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Sherwood Forest - Head of Village Facilities
Head of Village Facilities
Location & Compensation
Sherwood Forest £75,000 - £90,000 per annum depending on experience, plus 22% bonus scheme
- Company Car
- Personal Medical Insurance (PMI)
A thriving team passionate about working together to deliver excellence, all in a natural forest environment.
About the Role
As Head of Village Facilities, you will play a key leadership role within the Village Senior Leadership Team, working closely with the Village Director to ensure our accommodation, assets, and infrastructure consistently meet the highest standards.
You will provide strategic leadership across:
- Housekeeping
- Technical Services
- Accommodation
- Grounds
- Central Buildings
These teams are fundamental to delivering an exceptional guest experience, ensuring our villages are safe, well-maintained, and presented to a premium standard at all times.
This role is central to operational excellence. You will lead the delivery of:
- Proactive facilities and asset management
- Anticipation of issues before they arise
- Quick and effective resolution when issues occur
Your focus will be unwavering on:
- Safety
- Quality
- Reliability
Driving high standards across every aspect of the village environment through visible leadership, you will foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and pride, empowering your teams to deliver exceptional standards and create memorable experiences for every guest.
Working closely with central teams, you will translate strategic priorities into operational delivery, driving:
- Consistency
- Innovation
- Continuous improvement across the village
Responsibilities
Operational Leadership
- Lead all facilities and maintenance operations across the village
- Ensure assets, accommodation, and environments are reliable, well-maintained, and delivered to the highest standards
- Oversee large-scale housekeeping operations, ensuring:
- Consistent quality
- Smooth delivery during peak volumes
- Early risk identification
- Quick issue resolution with minimal disruption
- Partner with the Village Director and central teams to deliver against the Annual Operating Plan
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Projects & Asset Management
- Support the delivery of capital and operational projects, ensuring:
- Careful planning and communication
- Minimal disruption
- Take ownership of:
- Village assets
- Infrastructure
- Fleet performance
- Support long-term investment planning and maintain high standards of reliability and presentation
Compliance & Safety
- Ensure all facilities operations meet:
- Health
- Safety
- Regulatory requirements
- Maintain robust:
- Audit processes
- Assurance protocols
- Escalation procedures
- Champion a culture of compliance, ensuring teams are:
- Trained
- Accountable
- Consistently operate to the highest safety standards
Colleague Engagement & Culture
- Provide visible, inspiring leadership to large, multi-disciplinary teams
- Build a high-performing, inclusive culture aligned to company values
- Develop capability through:
- Coaching
- Succession planning
- Performance management
- Ensure consistent delivery and strong leadership across all teams
About You (Requirements)
- Proven leading senior leadership experience in:
- Facilities or operational environments
- Managing complex, high-volume operations
- Strong commercial and operational acumen
- Ability to use data and insights to drive:
- Performance
- Efficiency
- Standards
- Ability to use data and insights to drive:
- Track record of leading:
- Large teams
- Change, continuous improvement, and modernisation at scale
- Influential, confident communicator, able to:
- Engage senior stakeholders
- Lead through complexity
- Make decisive decisions in high-pressure situations
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Benefits & Perks
- Management Bonus Scheme (up to 22%)
- Company Car
- Private Medical Insurance (PMI)
- Pension Scheme with Life Assurance
- Discounted Center Parcs breaks
- Free use of our leisure facilities
- 20% discount in our restaurant and retail outlets
- Access to Perks at Work Portal offering a wide range of:
- Retail and leisure discounts
- Employee Assistance Program, providing support on:
- Financial
- Health
- Legal matters
- Excellent opportunities for career development and progression with the opportunity to gain externally recognised qualifications
- Colleague Recognition and Reward Scheme, offering a choice of:
- Center Parcs
- High Street vouchers
Centre Parcs Values
- We care
- We're brave
- We're determined
- We're naturally us
Each colleague at Center Parcs contributes to building better worlds for:
- Guests
- Colleagues
- Communities
- The environment
Apply Now
Closing date: 19th July 2026
Please note this vacancy may close at any time once sufficient applications have been received. Early submission of your application is therefore encouraged.
Application Process Note:
- Center Parcs is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- We value behaviour over qualifications or experience.
- A Disability Confident Employer — support or reasonable adjustments available during application or interview.
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