Regional Facilities Manager - PFI

We are currently working with a leading FM Service provider to recruit a Regional Facilities Manager to work across a number of Education sites in the East London area

With a zero tolerance to harm you will be responsible for the safe operational delivery of all FM services to the portfolio of schools within the contract and ensuring that the service is delivered in accordance with all contracted standards & legislation, company policies and procedures. Ensuring that all company employees, contractors and visitors comply with all relevant Health and Safety legislation and site policies and procedures.

Manage the delivery of the services such that all aspects of the service delivery are continually monitored, measured and reviewed to ensure that the contract remains within the operational profit and loss (P & L) budget and the financial targets within the company business plan are achieved or exceeded.

Candidate requirements:

• Ability to manage both technical and soft services tasks
• Ideally experience within an FM PFI setting
• IOSH Managing safely
• Effective financial management skills
• Workload planning & organisational skills
• Required to communicate with technical, and non-technical staff at all levels within the organisation.
• Required to communicate with external suppliers, service providers, agencies, etc.
• Strong leadership skills, motivating colleagues to deliver
• An ability to think quickly and make appropriate decisions based on the information gained .
• Effective leadership, management and motivational skills, and the ability to develop an efficient team and willingness to embrace cultural diversity
• Record in facilities management showing consistency and progression with appropriate levels of experience and responsibility with 5+ years experience in a similar role or environment
• Knowledge and use of CAFM systems and data analysis
• Ability to apply judgement in balancing various competing service needs.
• Legionella awareness
• Fire Risk Assessment Understanding
• Thorough understanding of facilities management methods, systems and safety requirements
• Experience of identifying and implementing innovative cost effective solutions to operational problems
• Have an understanding of current Health & Safety and FM related legislation and compliance
• Experience of developing colleagues
• Sound knowledge of building maintenance management for engineering and building fabric requirement