Carlisle United Football Club are looking to recruit an experienced Facilities Manager to be responsible for stadium maintenance and to oversee health and safety provisions as well as equipment management.
This position is permanent, full time (37.5hrs per week). Based at Brunton Park and includes working Saturday and Tuesday evenings when there are home matches.
Main roles and responsibilities –
- Organise, repair and maintenance scheduling, undertaking fixes, minor repairs and handiwork
- Preparing the stadium prior to each home match
- Point of contact for all stadium utilities
- Manage projects at the stadium and external sites
- Manage the non-grass stadium care team
- Manage third party contractors
- Maintain all Health and Safety compliance
- Lead the annual SAG compliance – annual specialists reviews and inspections
- Manage all site/premise compliance – licences, records and testing
Skills required
Proven experience as a staff manager in a facilities role in a position of responsibility.
Experience of H&S management and administration.
Basic trade skills (fixing/repairs). A professional trade would be advantageous.
Good administration skills – task management and control.
Excellent communication and organisational skills.
Must have a full driving licence.
Safeguarding
Carlisle United Football Club is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This role may involve working with U18’s and as such is subject to Enhanced Criminal
Records Bureau (CRB) checks. Clearance through the FACRB system is required before any
employee may commence employment. As such this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation
of Offenders Act (1974) and the postholder applicant must disclose all previous convictions
including spent convictions.
Equal Opportunities
The Club is committed to applying its Equality Policy at all stages of recruitment and selection, and adverts will contain an equal opportunities statement.
Shortlisting, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / being on maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.
Any candidate with a disability will not be excluded unless the candidate is unable to perform a duty that is intrinsic to the role, having taken into account reasonable adjustments. Reasonable adjustments to the selection process will be made to ensure that no applicant is disadvantaged because of his/her disability.
How to apply –
Please send a covering letter and your CV for the attention of Sarah McKnight, Club Secretary, by email to Sarah.mcknight@carlisleunited.co.uk
Closing date is 17th May 2024
