About Us
PENSION ENHANCEMENTS UP TO 10% | 4-WEEK SABBATICAL EVERY 5 YEARS | STAFF DISCOUNT | EXTRA HOLIDAY DAY EACH YEAR
We love great craft beer. We want everyone to be as passionate about it as we are – and our central team are vital in this mission. Every single person in our team can shape our future for the better, whether that’s for our people, planet or our incredible beer. Because we expect great things from you, we give great things back.
PENSION ENHANCEMENT | We increase our contributions to your pension up to 10% of your salary so together we can properly invest in your future. And, since the statutory amount all businesses pay is 3%, our decision to pay above that shows we’re taking your future seriously.
4-WEEK SABBATICAL| After every 5 years here you will receive an additional 4 weeks off to spend doing whatever you want.
STAFF DISCOUNT | 25% off in bars, 30% off online and 50% off BrewDog Merch to fill up your fridge and your wardrobe* (*don’t put your hoody in the fridge though)
ADDITIONAL HOLIDAY DAYS | For every full year completed up to your 5th year with us we add on one additional day’s leave above and beyond your initial entitlement. You therefore get an extra full week off at 5 years every single year onward to rest up.
AND A LOT MORE | Okay, deep breath… enhanced sick pay, healthcare, life assurance, high street retail discounts, employee assistance programmes, enhanced family friendly policies around maternity and paternity leave, pawternity leave, DE+I and crew forum groups and an allowance to quality check some beers each month!
About The Role
Job Purpose
The Facilities Manager will lead a safe, compliant, reliable and welcoming estate across all BrewDog bars and the brewery in Ellon.
This London-based role brings together facilities management for Brewing bars and the Ellon brewery along with HSEQ oversight for Brewdog bars, providing one trusted point of contact for operational teams, leaders and external partners. You will set clear standards, anticipate risk and make practical, commercially sound decisions about what BrewDog can deliver in-house and where specialist support is required. By combining visible leadership with disciplined compliance and project coordination, you will protect our people, customers, products, sites and licence to operate while helping every location perform at its best.
Key Result Area / Principal Duties & Responsibilities
Facilities Strategy & Estate Performance
- Own the facilities plan and service standards for BrewDog bars and the Ellon brewery, balancing safety, compliance, operational continuity, customer experience and cost.
- Maintain clear oversight of site condition through planned visits, audits, asset information, performance data and close partnership with bar and brewery teams.
- Lead planned and reactive maintenance priorities, ensuring issues are triaged, communicated and resolved with minimal disruption to trade or production.
- Oversee the execution of facilty services across the estate including cleaning, security, grounds maintenance and waste management.
- Define which activities can be completed safely and effectively in-house and which require competent, appropriately accredited specialists.
- Drive a proactive, preventative approach that improves asset reliability, reduces downtime and strengthens long-term value.
HSEQ, Risk & Regulatory Compliance
- Own the facilities-related HSEQ compliance framework, staying current with relevant UK legislation, regulatory guidance, codes of practice and industry standards across bars, offices and brewery operations.
- Ensure effective arrangements for statutory inspection, testing and maintenance, including fire, electrical, gas, water hygiene, asbestos, lifts and work equipment, pressure systems and hazardous substances where applicable.
- Partner with Food, Operations and Production teams on food safety, hygiene, allergen, licensing, workplace welfare and customer-facing compliance requirements.
- Lead and review facilities risk assessments, safe systems of work, contractor controls and emergency arrangements, ensuring actions are prioritised, owned and closed on time.
- Maintain auditable compliance records and provide clear assurance reporting, escalating significant risks, incidents or gaps promptly through both reporting lines.
- Support incident investigation, root-cause analysis and corrective action, embedding learning across the estate.
- Promote environmental and quality standards through responsible waste, utilities, asset and supplier practices, aligned with BrewDog policies and targets.
Contractor & Supplier Management
- Act as BrewDog's principal facilities contact for contractors, service partners, landlords, consultants and relevant authorities.
- Source, appoint, induct and manage competent contractors with appropriate insurance, qualifications, risk assessments, method statements and permits to work.
- Set service levels and measures, challenge performance and verify that works are safe, compliant, completed to specification and delivered on time and within budget.
- Build a resilient supplier network and robust escalation arrangements for urgent or business-critical issues.
Capital Projects & Change
- Serve as the BrewDog facilities and HSEQ point of contact for major capital projects, refurbishments, openings, closures and significant site works.
