Department: Facilities and Estates

Hours of Work: 40 hours per week (including matchdays, evenings and weekends)

Salary: Attractive Remuneration Package dependent on experience

Location: Villa Park

Closing Date: Sunday 10 August 2025

1. The Department

Our Facilities and Estates Department are responsible for looking after our facilities across all our sites – Villa Park, Bodymoor Heath Training Ground and our Brookvale Inner City Academy. The Club are continuing our rapid growth trajectory both on and off the pitch including the development and expansion of our sites and facilities. The team are vital in this journey supporting the major redevelopment work across all Club sites, enabling our day-to-day operations and matchdays to happen ensuring all our facilities are maintained to the highest standard possible.

2. The Role

This is a dynamic, varied role in a fast-paced exciting environment with a real opportunity to make a difference to our Villa Park site. You will be responsible for supervising the Facilities and Estates Team at Villa Park, this will include monitoring the quality of performance of the team, acting as the first point of contact for all maintenance queries and managing subcontractors to ensure the highest quality of work.

You will also develop and carry out a planned preventive and response maintenance programme and ensure compliance with all relevant guidelines and regulations including the management and control of the Building Management System (BMS) functions.

For further information about the Role, please see the Role Profile.

3. The Person

We are looking for a calm and pro-active person who can use their initiative. You must hold a City and Guilds Level 2 qualification (or equivalent), IOSH working safely qualification and have a high-level understanding of Health and Safety requirements, procedures and best practice.

You will need to be able to work flexibly as the Club requires which will include matchdays, evenings and weekends. You will need to have a driving licence with access to a vehicle or the ability to travel between our Club sites, including Villa Park, London Office, and Bodymoor Heath Training Ground

As part of your application, please ensure you upload your CV and Cover Letter.

Right to Close Vacancy Posting Early

The Club reserves the right to close any advertised vacancies earlier than the advertised closing date if sufficient applications have been received.

Equality Statement

Aston Villa Football Club celebrates the diversity of its Club and embrace equal opportunities for all.  We welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, disability, gender reassignment, pregnancy and maternity, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, sex and religion or belief.

Safeguarding Statement

Aston Villa Football Club is fully committed to safeguarding children and adults at risk across our Club. As such, we adhere to Safer Recruitment processes and for some roles a satisfactory enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure & Barring Service may be required prior to starting in a role at the Club. For more information, please see AVFC - Safeguarding