Building and Facilities Officer

Full Time, 40 hours per week
Permanent Contract

The Building and Facilities Officer is an integral part of the Buildings and Facilities function, ensuring best service is provided to the Collection, its staff and visitors at all times. The role plays an integral part in helping to ensure that Hertford House is maintained and operating to the highest standards by working with colleagues and external contractors and consultants.

The role supports the Head of Buildings & Facilities and is responsible for the day-to-day administration of the department and its interaction and communication with other departments and staff. Liaising with external suppliers and contractors is a key part of the role.

Salary, Benefits and Working Hours

The salary for this post is between £29,000 to £32,000 per annum dependent on skills and experience.

In addition, the post-holder will receive 25 days paid annual leave plus bank holidays and 2.5 ‘privilege’ days. Employees are also offered the following benefits:

• Membership of an Occupational Pension Scheme:
• Alpha – a defined benefit occupational pension scheme (28.97%)
• Partnership pension account - a stakeholder pension
• Interest free loans after six months satisfactory service:
• Interest free season ticket loan
• Cycle to work loan
• Eye Tests
• Occupational Health Service
• Annual Flu Jab
• Employee Assistance Programme:
• Services available 24/7 and 365 days per year to all employees
• Free therapy service of up to six sessions per issue, per year (each session lasts 45 50 minutes)
• First Aiders
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Parental Leave
• Training and Development Opportunities

For this post, the normal working week is a five-day week, Monday to Friday. The normal working day will be 08.00 to 16.00. However, regular early morning and evening working will be expected as part of the role for which you will be given time off in lieu or overtime for as agreed with your line manager.

How to Apply

Please complete the Application Form, and the Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, following the links provided on our website. Please note the equal opportunities form is used for monitoring purposes only and does not form part of the selection process. Both forms should be emailed to [email protected] by midnight 10/08/2025. Please note late applications or applications via a CV will not be considered.

Interviews for the role will take place week commencing, 11/08/2025. Candidates who have been shortlisted for interview will be contacted after the closing date. Due to the large number of applications we receive, it will not be possible to contact or give feedback to candidates who have not been shortlisted for interview.

Start date: As soon as possible

Appointment to the role is subject to a satisfactory Basic Disclosure check. The Wallace Collection is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Building & Facilities Officer Candidate Pack

The Wallace Collection Application Form Building & Facilities Officer

Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form