Facilities Manager

Facilities Manager
Location: London - site-based across two locations in West London, with potential travel across Greater London
Contract: 6 months
IR35: Inside IR35
Positions: 2
Excellent Rates
*Public Sector Experience and relevant accreditation highly desirable*

*Urgent 6 Month contract - Interviewing and hiring now!*

This is a *Bristol* Hybrid based role with an excellent immediate start within a Public Sector organisation working on. *Overseeing Hard and Soft FM services, with a primary focus on Hard FM.*

The Role

We are looking for an experienced Facilities Manager to oversee the day-to-day delivery of facilities and estates services across a complex operational estate in London. The role has a strong focus on Hard Facilities Management, overseeing FM contractors responsible for maintenance and day-to-day services. You will monitor contractor performance, validate completed works, manage operational issues and work closely with senior stakeholders and suppliers.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee Hard and Soft FM services, with a primary focus on Hard FM.
• Manage FM contractors delivering day-to-day maintenance and facilities services.
• Monitor supplier performance, quality, safety and service delivery.
• Validate completed works and undertake audits of maintenance activities.
• Manage relationships with contractors, suppliers and operational stakeholders.
• Identify estates and maintenance issues and ensure appropriate remedial action.
• Manage reactive maintenance budgets and planned maintenance activities.
• Oversee facilities and estates-related project works.
• Support funding requests and business cases for required works.
• Attend regular operational stakeholder meetings.
• Review technical specifications and relevant safety documentation.
• Ensure works are delivered safely, effectively and to required standards.

Essential Experience

• Strong Facilities Management/Estates Management experience.
• Strong Hard FM/technical maintenance background.
• Experience managing and overseeing external FM contractors.
• Good technical understanding of building and facilities maintenance.
• Contractor performance management, auditing and work validation experience.
• Reactive and planned maintenance experience.
• Budget management experience.
• Experience overseeing FM, maintenance or estates projects.
• Strong stakeholder and supplier management skills.
• Excellent problem-solving and operational management skills.

Desirable

Experience within a large, complex or secure estate, particularly government, justice, defence, healthcare, infrastructure or another public-sector environment, would be highly beneficial.

The successful candidate will be required to complete the appropriate pre-employment screening.

Please send your CV or call Elif to discuss further.
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