Premises Team Leader

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

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.

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 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.

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 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.
• 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.

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

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