Premises Team Leader

Discover yourself in Lewisham where what you do makes a difference to our vibrant and culturally diverse communities!

We have a rich history of welcoming people from all over the world and are proud to be recognised as the UK’s first Borough of Sanctuary, for our work in championing the rights of refugees and migrants.

Introduction

Great environments don't happen by accident—they are built by exceptional leadership. We are seeking a precision-driven Premises Team Leader to master our compliance, elevate our facilities standards, and mentor a team dedicated to operational excellence.

Required

- Ability to distribute building workloads evenly, set clear daily tasks, and monitor performance standards across the team.

- Good level of general education, including GCSE English and Maths (or equivalent).

- Certification or formal training in Health and Safety (such as IOSH Working/Managing Safely).

- Good understanding of legislative and regulatory framework associated with the management of premises and facilities i.e. Health and Safety, Food safety, GDPR.

What’s the role?

To take supervisory and line management responsibility for the premises and facilities team. This includes ensuring that all premises & facilities staff are deployed appropriately across Adult Learning Lewisham centres and designated community premises and the team collectively provides the best possible customer service.
Maintain excellent professional relationships with the contractors, suppliers, all staff, visitors and Centre users, including the corporate FM team, and ensure the efficient logging of jobs, and monitoring of job completion providing regular updates and data to the Premises & Facilities Manager.

What’s in it for you?

Excellent training and development opportunities, plus a range of benefits including:

- Generous holiday allowance

- Local Government Pension scheme

- Flexible working and family friendly policies

- Season ticket and bicycle loans

- A range of staff discounts including local subsidised gym memberships

- Supportive staff networks

What we’re looking for

A solid understanding of risk assessments, method statements, fire safety, security protocols, and general Health & Safety compliance. Ability to source, schedule, and supervise external contractors and service providers on-site. Responsibility for daily opening and closing routines, site security, keyholder duties, and safety checks. A strong organizational and time-management skills to plan workloads, track tasks via facilities management software, and liaise with staff or clients. Experience supervising, training, and motivating a premises team to keep daily operations running smoothly. Practical ability to oversee routine maintenance, grounds upkeep, minor DIY/repairs, and redecoration. Overseeing building safety checks, managing site maintenance, enforcing statutory checks, and supervising staff and contractors.

Location

You will be required to work at various buildings the main centres are;

- Brockley Rise Centre SE23 1PR (main Centre)

- Granville Park Centre SE13 7DU

- Grove Park Centre SE12 0DZ

there are other buildings within our portfolio that we may need to visit from time to time.

Special conditions

- Level 2 / Level 3 Team Leader / Supervisor Standard

- Weekend working is required for this job

- Driving Licence category B is essential

The recruitment process is anonymous and we don’t accept CVs.

Applicant handbook - please read the guidance in this handbook when applying. It is essential that you complete the application fully and that your supporting statement covers how you meet each of the person specification criteria listed.

For an informal discussion about this job, please contact Andrew Smith (Business Manager) [email protected]

Please click here to view the Job Description and Person Specification

Salary

£45,696-£47,367 per annum (PO1)

N.B: All appointments will be offered at the minimum spinal column point (SCP) for the grade of the role. The only exception to this will be when matching current salary (up to the maximum of the scale), which is subject to evidential proof.

Diversity

Lewisham Council is a Disability Confident employer. We welcome and encourage job applications of all abilities. If you require any reasonable adjustments in the application or interview, please contact the lead contact on this advert. We will make reasonable adjustments to make sure our disabled applicants and those with health conditions are supported throughout our recruitment process. We support the access to work scheme, further details are available at www.gov.uk/access-to-work/apply

The Council reserves the right to close adverts early if there is a large response.

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