Area Manager

Area Manager – East Anglia
Location: Colchester (covering East Anglia)
Working Pattern: Home-based with regular travel and client site meetings (minimum 2 days per week in Chelmsford)
Contract Type: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: £50,000 – £55,000 + Company Car/Car Allowance

About the Role
Mainstay Recruitment are recruiting for an exciting opportunity for an experienced and driven Area Manager to lead service delivery across the Reserve Forces and Cadets Association (RFCA) estate throughout East Anglia. This role is ideal for a strong operational leader with experience in facilities management, estates maintenance, or service delivery environments who is passionate about operational excellence, people leadership, and building lasting client relationships.

Key Responsibilities
As Area Manager, you will oversee the delivery of high-quality maintenance services across the RFCA portfolio, including:

Planned and reactive maintenance
Grounds maintenance
Statutory compliance and risk management
Operational performance against KPIs and service standards
Delivery of capital works and improvement projectsYou will work closely with clients, internal teams, and supply chain partners to drive continuous improvement, maintain high operational standards, and ensure excellent customer service across the estate.
The role also involves:

Leading, mentoring, and developing operational teams
Managing performance, budgets, and reporting requirements
Supporting strategic operational improvements
Building strong stakeholder relationships across multiple levels
Promoting a positive, inclusive, and collaborative working cultureAbout You
To be successful in this role, you will have:

Proven operational leadership experience within facilities management, estates, or maintenance environments
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Experience managing budgets, KPIs, and performance reporting
The ability to lead teams and drive operational improvements
Strong problem-solving and organisational skills
Technical or engineering/trades knowledge, ideally supported by relevant qualificationsAdditional Requirements

Full UK driving licence
Flexibility to travel regularly across East Anglia
UK nationality with the ability to obtain Security Clearance (SC)What’s on Offer

25 days annual leave
6% matched pension contribution
Company car or car allowance
Private medical cover for employee and partner
Life assurance (2x annual salary)To apply for this role please follow the link on this page or for more information call Mainstay Recruitment's Walsall office and ask for Sam or Tom