Supervisor FM

The Vacancy

🔧 Supervisor (Facilities Management)
📍 Southern England (Field-based)
📅 Full-time ¦ Permanent
🏢 WPS

Are you an experienced FM Supervisor looking to take the next step in your career with a company that values quality, safety, and people? WPS is seeking a proactive and driven A/C Qualified Supervisor (FM) to join our team, covering a portfolio of sites across Southern England.

💼 About the Role

As a Supervisor within our Facilities Management division, you’ll be responsible for overseeing the delivery of planned and reactive maintenance services across a range of public sector and commercial properties. You’ll lead a team of operatives and subcontractors, ensuring works are completed safely, on time, and to the highest standards.

🛠 Key Responsibilities

• Supervise day-to-day FM operations across multiple sites
• Ensure compliance with health & safety and statutory regulations
• Manage and coordinate subcontractors and in-house teams
• Conduct site inspections, audits, and quality checks
• Liaise with clients and stakeholders to ensure service excellence
• Support the delivery of KPIs and contractual obligations
• Maintain accurate records and reporting via CAFM systems
• Approver for AC Compliance paperwork from our portfolio’s

👤 About You

We’re looking for someone with:

• Proven experience in a supervisory role within FM or building maintenance
• Strong knowledge of H&S legislation and compliance
• Excellent communication and organisational skills
• A full UK driving licence (essential)
• Relevant trade qualifications or FM certifications (essential) Fgas cat 1 & Level 2 or equivalent refrigerant trade qualifications

🌟 What We Offer

• Competitive salary + company van
• Pension & life assurance
• Opportunities for career progression and professional development
• A supportive and inclusive working environment

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.