- Work alongside the relevant Project Manager from concept through handover, contributing operational requirements, risk and compliance input, contractor coordination and site-readiness assurance.
- Ensure designs and project decisions consider maintainability, lifecycle cost, statutory duties, food safety, accessibility, safe operation and business continuity.
- Coordinate commissioning, documentation, training, asset information and a controlled handover into business-as-usual operations.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Line manage, coach and develop the Facilities Coordinator based in Ellon, setting priorities and creating a strong, responsive service across the brewery and HQ office.
- Build trusted relationships with General Managers and operational leaders, providing practical advice, clear ownership and timely updates.
- Operate confidently within the dual reporting structure, aligning priorities and reporting to the Directors of Bars as primary line managers and the Chief Production Officer for Ellon.
Budget, Systems & Reporting
- Plan and control facilities, compliance and maintenance budgets; scrutinise quotations and invoices and deliver strong value.
- Maintain accurate asset registers, maintenance schedules, contractor records, risk assessments, certificates and project handover information.
- Report on compliance status, risks, spend, response times, completion, supplier performance and asset condition, using insight to drive improvement.
- Maintain a facilities scorecard covering compliance, planned versus reactive maintenance, response and resolution times, downtime, spend by site, supplier performance and outstanding high-risk actions.
- Establish a complete estate-wide asset register and PPM programme, providing visibility of asset condition, risks and investment prioritie
- Support annual planning and investment decisions with prioritised, evidence-based recommendations.
Key Relationships - Internal & External
Internal:
Directors of Bars, Chief Production Officer, Facilities Coordinator (direct report), Bar Operations, General Managers, Production, Engineering, HSEQ, Food, People, Finance, Procurement and Project Managers
External:
Contractors, maintenance and specialist service providers, landlords, consultants, insurers, auditors, project partners and relevant regulatory or local authorities
Health & Safety
- Ensure that Health and Safety guidelines and fire regulations are strictly adhered to at all times
- Comply with safe working practices as defined by BrewDog
- Complete online or face to face training as and when required
- Take reasonable care for your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by acts or omissions at work
- Report any accidents, incidents or near misses as soon as reasonably practicable.
General
- Be aware of and adhere to BrewDog policies and the Workplace Code at all times
- Take part in crew reviews throughout the year
- Cooperate with other BrewDog departments to achieve a great experience for our customers, applicants, colleagues, and contractors
- Attend training courses and complete online
training modules as required to meet the
requirements of the role
- Take responsibility for own personal development, seeking out opportunities to learn new skills
- Undertake any other duties as requested which are reasonably deemed to be within the scope of the role or necessary for the smooth running of the business
- Apply the BrewDog charter and behaviours to every aspect of the role at all times
- Protect and enhance the interests and reputation of BrewDog internally and externally
About You
Qualifications & Specific Training
- Relevant facilities management, engineering, property, HSEQ or technical qualification; or equivalent practical experience
- Recognised health and safety qualification (for example NEBOSH or IOSH) desirable
- Facilities management professional membership or food safety qualification desirable
Experience
- Substantial facilities management experience across a multi-site bar, pub or hospitality estate
- Essential experience of bar operations and the practical facilities, food safety and customer compliance demands of licensed venues
- Experience overseeing HSEQ obligations, statutory compliance, risk assessments and audit actions
- Proven contractor, supplier, budget and service-performance management experience
- Experience in manufacturing, production or brewery environments is preferable
Knowledge
- Strong working knowledge of UK facilities, health and safety, environmental and quality compliance requirements
- Sound understanding of food safety, hygiene, allergen, licensing and customer safety requirements within bars
- Understanding of office workplace, welfare, fire and accessibility requirements
- Knowledge of building services, statutory inspection regimes, planned maintenance and asset lifecycle management
- Awareness of brewery or production hazards, engineering interfaces and operational controls is preferable
Skills
- Excellent judgement, with the ability to assess risk and decide what can be managed in-house or requires specialist support
- Strong leadership, stakeholder management and influencing skills across operational and technical teams
- Confident contractor and project management, with disciplined follow-through
- Commercially astute, highly organised and comfortable balancing multiple sites, priorities and incidents
Personal Attributes
- Visible, positive and collaborative leader who builds trust quickly
- Practical, proactive and calm under pressure, with a strong sense of ownership
- Uncompromising on safety and compliance while remaining solutions-focused and commercially pragmatic
Additional Requirements
- Based in London, with regular travel to BrewDog bars and the Ellon brewery
- Flexibility to support urgent incidents or critical works outside normal hours when required
