Regional Facilities Manager - Temporary Contract months SW in Cardiff - deverellsmith

Regional Facilities Manager | Temporary (3-6 months) |

We're hiring a Regional Facilities Manager on an initial 3-6 month temporary contract, covering a portfolio of five residential developments across:

Bristol
Bath
Cardiff
Southampton

This is a senior, hands-on regional role - not remote, not single-site. You'll be out visiting your buildings regularly, leading a team of Building Services Managers, and making sure every community is safe, compliant and running brilliantly from day one.

What you'll own:
Team leadership & people development
Statutory compliance & H&S across the region
Planned & reactive maintenance
Mobilisation of new developments
Budget control (£8m+)
Customer experience across all sites

What we're looking for:
Strong regional FM experience - ideally from a residential, hotel, or PBSA (student accommodation) background rather than commercial FM
Someone who can hit the ground running with minimal ramp-up time
IOSH Managing Safely + BIFM Level 4 (or working towards)
Confident with M&E, statutory compliance, and supply chain management
A driver with your own car, happy to travel regularly across the region
Senior and credible enough to lead contractors, chair H&S forums, and liaise with enforcement bodies

Temporary contract, 3-6 months, full time