National Head of Facilities Management

COREcruitment International ,
London, Greater London
Salary: £80k - 90k per year + Car + Bouns + Bens

Overview

The Role: National Head of Facilities Management Sector: Student Accommodation Location: Nationwide Salary: £85,000pa Car Bonus An outstanding opportunity has been newly created for an experienced Head of Facilities Management for a growing Student Accommodation company with properties in some of the UK’s hottest locations. This dynamic company is growing at a fast, yet sustainable, rate and the projections show that the trajectory will continue. The Head of Facilities Management will be the critical interface between all stakeholders and lead the Facilities teams across multiple sites, striving to achieve excellence for employees, residents and investors. All about you: This role will suit a highly organised individual with excellent communication skills and an in depth technical knowledge of facilities management; to include procurement, CAPEX budgeting, lifecycle and contracting. Ideally you will be a member of BIFM and carry a NEBOSH qualification. Effectively, you will be working for the owner of the property asset portfolio to standardise best practice and motivate teams of external operators to maintain, promote and improve all services. You will have experience in sourcing and managing internal and external contractors and coordinating essential services including security, access, general maintenance, cleaning and waste disposal. Proven experience of managing a multi-site organisation to ensure a safe, efficient and cost-effective working environment. You must have excellent Health and Safety knowledge as you will be responsible for ensuring all buildings meet UK regulations and any relevant qualifications would be highly desirable. This is a National role – you must be willing and able to travel across the UK as required. Skills and attributes: Strong knowledge of Health and Safety systems and processes. Proactive problem-solving approach and a ‘can do attitude’ to reflect a growing and evolving company. Ability to establish priorities, work independently and proceed with objectives Strong interpersonal skills and line management experience Time Management and Planning skills. Ability to work well under pressure. Well organized & flexible. Evidence of strong customer focus. Be nice, be approachable, be positive & proactive The part you will play: Coordinate Building Services & Facilities across the portfolio Lead and direct the FM operational teams and contractors to agreed SLA’s. Setting clear weekly plans of PPM’s and reactive task management Ensure exceptional value and excellence of service Keep apprised of industry best practice and introduce innovation to support improvement as we strive for excellence Provide overall leadership, administration (and as required) negotiation of all FM contracts Ensure building maintenance is in accordance with the terms of the occupancy lease. Day to day management of facilities ensuring that each facility is a comfortable working environment and complies with Health & Safety regulations. Familiar with BMS systems. Maintain O&M Manuals. Proactive budget preparation and control working with finance - Forecast half yearly spend for building. Annual review of building running costs for potential savings from varying suppliers or operating processes. Monitoring the current market on Utility costs, negotiating best rates, liaising with Finance. There is a lot more to this role and a lot more happening with the company – very exciting times. If you feel you have the experience, drive, energy and attitude to succeed in a growing company please send me your CV ASAP – You must be able to live and work in the UK without restriction. Due to a large number of applications, we are not always able to give feedback to individuals. If you do not hear from us in 2 weeks, please assume you have not been successful this time. You can view all our vacancies at This job was originally posted as www.caterer.com/job/89905381