About this role
Job Title: Assistant Facilities Manager
Contract: Permanent
Type of Employment: Part Time
Hours: 25 hours per week
Rate of Pay: £ 17,243 per hour
Shift pattern: Monday to Friday
We are looking for an Assistant Facilities Manager based in Solihull to support the Facilities Manager in delivering the day-to-day operation for a portfolio of client properties on the E.ON account. The AFM will also support the wider team in the delivery of all contractual and Health & Safety requirements including updating risk assessments and employee training.
You will have experience of facilities management service delivery, be able to resolve solutions quickly and effectively, have proficient I.T skills including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint and knowledge of CAFM tools, be a team player and have the required experience and skills to enable a smooth running of the contract.
The role is 25 hours a week, this can be split working mon-fri for 5 hours a day or alternatively, 2 days working 8 hours a day and one day working 9 hours a day. The working hours will be set by business needs and will require flexibility.
Main Duties
As the Assistant Facilities Manager, you will support the Facilities Manager with the day-to-day operation of the site, ensuring the needs of the client and business are met while promoting the Mitie and E.ON values. You will assist with employee recruitment, training, performance management, and development, ensuring all team members are competent in their roles. Responsibilities include supporting operational planning, completing monthly cleaning audits, managing staffing levels, annual leave, and time and attendance, promoting health and safety, attending site meetings, and helping to control labour, agency, and consumable costs within budget while maintaining effective shift patterns and workplace standards.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The ideal candidate must have great communication skills as this is a corporate environment where you will engage with many different stakeholders.
Also
- Experience gained within a similar role.
- IOSH (NEBOSH –Desirable)
- Knowledge of service delivery in an FM environment highly desirable.
- Experience of working in a service environment driven by customer SLAs, performance measurement and personal work targets essentials.
- IT literate in MS Office (particularly Excel), and service desk systems essential.
- FM Industry experience (coordinator, assistant etc).
About facilities & operations roles for ex-police
Operations, facilities and site management roles. Running a shift, a custody suite or an operational unit is people-and-process management employers can use from day one.
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What facilities & operations roles pay ex-police
Advertised UK ranges, editorial estimates reviewed July 2026
| Operations coordinator | £28,000–£36,000 |
| Facilities manager | £38,000–£52,000 |
| Operations manager | £45,000–£60,000 |
| Senior / regional operations manager | £55,000–£75,000 |