Facilities Manager

Discovery Academy is a relatively new setting in Nuneaton catering for children with an autism diagnosis and / or an underlying condition that has enabled them to receive an EHC plan for ASC or SEMH. MacIntyre Academies is sponsored by MacIntyre Charity, which over the last 50 years, has developed a strong reputation nationally, as a high quality, person centred organisation.

Reporting to our Business Manager, you will have overall responsibility for the site’s security, cleaning, building and grounds maintenance.  You will line manage a facilities team and ensure that the academy maintains high standards of presentation, repair and cleanliness.  You will work with the Business Manager to develop schedules of maintenance work to be carried out and agree budgets and negotiate preferred rates with contractors.

You will ideally be undertaking a similar role with experience of facilities management either in the private and public sector to include demonstrative experience of building maintenance and repairs.  You will have the relevant knowledge of regulatory bodies relating to facilities and the associated health and safety to include writing Risk Assessments.  You will be an effective communicator both written and verbal and in turn be a confident negotiator. We need someone who will have a commitment to ensuring that all work that is carried out is undertaken to a very high standard.  You will also need to be able to work on your own initiative, able to prioritise your workload effectively.  You need to be sensitive to the needs of children and young people with learning disabilities and have an attitude towards others based on respect, dignity and equality.