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Facilities Manager

University of Southampton - School of Biological Sciences

Location: Southampton
Salary: £36,130 to £39,355 per annum
Hours: Full Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Placed On: 3rd June 2025
Closes: 17th June 2025
Job Ref: 3116825BJ
 

This is an exciting time to join the University of Southampton. We have a global reputation for delivering world-class education, research and enterprise that makes a real impact on society’s biggest challenges.  We occupy a vast estate that is the lifeblood of this activity.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Facilities Manager within our Faculty Operating Service which supports the research and estates activities undertaken in the School of Biological Sciences on the Highfield Campus. This School has been earmarked for significant growth over the next 5 years in terms of student numbers, research and enterprise activities. The School of Biological Sciences is one of the five Schools in the Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences; the other Schools in the Faculty are Geography and Environmental Science, Health Sciences, Psychology and Ocean and Earth Science. 

About you

You will have excellent technical and communication skills, with the ability to manage your own workload. You will be a positive and proactive problem solver with the ability to manage a mixture of planned and reactive maintenance at the same time to ensure that work is delivered on time and to a high standard. You will be a strong team player, but also be self-sufficient and able to work independently.

What we can offer you

We offer some fantastic benefits including generous annual leave (plus an additional 6 University closure days and bank holidays), company pension scheme, discounted private healthcare and dental, company sick pay, options for flexible working, excellent family leave arrangements, a wide variety of on and off-campus arts and culture facilities and access to a range of staff discounts and offers at local shops, restaurants and service providers.

We will support your long-term future too, with access to the Universities Pension Scheme, and subsidised health and fitness facilities. Furthermore, Southampton, at the centre of the south coast,  is a fantastic place in which to live, work and socialise – so regardless of what life stage you are at, you will find a dynamic and vibrant city that caters for all. 

For an informal discussion, please contact:

William Edwards on email w.j.edwards@soton.ac.uk to arrange.

For further information please visit Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences | University of Southampton School of Biological Sciences link? School of Biological Sciences | University of Southampton

Further details:

As a university we aim to create an environment where everyone can thrive and are proactive in fostering a culture of inclusion, respect and equality of opportunity. We believe that we can only truly meet our objectives if we are reflective of society, so we are passionate about creating a working environment in which you are free to bring your whole self to work. With a generous holiday allowance as well as additional university closure days we are committed to supporting our staff and students and open to a flexible working approach.

Apply by 11.59 pm GMT on the closing date. For assistance contact Recruitment on +44(0)2380 592750 or recruitment@soton.ac.uk quoting the job number.

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