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Contract: Full Time, 42 hours a week

Location: The City Ground, Nottingham, NG2 5FJ

Department: Facilities and Maintenance

Reporting to: Head of Facilities

Closing Date For Applications: 20th November 2026

About the Role:

Based at The City Ground – the historic home of Nottingham Forest Football Club – this role will oversee all aspects of facilities management at the stadium, with a strong focus on cleaning services, waste management, and ensuring matchday hospitality areas, including the boardroom, are maintained to the highest possible standards.

The Facilities Manager will play a key role in delivering a first-class environment for supporters, staff, players, VIPs, and media, with specific responsibilities on home matchdays, ensuring the stadium is operationally ready and presented immaculately.

This role requires a proactive and hands-on leader, capable of managing a multi-disciplined team, including cleaners, maintenance staff, and external contractors. The successful candidate will be a visible presence on matchdays and throughout the week, ensuring that the facilities are clean, safe, compliant, and well maintained

The Perks of the Job:

• Opportunity to access tickets for events at The City Ground.

• Employee Assistance Programme.

• Access to high street and gym discounts.

• Discount within our Club shop.

• Free on-site parking.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the day-to-day facilities management of The City Ground.

• Lead and manage the cleaning team and contracted cleaning providers, ensuring all areas of the stadium, including public spaces, offices, changing rooms, and hospitality suites, meet high cleanliness standards.

• Take full ownership of waste management processes, ensuring effective, safe, and sustainable disposal of waste across the stadium.

• Deliver and uphold matchday readiness standards, including preparation and presentation of the boardroom, directors' box, VIP areas, and media zones.

• Manage the stadium’s maintenance technician(s), ensuring that planned and reactive maintenance tasks are completed effectively.

• Develop and manage a robust Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedule.

• Monitor and manage maintenance and cleaning budgets,

• ordering supplies and consumables as required, and reporting anomalies to the Head of Facilities.

• Coordinate and supervise external contractors and service providers, ensuring compliance with club policies, safety standards, and work quality.

• Conduct regular inspections and audits of stadium facilities, resolving issues proactively.

• Maintain all required documentation and logs, including compliance records, contractor files, and safety certifications.

• Lead on minor refurbishments and improvement projects at the stadium.

• Support and contribute to club-wide environmental and sustainability initiatives.

• Be present and operational for all home fixtures, including midweek and weekend games, and special events hosted at the stadium.

• Support the wider facilities team with projects at other club sites (e.g., the Training Ground) as required

What are we looking for:

Essential:

• Previous experience in a facilities management role

• Experience managing cleaning operations in a commercial or hospitality setting

• Experience managing and leading teams

• Strong knowledge of health & safety compliance, risk assessments, and contractor management

• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Experience in a stadium or sports venue environment

• Experience in the use of Halo event management software

• Health & Safety qualification (e.g., IOSH, NEBOSH)

• Experience leading capital works or minor refurbishment projects

Forest For Everyone

We aim to create a culture which embraces and celebrates our differences, enables individuals to feel comfortable, maximise their potential and eliminate discrimination.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender reassignment, marital / civil partnership status, pregnancy / maternity leave, race, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected characteristic.

Nottingham Forest Football Club is a signatory of the FA’s Football Leadership Diversity Code. We are committed to developing policies to promote equal opportunities and diversity within our workforce. To monitor our progress against these commitments, we Invite all applicants to provide diversity data during the application process.

Disability Confident Committed Employer

We are a Disability Confident Committed employer.  We encourage applications from people with disabilities and long-term health conditions.  If you need disability-related adjustments to the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.

If you are likely to meet the definition of being a "disabled person" according to the Equality Act 2010, you may be eligible to apply for an interview via the Disability Confident Scheme - please indicate this in your application form below.  The information you share with us about your health or disability will not be used in recruitment selections.

Our Commitment to Safeguarding

As part of the Club’s commitment to safeguarding, the successful applicant may be required to undergo a Disclosure Barring Service (“DBS”) check. The level of check required will depend on the requirements of the role. Individuals will be asked to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands, warnings or bind-overs that they are required to disclose for the level of check applicable to the role, in accordance with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (as amended) and the DBS filtering rules. The results of any check will be considered on an individual basis, and the Club will act proportionately in deciding whether to proceed with the appointment. The Club reserves the right to carry out risk assessments where content has been disclosed if it feels that it is relevant to the job requirements of the role. Failure to satisfy the Club, FA’s and the PL's safeguarding requirements may lead to the job offer being withdrawn or, if they have already started employment, summary termination of the employment, in accordance with the Club's disciplinary procedures

Health and Safety

Nottingham Forest is committed to maintaining a safe and healthy working environment for all employees, contractors, visitors, and guests. All employees are expected to comply with company health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments, use equipment and PPE correctly and report any hazards, accidents and near misses. Appropriate training will be provided to ensure everyone understands their health and safety responsibilities.