Facilities Management Coordinator

Job Introduction

We’re looking for a Facilities Management Coordinator to help us make a difference to our planet. 

As our Facilities Management Coordinator, the job may be suitable for hybrid working, which is where an employee works part of the week in the office and part of the week from home. This is a voluntary, non-contractual arrangement and the location advertised will be your contractual place of work. 

Our opportunity is full time, 37 hours per week, based in Exeter HQ. Our people are at the heart of what we do and we'll do our best to agree a working pattern that works for everyone. 

World changing work 

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the Met Office. This is who we are. 

• We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
• We’re better together - understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
• We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise 

You will assist the Facilities Manager in managing all facilities management related activities to ensure that workplaces and the environment remain suitable for all occupants to stay safe and thrive. You will support all aspects of day-to-day hard and soft facilities management services, including contract and supplier management, in addition to the planning and delivery of an extensive maintenance/minor works programme acting as the key customer interface 

Your key duties:

• Schedule planned maintenance activities, including asset management, and arrange corrective maintenance to safeguard the estate and maintain statutory compliance obligations.
• Management of key bronze level contracts and suppliers e.g., waste, cleaning, grounds, multi-functional devices, vending, mobile telephony and monitor key performance indicators to ensure operational requirements are met
• Act as  contact for enquiries on behalf of the wider Property Management group and ensure queries are directed to the subject matter experts ensuring a quality service and excellent customer communications.
• Management & administration of IT Systems that relate to the building environment e.g. Facilities Management Software (CAFM & CEMAR) Condeco, as well as interfacing with Met Office change management tools; Service now.
• Management of the Invoicing Process in accordance with Government and Met Office mandated targets.
• Provide detailed information / reports in order to comply with key performance indicators and Audit requirements.
• Develop and maintain services such as events in the street and conferences and provide clear communication to building users to ensure that they are in line with the business need

Why join us 

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The Met Office is Great Place to Work UK certified. We are also featured on their ‘Best Workplaces in Tech’ 2023, 2024 and 2025 lists, as well as their ’54 Best Workplaces for Women’ 2023 list.

As our Facilities Management Coordinator, your total reward package will be up to £40,524 annually, which includes: 

• £28,600 base pay.
• An outstanding Civil Service pension, with an average employer contribution of 28.97%.
• Annual Leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) after 5 years and option to buy or sell up to 5 days per year of annual leave.

Essential Criteria, skills and experience: 

1. Possess or working towards Associate level membership of relevant professional body e.g. IWFM Level 4 / 5 as a minimum. (Lead Criteria).
2. A proven track record and experience of corporate financial and procurement processes including identification of cost reduction / efficiency programmes.
3. Excellent customer & relationship management skills.
4. Contract Management experience and ideally accredited to the Govt Commercial College.

The panel may perform a preliminary sift of the lead criteria as indicated above.

How to apply 

If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence of experience and skills. 

Closing date 20/05/2026 at 23:59 with first stage interviews commencing from 27/05/2026. You will hear from us once the closing date has passed. 

Using AI in your application

We welcome applications that use AI tools for support in drafting or refining, as long as they accurately reflect your own skills and experience. All hiring decisions at the Met Office are made by people, not AI. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment.

How we can help 

If you have any questions or would like to discuss this opportunity further, please contact us at careers@metoffice.gov.uk.  

If you’re considering applying and need support to do so, please get in touch. You can request adjustments either within your application or by contacting us. Should you be offered an interview, please be aware there may be a selection exercise which could include a presentation, written test or a scenario-based activity. You can select in your application to be considered under the Disability Confident Scheme. To be invited to interview/assessment under this scheme, your application must meet the essential criteria for the role. 

We understand that great minds don’t always think alike and as an equal opportunities employer we welcome applications from those with all protected characteristics. We recruit on merit, fairness, and open competition in line with the Civil Service Code. 

We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK - please refer to GOV.UK for information. We require Security clearance, for which you need to have resided in the UK for at least 3 of the last 5 years to be eligible, 2 of these years must be immediately preceding the point of your application. You will need to achieve full security clearance within your first 6 months with us. 

If you feel that your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles, and wish to make a complaint, then in the first instance you should contact us at: careers@metoffice.gov.uk If you are not satisfied with the response that you receive, then you can contact the Civil Service Commission at: info@csc.gov.uk