Building and Facilities ManagerCouncil

Help shape how we manage our buildings and facilities across Tonbridge & Malling

Are you an experienced buildings or facilities professional looking for a new challenge where you can take ownership of a varied and important service?

We are looking for a proactive and experienced Buildings & Facilities Manager to join our team. This is a newly created post, reporting directly to the Head of Administrative & Property Services, with responsibility for overseeing the delivery of buildings and facilities management services across the Council’s estate.

About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to shape a newly created role and play a key part in ensuring that the Council’s buildings are safe, well maintained and provide a comfortable environment for everyone who uses them.

You’ll be responsible for:

Overseeing planned and reactive maintenance across the Council’s property portfolio.

Managing the Council’s Building Repairs Reserve Expenditure Plan (BRREP), including budget monitoring and reporting.

Ensuring compliance with statutory requirements relating to buildings and facilities.

Maintaining the Council’s Asbestos Register and acting as the Responsible Person under the Council’s Management of Legionella Policy.

Leading the procurement and management of building and facilities-related services and contracts.

Managing the Council’s utility contracts.

Managing the teams responsible for caretaking, cleaning, print and post room services and the courier service.

It is a broad and varied role, combining practical facilities management with contract management, financial responsibility, statutory compliance and the management of key operational services. You will also provide advice to colleagues across the Council and its senior Management Team on buildings and facilities matters.

Why Join Us?

Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council is based in Kings Hill, a modern, well-connected location in one of Kent’s most desirable boroughs. With excellent transport links, countryside on your doorstep and vibrant local communities, it offers a great combination of professional opportunity and lifestyle appeal.

At TMBC, you’ll find a positive and collaborative culture where people care about their work, their community and each other. We take pride in our public service mission and invest in our people through training and career development support.

For this role in particular, you will have the opportunity to shape a newly created post, working across the organisation and having a direct influence on how our buildings, facilities and associated services are managed.

Discover what it’s like to work at Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council and explore the benefits we offer by clicking here: https://www.tmbc.gov.uk/council/working-us

About You

We are looking for someone with strong practical knowledge and experience of buildings and facilities management, together with the confidence to manage a varied workload and competing priorities.

You’ll need to be comfortable working with contractors, budgets and colleagues across different services, with a strong focus on ensuring buildings are safe, compliant and well maintained.

Just as importantly, you’ll be an effective communicator and manager who can provide practical advice, build positive working relationships and take a proactive approach to improving the services you are responsible for.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys the variety of facilities management and wants to take real ownership of a broad service within a supportive local authority environment.

For an informal discussion about this role please contact Stuart Edwards, Head of Administrative & Property - [email protected] (direct applicants ONLY, strictly no agencies)

Interviews w/c 30 November 2026

Position type: Full Time