About the job Senior Area Facilities Officer
Senior Area Facilities Officer
Temporary Contract
Job Details
Client: Southwark Council
Service Area: Corporate Facilities Management
Hours: 36 hours per week
Start Date: 12 October 2026
End Date: 03 January 2027
Duration: 12 weeks
Number of Roles: 1
Working Pattern
To be confirmed.
Location
160 Tooley Street
London
SE1 2QH
Pay
PAYE Rate: £24.43 per hour
Job Overview
Southwark Council is seeking an experienced Senior Area Facilities Officer to support Corporate Facilities Management across the Council's non-housing operational estate.
The role will involve acting as the intelligent client for facilities management, supporting FM operations, contracts, building compliance, reactive maintenance, small project works, premises management, emergency property issues and customer relationships.
Important – Please Read Carefully
This is a senior facilities management role.
Candidates must have operational facilities management experience, FM contract experience, statutory building compliance knowledge and experience working across a large multi-site estate.
Knowledge of fire, water hygiene, asbestos or similar compliance areas is essential.
IOSH or equivalent Health and Safety qualification is required.
Key Responsibilities
- Support Corporate FM delivery
- Act as intelligent client
- Manage FM services
- Support FM contracts
- Support building compliance
- Support reactive maintenance
- Support small works
- Manage customer relationships
- Maintain SLAs
- Support Facilities Managers
- Inspect operational buildings
- Audit property condition
- Review compliance and safety
- Respond to urgent property issues
- Support emergency procedures
- Commission repairs
- Commission maintenance works
- Monitor budgets
- Analyse spend profiles
- Liaise with technical teams
- Support premises management
- Maintain safe buildings
Essential Experience & Skills
- Facilities management experience
- Multi-site estate experience
- Government/public sector experience
- Building compliance knowledge
- Fire compliance knowledge
- Water hygiene knowledge
- Asbestos compliance knowledge
- FM contract experience
- Reactive maintenance experience
- Building maintenance experience
- Small works experience
- Premises management
- SLA management
- Budget monitoring
- Health and Safety knowledge
- IOSH or equivalent
- BIFM/CPD evidence
- Customer relationship skills
- Team working skills
- Interpersonal skills
Desirable
- Local authority FM
- Corporate FM
- Non-housing estate experience
- Mixed-use building experience
- Contractor management
- Emergency procedures
- Compliance audits
- Spend analysis
- Service user liaison
Additional Information
Target interview date is 29 September 2026.
Interview will be held online.
Candidate submission deadline is 28 September 2026.
Maximum CVs per agency: 3.
Disclaimer
On applying for this vacancy, you agree that your personal details will be passed onto our client for their consideration of your suitability for the role.
I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to notify Fix Space Recruitment Limited of any hirer who I do not want my details to be passed onto.
Job Reference: OR116355
Screening Questions
- Facilities management experience?
- Multi-site estate experience?
- Building compliance knowledge?
- FM contract experience?
- IOSH or equivalent?
- Available for online interview?
Skills: Facilities Management, Building Compliance, FM Contracts, Reactive Maintenance, IOSH, Premises Management, Service Level Agreements, Health and Safety, Local Authority, Budget Management