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Workplace & Facilities Manager

Mitie Cleaning & Hygiene Services · London, Greater London

Type
Full-time
Posted
5 days ago

Overview

Your incident command, risk assessment, and compliance experience from policing directly applies to leading workplace safety and operations.

About this role

Better places, thriving communities.

Job Title: Workplace & Facilities Manager

*Salary:*£45,000 - £50,000 per annum (depending on experience)

Lead a Premium Workplace Operation And Experience

Are you ready for the next step in your Facilities Management career?

Signature, part of Mitie, is seeking an ambitious and customer-focused Workplace & Facilities Manager to lead the delivery of workplace services within a prestigious corporate office environment in London.

This is far more than a traditional FM role. You will be responsible for leading the day-to-day operation of a premium workplace, creating an exceptional experience for employees, clients and visitors whilst ensuring the highest standards of operational excellence, compliance and Health & Safety. Working closely with client leadership teams, occupiers, service partners and workplace colleagues, you will play a visible role in shaping an environment where people can perform at their best.

This opportunity is ideal for someone with 3-5 years' Facilities Management experience within a corporate workplace environment who is looking to broaden their experience, take ownership of a high-profile site and accelerate their career with one of the UK's leading workplace experience providers. The role provides significant responsibility for workplace compliance, risk management and safety leadership, making Health & Safety a key part of your remit.

As Workplace & Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for the overall delivery of workplace services, ensuring the workplace remains safe, compliant, operationally excellent and consistently reflects the culture and expectations of the client.

You will oversee a range of workplace services including Front of House, Security, Cleaning and Waste, while acting as the primary point of contact for workplace operations, facilities matters and stakeholder engagement. Health & Safety will be a major focus of the role, requiring a proactive approach to compliance, risk management, contractor control and promoting a strong safety culture across the workplace.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead the day-to-day delivery of workplace and facilities services.
  • Manage Front of House, Security, Cleaning and Waste operations.
  • Build strong relationships with client stakeholders, occupiers, service partners and building management teams.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for workplace and facilities matters.
  • Lead workplace Health & Safety activities, including DSE assessments, risk assessments, audits, inspections and compliance processes.
  • Coordinate contractors, permits to work and safe working practices across the site.
  • Monitor operational performance, service standards and KPIs.
  • Produce operational, compliance and performance reporting.
  • Support workplace projects, moves and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Ensure the workplace remains safe, compliant, welcoming and presentation-ready at all times.

Essential

What We're Looking For

  • 3-5 years' Facilities Management experience within a corporate office environment.
  • Experience managing workplace services, suppliers and contractors.
  • Strong knowledge of workplace Health & Safety and compliance requirements.
  • Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
  • Strong organisational and problem-solving skills.
  • A customer-focused mindset and passion for delivering exceptional workplace experiences.
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Desirable

  • IOSH, NEBOSH or equivalent Health & Safety qualification.
  • Engineering, technical building services or Hard FM experience.
  • Experience supporting workplace projects, mobilisations or office moves.

Ready for Your Next Step?

If you have 3-5 years' Facilities Management experience within a corporate workplace environment and are looking for greater responsibility, stakeholder exposure and career development opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.

Join Signature and help create workplaces where people and businesses thrive.

Our market-leading offering provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle.

We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. So you can get expert advice by video or phone without having to leave your home. We offer financial wellbeing assistance through our Salary Finance scheme. For example, you could access 50% of your earned pay before payday for a small fee. Salary Finance also offers competitive loans.

When you join us, we’ll give you a link to our flexible lifestyle benefits platform, Choices. You might choose to purchase up to five extra days’ holiday each year. You might buy critical illness insurance, seek dental treatment or buy technology products at an affordable cost. There are many choices!

We give you access to high street discounts from thousands of well-known retailers, gyms and more through our MiDeals platform. And we have a cycle-to-work scheme. Life cover of up to four times your salary is available. We also offer enhanced pension contributions, a save-as-you-earn scheme, and a Mitie Matching Share Plan (you could even be awarded free shares in Mitie).

We award our employees with Mitie Stars as recognition for their hard work. There are cash prizes up for grabs each month and at the end of the year there’s a chance to scoop a top prize of £10,000!

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is therefore a top priority for us. We offer a diverse variety of training and development avenues via a wide selection of learning resources to suit you.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible to all. If you have a disability or long-term condition (for example dyslexia, anxiety, autism, a mobility condition or hearing loss) and need us to make any reasonable adjustments, changes or do anything differently during the recruitment process, please let us know by emailing at .

Since 1987, Mitie’s 84,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company, and our clients range from household names in banking, critical government sites as well as hospitals and schools.

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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.

See all facilities & operations jobs in London

Why this fits a police background — match score 65/100

  • Risk & threat assessment
  • Working to legislation & regulation

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
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