Head of facilities

Closing date for applications: Friday 27th March 2026 9:00am

Salary: £50,000

Location: Bristol

Working hours: Full-Time, 37 Hours

Lead the strategy behind a major live music venue, shaping how its spaces are maintained, developed and future-proofed for world-class performances.

Bristol Beacon is the South West’s largest concert hall, promoting musical excellence, creative learning, and community engagement. Our newly refurbished concert halls and Music Education Centre are central to our mission of uniting people through the joy of live music.

We’re seeking a strategic, forward-thinking Head of Facilities to shape and deliver the long-term building management and capital investment strategy across Beacon Music Centre and Bristol Beacon.This is a senior leadership role with real impact; overseeing everything from PPM and asset management to major renewal projects, compliance, sustainability, and contractor performance in a complex, high-footfall, live-event environment.

Reporting to the Operations & Commercial Director, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring our venues remain safe, resilient, sustainable, and world-class; supporting artists, audiences, and communities every day. If you bring senior facilities leadership experience in complex, public-facing environments, and thrive in fast-moving, high-pressure settings we’d love to hear from you.

Help us create safe, welcoming and inspiring spaces at the heart of Bristol’s cultural life. We particularly encourage and support applications from disabled and ethnically diverse backgrounds as these groups are currently underrepresented within the arts and culture sectors.

Key responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Planning

• Lead the development and delivery of the organisation’s long‑term facilities, maintenance, and capital investment strategy for Bristol Beacon and Beacon Music Centre aligned with organisational objectives.
• Champion a culture of safety, sustainability, and continuous improvement across the facilities team and wider organisation.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure facilities planning aligns with operational needs and organisational priorities.

Operations & Estate Management

• Oversee all repairs, PPM schedules, and building infrastructure works, ensuring both sites are maintained to high standards and in line with lease obligations.

• Maintain expert oversight of all Building Management Systems, including ICT, fire, intruder, mechanical, electrical, heating, cooling and water systems.

• Manage building security, key‑holding arrangements, and all access control systems.

• Procure and manage outsourced IT support services, including tendering, contract oversight, performance monitoring, and ensuring that IT provision meets operational and organisational requirements.

People Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop the Facilities team, ensuring high performance, clear accountability, and a collaborative working culture.

• Ensure staff rotas support the operational and event needs of a busy multi‑venue schedule.

• Line‑manage the Facilities Manager and Deputy Facilities Manager supporting development, performance, and training.

Financial & Contract Management

• Manage facilities budgets with strong financial control, risk identification, and cost efficiencies.

• Develop transparent procurement and tendering processes, ensuring value for money and high‑quality contractor performance.

• Procure and manage all service contracts (e.g. electrical, HVAC, plumbing, IT, lifts, waste, cleaning, specialist systems).

• Maintain accurate asset information and contribute to ongoing asset management planning

Compliance, Health & Safety

• Provide operational leadership on fire safety as the organisation’s Competent Person and support the Operations & Commercial Director in implementing H&S policy, training, and compliance.

• Ensure both venues meet all statutory requirements and best‑practice standards across safety, maintenance, security, and building operations.

• Oversee risk assessments and method statements, ensuring regular emergency evacuation drills and statutory checks.

Sustainability & Organisational Strategy

• Contribute to the Trust’s environmental sustainability goals, especially energy efficiency and resource management.

• Advise senior leadership on facility-related issues and keep policies aligned with current legislation and best practice.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with Bristol City Council and other external bodies

Knowledge, skills and experience

• Strategic Leadership & Planning

• Operational & Technical Excellence

• Communication & Collaboration

• Financial & Contract Management

• Compliance, Safety & Risk

• Adaptability, Problem Solving & Judgement

• Customer Service & Stakeholder Experience

• Planning & Organisation

We welcome and encourage applications from candidates who are under-represented in the creative industries.

Please make sure that you state in your application that you found this role via Creative Access.