Regional Facilities Manager in London - Owen Daniels

Regional Facilities Manager 
Location: Kent / Essex
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000
Type: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:30pm

We are recruiting for an experienced Safety & Facilities Manager to manage a portfolio of commercial properties across Kent and Essex. This is a hands-on, client-facing role, with around 60% of the week spent visiting sites. You’ll be responsible for ensuring properties are safe, compliant, well maintained and operating to a high standard.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day hard and soft facilities management across a commercial portfolio.
• Ensure statutory, health & safety and compliance requirements are met.
• Conduct site inspections, audits and risk assessments, ensuring actions are completed.
• Manage planned and reactive maintenance programmes.
• Oversee contractors and service partners, ensuring quality and performance.
• Build strong relationships with occupiers, clients and property management teams.
• Support service charge budgets, expenditure monitoring and forecasting.
• Drive environmental, energy and waste management initiatives.
• Respond to emergencies and operational issues as required.

About You

• 3+ years' experience in a similar Facilities Management role.
• Commercial property experience preferred.
• IOSH qualified; NEBOSH desirable.
• Strong knowledge of H&S, statutory compliance and contractor management.
• Experience managing budgets/service charges across multiple sites.
• Excellent organisational, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fully IT literate and comfortable working independently.
• Full UK driving license required.
• Willingness to travel extensively across Kent and Essex.

If you're an experienced Facilities Manager, Property Facilities Manager or Health & Safety-focused FM looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply now for a confidential conversation about the role.