Facilities Apprentice-18 Month FTC

CMS seeks a Facilities Apprentice for an 18-month fixed-term contract in Manchester to deliver high-quality, proactive facilities support for clients and visitors. The role involves liaising with IT/AV and facilities teams to report faults, assisting AV tasks, setting up conference/meeting rooms (including opening/closing partitions, whiteboards, and room setups), supporting external CMS seminars, conducting weekly audits of conference/meeting rooms to ensure equipment, lighting, air conditioning and fabric meet high standards, and assisting with moves or changes logistics. The candidate will demonstrate strong customer service, effective communication, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Required attributes include willingness to learn about building services and facilities management, numeracy and verbal reasoning, excellent interpersonal and IT skills, and a proactive, detail-oriented approach to tasks and improvements.