Group Technical Maintenance Manager

We're a thriving team passionate about working together to deliver excellence, all in a natural forest environment.

Welcome to Center Parcs – the number one choice for short break holidays, employing a team of over 10,000 across Forest House (our Head Office) and six separate villages located in the UK and Ireland.

Group Technical Maintenance Manager | £80,000 per annum plus 18% bonus scheme and company car

Hybrid role with office, home-working and travel to our villages based in the UK and Ireland. Business travel is a key requirement due to the nature of this role.

Reporting into the Head of Technical Services and Assets, the Group Technical Maintenance Manager is the operational lead for our village-based Central Buildings Technical Services teams. You will ensure that all Center Parcs villages are well maintained, fully operational, compliant and aligned to agreed technical and asset standards.

As the primary point of contact for village-based Central Buildings Asset Managers, you will provide leadership and expert guidance across all technical matters. You will act as the custodian and protector of standards for building assets, infrastructure and M&E equipment across our portfolio, taking a strategic approach to both planned and reactive maintenance activities.

This is a pivotal role in ensuring our villages continue to deliver exceptional guest experiences while maintaining safety, reliability and long-term asset value.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide operational leadership to village-based Central Buildings Technical Services teams
• Act as the central escalation point for technical building and M&E issues across all villages
• Develop and maintain group-wide standards for building assets, infrastructure, and M&E systems
• Define and manage strategic approaches to planned and reactive maintenance
• Ensure all technical capital and revenue projects are delivered effectively, safely, and compliantly
• Minimise operational and guest impact during maintenance and project delivery
• Foster strong working relationships between village operations, Technical Services teams, and the Development M&E team
• Ensure consistent compliance with statutory, regulatory, and internal standards across the estate
• Support business continuity by maintaining critical infrastructure and building assets
• Assist the villages in development of operating budget forecasts ensuring value is attained from all spends

Leadership & Collaboration

As a key member of the Development Senior Management Team, you will take a hands-on leadership approach. You will:

• Mentor, coach, and develop remote and village-based team members
• Encourage high performance and consistency across geographically dispersed teams
• Promote collaboration and positive working relationships with village leadership and operational teams
• Champion best practice, continuous improvement, and knowledge sharing

Hours of work

You will be contracted to work 150 hours per 4-week period (37.5 hours per week). Normal working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. However, dynamic working is available whereby the earliest start time is 7am and the latest finish time is 7pm.

Please note this role is hybrid with office, home-working and travel to our villages based in the UK and Ireland. Business travel is therefore a key requirement due to the nature of this role.

About you

Essential requirements:

• Full UK driving licence
• Qualified to at least HNC in Electrical, Mechanical, Building or FM field
• A broad expertise in hard Facilities Management in a multi-site retail, leisure or hospitality environment
• Excellent knowledge of asset management and planned maintenance systems and protocols
• Mechanical and Electrical systems and Engineering experience
• Excellent communicator and motivator of remotely based teams
• Proven leadership skills, with the ability to motivate, mentor and develop others through good oral and written communication.
• Good financial management skills with the ability to forecast spending requirements and support the creation of a five yearly capital asset replacement plan
• The ability to manage and motivate a team of professionals engaged in maintenance and project delivery based in our villages
• Be a proven team player who is able to build cross party relationships to deliver the company's objectives
• Be able to use own initiative in resolving issues; able to negotiate and know when to escalate issues
• Substantial experience in a multi-site environment with the ability to meet challenging targets with enthusiasm
• Have a passion for delivering excellent customer service to internal stakeholders and village guests

Desirable requirements:

• Experience of computer-based FM systems
• Experience of Building Management Systems from specification to end user

About the benefits

Center Parcs is a fantastic place to work, and the benefits are as impressive as they are unique. Here are just a few:

• Management Bonus Scheme
• Pension Scheme with Life Assurance
• Colleague Recognition and Reward Scheme – offering a choice of Center Parcs and High Street vouchers
• Free use of our leisure facilities
• Discounted Center Parcs breaks
• 20% discount in our restaurant and retail outlets
• Access to Perks at Work Portal - offering a wide range of retail and leisure discounts
• An Employee Assistance Program - providing support on financial, health and legal matters
• Excellent opportunities for career development and progression with the opportunity to gain externally recognised qualifications

If this sounds like your ideal job, then we'd love to see your application.

Closing date: 22nd April 2026

Interviews to be held: 28th and 29th April 2026