Job Description:

Facilities Manager

Sheffield

Start date: September 2026

Contract type: Permanent or Temp – Perm following 12 weeks successful temporary placement 

Working hours: Flexible

Unique School Solutions are supporting a school in Sheffield, who are needing to appoint a Facilities Manager from September 2026.

Your role will be to lead, manage, and develop the premises, health and safety, and cleaning operations across a cluster of school sites. The post holder will ensure all locations provide safe, clean, compliant, and highly functional learning environments while directly line-managing site-based teams and external contractors.

The role is to start in September and will either be a permanent position or a temp to perm after a 12 week period.

About the school:

• Large school with numerous satellite sites
• Diverse community which the school serves
• Ofsted rated “Good” school
• Supportive and well organised leadership team

Essential requirements for the role:

• Proven experience managing facilities, estates, or operations across multiple physical sites
• A recognized Health & Safety qualification, such as IOSH Managing Safely or NEBOSH General Certificate
• Multi-site team leadership experience including line management, rota & cover management and training & development
• Health, Safety & Statutory Compliance experience including statutory testing, risk assessments and audit readiness
• Maintenance & capital works experience including planned & reactive maintenance, contractor management and site security
• Cleaning operations & hygiene experience including standards enforcement and stock & equipment control
• Financial & environmental sustainability experience including budget management and energy management
• Full, clean driving licence and access to a vehicle

By working with Unique School Solutions, you will benefit from:

• The support of an experienced team of specialist consultants as well as a dedicated consultant who will be your point of contact from start to finish
• Paid via PAYE only with an inhouse payroll team, no hidden deductions from your pay
• Access to over 30 FREE, high quality training courses
• Refer a friend scheme
• Access to exclusive opportunities via our partner schools
• The opportunity to gain permanent employment after 12 weeks with no barriers due to our free temp – perm offer to schools

All candidates must adhere to our stringent vetting procedure which includes a face to face registration, professional references, and an Enhanced DBS.

Unique School Solutions is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Unique School Solutions is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

Please note: the post holder will be engaging in regulated activity, working mainly or wholly with children. This position is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay.