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 projects

You 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 culture

About 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 qualifications

Additional 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.