
POST NUMBER:	HP31
VACANCY NUMBER:	2026148

MDDC reserves the right to close this vacancy early. We therefore encourage early applications.

We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer of first choice reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.  We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

We're committed to Equality of Opportunity and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

If we've not contacted you within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

Thank you for showing an interest in this vacancy and we wish you every success with your on-going job search.