Facilities Manager
| Posting date: | 24 April 2026 |
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| Salary: | £35,000 to £40,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 May 2026 |
| Location: | Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9ZH |
| Company: | Key Group |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | R2442_1777029198 |
Summary
Facilities Manager
Key Group
Preston (with occasional travel to Gloucester)
Full‑time | Permanent
About Key Group
Key Group is one of the UK's most forward‑thinking financial services businesses, helping people unlock a better retirement since 1998. We're specialists in later life lending, with a market‑leading position in equity release.
Our portfolio includes:
Key - our advisory business
More2Life - our lending arm
Air - adviser software services
Together, we support homeowners across the UK through expert advice, innovative products and strong operational foundations.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced Facilities Manager to join the business to take responsibility for the management and maintenance of our buildings and day to day site operations.
This is a hands-on management role responsible for the end-to-end delivery of facilities management, fulfilment, and office operations, ensuring a safe, efficient, and well‑run working environment.
The Facilities Manager will have line management responsibility for one team member, oversee contractors and suppliers, manage facilities contracts, and ensure full compliance with health and safety requirements. Some occasional travel will be required to our other office location in Gloucester. Some occasional out of hours work will be required.
What You'll Be Doing
- Taking full ownership of facilities management across the business
- Overseeing planned and reactive maintenance to a high standard
- Managing the facilities budget, driving value and cost‑effectiveness
- Improving workspace efficiency, security and sustainability
- Leading on energy efficiency, waste reduction, ESG and Net Zero initiatives
- Managing office relocations, moves, fit‑outs and exits
- Managing DSE compliance, assessments and reviews
- Managing the parking app, including access and usage monitoring
What We're Looking For
Essential
- Proven experience in facilities management, office operations or a similar environment
- Previous line management or supervisory experience
- Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Experience managing contracts, suppliers and service agreements
- Good working knowledge of health and safety requirements
- Confident communicator with a proactive, solution‑focused approach
- Comfortable working cross‑functionally with multiple teams
Qualifications
- IWFM Level 4 qualification (or equivalent experience)
- NEBOSH certificate
- Legionella training
- Qualified First Aider (First Aid at Work)
- Full UK driving licence
Our Values
We're proud to be a values‑led organisation and look for people who demonstrate ASPIRE: Ambitious | Supportive | Personal | Integrity | Responsive | Expert
What You'll Get
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays (rising to 28 with service)
- Holiday purchase scheme
- 1 charity day + 1 wellbeing day
- Pension: 5% employee 8% employer
- AXA Exec or Simply Health plan
- Life assurance (4x salary)
- Plus a range of other benefits and development opportunities
Interested?
If you're an experienced Facilities Manager looking for a varied, hands‑on role, we'd love to hear from you.
Apply now or get in touch to find out more.