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Role - Facilities Manager
Location- Regional covering Mid Essex, West Essex, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Northamptonshire
Salary- £40k
Your role as a Regional Facilities Manager:
Our client are one of the UK's largest adult care providers and are now looking for a passionate Facilities Manager to join their team who truly wants to make a difference and work within a rewarding sector. They are now hiring for a Regional Facilities Manager to cover Mid Essex, West Essex, Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, and Northamptonshire.
We are open to speaking with Facilities Coordinators who are ready for the next step or experienced Facilities Managers. Candidates who have experience or a passion for care will be very well received.
Your duties and responsibilities as a Regional Facilities Manager:
Lead the maintenance function for the area report into the Group Head of Facilities and Services.
Coordinate and run reactive and planned maintenance programs.
Identify/organise and oversee the works undertaken by both the internal maintenance teams and external contractors, ensuring safe working and excellent quality.
Deliver capital investment projects up to a value of c£50k working collaboratively with Operational Colleagues and the Project Team.
Support energy reduction activity.
Support the statutory compliance program administered by the Property Support Hub, meeting contractors and service managers to resolve significant issues.
Complete an annual survey at each site with the purpose of understanding current and future maintenance requirements.
Spend approximately 50% of your time in the services each week to engage with our colleagues on issues and agree on appropriate solutions.
Meet monthly with aligned Operational colleagues to review property related matters.
Line manager of a dedicated team of maintenance operatives.
Work closely with the Quality Team and Operations Team to undertake outstanding works following L3 Assurance visits to ensure properties create an environment in which people can thrive.
Assist in the creation of and then maintain a planned maintenance program for the services within your area.
Manage and monitor spend against budget, produce a budget update and reforecasts as required, ensuring best value is obtained for all expenditure.
In conjunction with the Group Property Director and Group Head of Facilities and Services, compile and propose annual budgets for Opex and Capex, taking account of property condition, improvements required, compliance, operations priorities and planned maintenance plans
Organise maintenance operatives and decorates to ensure efficient and effective utilisation, responsive and operational priorities. Manage spend on materials and plant. Ensure time and cost allocation as required by group.
Obtain competitive quotations and rates for reactive and planned works, against full descriptions and specifications of works, obtain approval in line with Group Spend Policy.
Seek technical or specialist support where required, to ensure that works are carried out in conjunction with statutory standards and best practice
Understand where Landlord and/or statutory approvals and required and ensure that these are obtained in advance of works being undertaken
To be successful in your role, you should have the following skills and experience:
Previous experience of working in facilities management as a facilities manager, or similar.
Ability to analyses data and manage risk effectively
Excellent communication skills and the ability to articulate information and influence others
Ability to adapt and prioritise effectively
Ability to prepare budgets that respond to business priorities and monitor and manage spend, always ensuring best value.
Good technical knowledge and understanding of when and how to seek specialist expertise
Confident IT user, proficient in Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
Satisfactory enhanced DBS check.
Passion to make a difference.Desirable
Professional qualifications IWFM or equivalent / NEBOSH or IOSH certification or equivalentIf you would like to discuss this role further please contact Jade Whitmore on (phone number removed) /
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