Working in the Facilities Team with our Facilities Manager for the South of England and the other Team Members, you will play a critical role in helping deliver the overall operation function Facilities and Physical Security activity for Homes England in the Bristol office. You will be joining our small but enthusiastic, friendly and experienced team of 17 people, who are committed to making positive changes in how we manage Homes England’s accommodation to maximise space, minimise costs and provide for the efficient functioning of colleagues working in our offices.

The Facilities Team are dedicated to delivering a first-class customer service, resolving all FM tasks within agreed published SLA (Service Level Agreement) wherever possible, taking an innovative and creative approach to Facilities and Physical Security Management issues. The Facilities Manager for the South values diversity in experience and perspective to foster good decision making and problem solving within the team.

This is a rare chance to shape the future operational delivery and change in a fast growing, national organisation with real social purpose. Working with key stakeholders and a professional Facilities Management team you will ensure efficient, consistent and effective resolution of high volumes of tasks and have the opportunity to help create an effective platform to achieve this.

The role will ensure a safe, secure, and efficient office environment that enables colleagues to perform at their best. There are some exciting and ambitious projects to get involved in around Facilities and Physical Security Management, and this is an excellent opportunity to balance day to day delivery whilst bringing innovative solutions to the overall Facilities Management service offering.

A bit about you…

You'll be comfortable supporting the Facilities Manager for the South of England with complex operational issues, aiming to optimise the organisational environment, enabling the organisation to succeed. You will be proficient in delivering high quality facilities services within property and facilities related environments, with the ability to problem solve creatively.

Delivering on a mission as bold as ours isn’t always easy. You will be resilient and comfortable maintaining a professional, functional, and sustainable workplace that reflect the agency’s values, behaviours and culture. You will enjoy working in an innovative, fun and engaging way while delivering high quality customer support by acting as the welcoming face of the agency.

As an experienced property and facilities professional you’ll understand how to engage with colleagues and be able to demonstrate you can work with others as part of a team in a collaborative, inclusive way.

Who are we?

Homes England: The Housing and Regeneration Agency

We believe that affordable, quality homes in well-designed places are key to improving people’s lives. As the government’s housing and regeneration agency, we create thriving new places and transform urban areas, combining the full breadth of our powers, expertise, land, capital and influence to bring investment to communities and get more homes built.

How? We form long-term partnerships that bridge the gap between the public and private sector to meet local needs and aspirations. We use our influence to champion the creation of sustainable homes, communities and places that are brilliantly designed for the people that live there now, and in the future. And we use our funding and support to build a more resilient, diverse and innovative housing sector, helping new entrants in the market, encouraging modern methods of construction and design, and promoting the utmost attention to building safety.

Together with our partners, we’re accelerating the pace of house building, remediation and regeneration across the country, as we seek to deliver ever more affordable homes in places people are proud to call home for generations to come.

What we offer...

As well as a competitive salary and 33 days annual leave. We’ll support you, wherever possible, so that you don’t miss out on what matters to you.

Membership of the Homes and Communities Agency Pension Scheme, which is a contributory defined benefit scheme with the amount you receive on retirement based on your salary and years worked at the Agency.

Internal applicants: please note that if you are successful, the salary you are offered will be in accordance with our pay policy. You can find details on the HR Hub SharePoint site.

If you ever need a bit of extra help, we have a great employee assistance programme, a wide range of healthcare plans, financial wellbeing support and access to many great discounts with leading high street names.

Our range of network groups are also there to support you to be yourself at work and play a key role in helping shape our future.

If you are a member of a professional body, we’ll pay for your membership and once you get your digital kit, you’ll be good to go.

We would encourage all applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may close vacancies early should we receive a high number of applications.

We also encourage you to apply using the full application option as opposed to quick apply, this is especially important if you would like to indicate to us that you would like to be considered under the disability confident scheme.

We’re a diverse team of more than 1,000 professionals spanning 17 professions, helping Homes England to be effective, efficient and deliver for communities.

Our people remain at the heart of everything we do, and we’re committed to building an Agency that not only reflects the diverse communities we serve, but also champions inclusion in how we shape homes and places across the country. For more information about our EDI strategy please see our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Report 2024 to 2025 — Second Edition - GOV.UK

You will be required to have the Right to Work in the UK and Homes England do not offer visa sponsorship. If your application is shortlisted to interview we will require you to provide proof of your Right to Work in the UK at this stage.

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