Facilities & Workplaces Services Officer - York

Posting date:	04 December 2025
Salary:	£34,765 to £37,080 per year
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	02 January 2026
Location:	YO1 7PX
Company:	Government Recruitment Service
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	439874/1

Summary

Do you thrive on making workplaces safer, smarter, and more efficient?

Can you build strong relationships while keeping compliance on point?

Are you ready for a role where your organisational skills truly make a difference?

If so, this could be the job you have been looking for.

This role is key to the delivery of the Intelligent Client Function by Defra Group Property and provides support to the team in reassurance on statutory duties and compliance and maintenance and enhancing good working relationships with both customers and the service provider.

Responsibilities:

• Work with local stakeholders to understand their current and future workplace requirements.
• Interface with the Facilities Management (FM) service providers to ensure and facilitate a seamless facilities management service provision.
• Provide assurance to stakeholders that the workplaces occupied by their staff and visitors are legally compliant and safe.
• Manage health and safety, premises maintenance, Business Continuity arrangements, identifying any remedial actions and acting upon them.

Please note that travel to other sites and overnight stays may be required for meetings or training events.

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