Facilities Co-ordinator

National Trust

Date: 5 days ago
City: Shrewsbury, England
Contract type: Full time

Summary

We're looking for a Facilities Co-ordinator to join the Facilities and Business Services Team at Attingham Park and Sunnycroft. This is an exciting opportunity to help care for a wide range of historic buildings, visitor facilities, estate properties, workshops, commercial spaces and car parks, ensuring they remain safe, compliant and welcoming for everyone.

Looking after what we've got is at the heart of what we do every day. With a diverse estate to care for and thousands of visitors enjoying our places each year, we're looking for someone who enjoys variety, has a great eye for detail and takes pride in helping things run smoothly.

Interview date: Friday 6th November 2026

Accommodation is provided to the postholder for the proper or better performance of their duties in accordance with Trust criteria and HMRC rules

What It's Like To Work Here

Attingham Park is one of the National Trust's busiest places, welcoming more than 600,000 visitors each year. Alongside the historic mansion, walled garden and wider estate, the Facilities Team supports a broad range of buildings and facilities across the estate, including Sunnycroft in Wellington, Telford.

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, you'll join a supportive and collaborative team made up of facilities, business services and operational colleagues who work together to keep our places safe, compliant and welcoming. With so much happening across the estate, no two days are ever the same, so you'll need to be someone who enjoys variety and is happy adapting to changing priorities.

You'll be primarily based at Attingham Park, although occasional travel across the wider estate will be required for meetings, training and operational support. You'll work on a rota that may include any day of the week, including weekends and bank holidays as the property is open 365 days a year.

What You'll Be Doing

Your role is pivotal to the efficient running of the Attingham Estate, we're looking for someone who enjoys variety and takes pride in helping keep things running smoothly, safely and to a high standard.

You'll support the Facilities Manager in the areas of Health & Safety, Security, Fire, Environmental Management and Compliance, helping to ensure our buildings and facilities are well maintained, fit for purpose and welcoming for everyone who visits, works and volunteers here.

You'll help coordinate planned, preventative and reactive maintenance across the portfolio, responding to issues promptly, liaising with contractors and supporting colleagues to create a safe and compliant working environment. You'll also play an important role in helping to maintain high standards across our public and operational spaces, ensuring our facilities reflect the special nature of the places in our care.

You'll provide excellent support to colleagues, visitors and external contractors, responding to enquiries, coordinating facilities-related activities and using a range of IT systems to maintain accurate records, monitor compliance requirements and support the effective delivery of facilities services.

With plenty going on at any one time, you'll need good organisational skills, attention to detail and a positive, can-do attitude. Looking after such special places means you'll always be looking for ways to improve processes, maintain high standards and help the Facilities Team deliver an efficient and effective service.

No two days are the same, and whether you're arranging contractor visits, supporting compliance checks, helping resolve operational issues or ensuring our visitor facilities are at their best, you'll play an important role in supporting the day-to-day operation of the Attingham Estate.

Who We're Looking For

We'd love to hear from you if you’re:

  • knowledge of health, safety and compliance requirements, including fire safety, security and emergency response
  • strong organisational and IT skills, with experience using Microsoft Office and information management systems
  • effective communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across teams
  • customer-focused and adaptable, with experience managing budgets and delivering high-quality services
  • happy to learn new skills.

The package

The National Trust has the motto ‘For everyone, for ever’ at its heart. We’re working hard to create an inclusive culture, where everyone feels they belong. It’s important that our people reflect and represent the diversity of the communities and audiences we serve. We welcome and value difference, so when we say we’re for everyone, we want everyone to be welcome in our teams too.

  • Substantial pension scheme of up to 10% basic salary
  • Free entry to National Trust places for you, a guest and your children (under 18)
  • Rental deposit loan scheme
  • Season ticket loan
  • EV car lease scheme (for roles that meet the salary criteria)
  • Perks at work discounts such as gym memberships, shopping discount codes, cinema discounts
  • Holiday allowance up to 32 days relating to length of service, plus holiday purchase scheme, subject to meeting minimum criteria.
  • Flexible working whenever possible
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Free parking at most Trust places

Click here to find out more about the benefits we offer to support you.

National Trust place

Attingham Park, Atcham, Shrewsbury, SY4 4TP

Documents

  • Facilities Co-ordinator - Career Level B.pdf
  • Out of Hours Duty Requirements Form - Attingham Park.pdf

Requirements

Compliance.Eligibility to Work in the UK

Additional information

Closing Date: 1st November 2026

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Equal Opportunities Statement

The National Trust celebrates diversity and is committed to creating a fair and equal society, free from discrimination. You can read more about our commitment to inclusion and diversity here.

Safeguarding Statement

The National Trust is committed to a safe recruitment processes to help the organisation attract and appoint the right staff/volunteer for the role and responsibilities as set out in the vacancy advert. We will not accept applicants who are not suitable to work with children, young people or adults at risk. If you have any questions around your suitability for this vacancy, please contact the people service centre.

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