Facilities Manager

South-East London
27-11-2024
Job Type
Permanent
Emp Type
Full Time
Division
Business Support
Job Title
Facilities Manager
Salary Type
Annual
Job ID
71419

Job Description

Facilities Manager

South East London

Permanent

£60,000

I have an exciting opportunity as a Facilities Manager within a social enterprise charity. This is a hands-on and client-facing role so the successful applicant will demonstrate excellent interpersonal skills to liaise with internal and external stakeholders.

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

This is a busy Facilities Manager role with lots of variety, and working with an established team, so you will be a great people manager but enjoy that chance to still be hands on when needed. Typical duties include:

  • Arrange, plan and delegate reactive and proactive maintenance and improvement works across all premises.
  • Day to day people management of the Maintenance & Facilities team which is around 9 people.
  • Negotiate contracts with suppliers/providers associated with specialised services and review as necessary.
  • Carry out risk assessments and implementing affective and applicable controls.
  • To manage the company’s annual maintenance budget.
  • To deliver training and relevant updates to direct reports and the wider team.

WHO YOU ARE:

To be successful, you will have solid experience in a similar Facilities Manager role, be an efficient problem solver and be able to deal with multiple requests at any given time. 

Essential requirements:

  • Previous experience within a Facilities and/or Maintenance role
  • Have managed a team previously
  • Good IT skills, able to learn systems, use MS Office confidently.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Strong verbal and written communication in the English.
  • Recognised qualification in Building Trades (electrical, carpentry, plumbing, mechanical Services) would be beneficial
  • Have an understanding of Health and Safety standards.
  • Full, clean driving license and access to your own vehicle.

This a really interesting role where you’ll be surrounded by a supportive and friendly team. We are looking to shortlist this role asap, so apply today.

REF: KHBFAC71419