Building Services Manager

Building Services Manager (Defence)
Bristol – 5 days on site, with flexibility as needed.

Salary: £45,084 to £63,750 per annum (experience dependent) plus 12.5% employer pension contribution and private medical insurance.

Security Clearance: Defence related government security clearance required once in role.

Closing Date: 30th January 2026 – we reserve the right to close the advert early if required.

This is a new role for NCC which will initially focus on contributing to the design and construction of our brand‑new facility, attending and contributing to project/design meetings, and then being part of the facilities management team that will inherit the facility in approximately 18 months.

Following go‑live, you will lead a multidisciplinary team of primarily outsourced engineers in delivering safe, efficient, and reliable facilities management hard services through timely reactive maintenance, adherence to planned preventive maintenance schedules, and continuous improvement of building system performance and service standards.

• Undertake all necessary activity to ensure building meets statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Manage all hard services operations, including mechanical, electrical, HVAC, plumbing, and building fabric maintenance.
• Manage a Planned Preventative Maintenance programme for the plant and general building.
• Act as technical lead of the building management system, ensuring clean room conditions and other parameters are maintained within agreed limits.
• Manage building users’ expectations and aim for consistently high levels of customer satisfaction; manage client relationships.
• Quality control subcontractor work by utilising spot checks, audits, and review of safety paperwork; maintain CAFM systems and site records.
• Work with capability leads to ensure new equipment and building changes have appropriate provision of services (e.g., fire prevention/detection, electricity, water, air, drainage).
• Act as Zone Owner of all areas of the building not managed by Capability teams.
• Support the Estates Team in managing and coordinating contractors on site.
• Carry out emergency roles, e.g., act as Emergency Manager of Fire Safety.
• Participate in the wider Estates Operations team to provide strong customer service, agree SLAs and KPIs, and meet those SLAs and KPIs.
• Identify and forecast life‑cycle replacement requirements and sustainable replacement options.
• Act as a Deputy to the Estates Manager.
• Develop and support collaborative working with the H&S Team on new projects, technologies, and role‑model our H&S culture.

• Experience in a similar role (Hard/Soft Services) supporting the activities described above.
• Willingness and ability to undertake government security clearance.
• Experience in a defence or manufacturing environment (high complexity, high risk).
• Experience working in highly digital environments using Building Management Systems.
• Qualifications IOSH and NEBOSH (or equivalent).
• Strong knowledge and ideally qualification relating to either electrical or mechanical engineering.
• Experience managing third parties and related staff.
• Desirable:
  Any team or line management experience.
• Desirable:
  Membership of a relevant professional body.

Not sure if it’s a fit? Have a quick chat first – please reach out to Jon Barratt via Linked In or the NCC careers site.

Annual salary reviews; company‑paid private medical insurance; up to 12.5% employer pension contribution; great people; honorary staff status at the University of Bristol. With a genuine focus on wellbeing, EDI and learning and development this is a chance to build your career in a thriving R&D facility with a bright future.

We help manufacturers take on bigger challenges – whether that’s building cleaner aircraft, scaling up offshore wind, or strengthening the UK’s supply chains. We’re here to deliver practical outcomes, not prototypes that sit on shelves. We work across 16 sectors, from defence and energy to infrastructure and space. Some projects are with global tier 1s, others with small UK firms solving one specific problem – the work is always varied, and always real.

We’re not a startup. We’re not a corporate. We’re a national centre with the kit, time and people to do the job properly. The teams are focused, the thinking is sharp, and you’ll be trusted to get on with it.