Business Director

Job Introduction

We are on the lookout for a highly experienced, technically minded Business Director for one of our unique, idyllic rural hospitals. You’ll be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of their complex site. Emphasis on full life cycle project management across Hard & Soft Services. You’ll be motivating and managing a long standing, varied team.

What’s in it for you?

• A career enhancing role you can really sink your teeth into
• Stunning environment like no other
• Cross collaborative stakeholder management
• Excellent remuneration - up to £75k
• A team you’ll be proud to lead
• Long standing PFI contract

Role Responsibility

• Actively manage the Total Facilities Management Team (Hard & Soft FM services) – x300 employees
• Ensure that Hospital facilities services continuously and effectively support their clinical needs, to the agreed specified Service Level Agreement
• Allocation of operational budgets
• Continuous risk assessments
• Staff recruitment, training and head count accountability
• Understand building energy management system and energy conservation policies
• Manage performance measurements
• Represent the Trust at various meetings and give clear direction
• High levels of internal and external stakeholder management
• Implement and monitor various software systems
• Understand the Trust’s needs and that of the service providers as they link to the PFI contract & its provisions
• Health and Safety legislation and site-specific health, safety and welfare policies
• Use of IT systems to provide/monitor data within the Quality Assurance and other management reporting systems

The Ideal Candidate

• Clear & effective communication is key for this role
• Technically minded – across both Hard & Soft services
• Experienced with managing multiple services across a highly regulated, complex environments – preferably in the NHS
• Hands on, motivational leader that can drive performance
• Able to work under pressure and navigate urgent technical projects
• Financially and commercially astute

Package Description

£70,000 - £75,000 per annum plus excellent benefits available

We also offer Sodexo Discounts site promoting discounted mobile phone tariffs, savings across restaurant chains and days out, where you and your family can save money on everything from your weekly food shop to the latest cinema blockbuster and much more

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 36,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the energy, corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business. 

At Sodexo we are committed to a leading role in promoting equality opportunities and valuing diversity and inclusion. We seek to create a work environment based on mutual respect for all individuals, building a culture that appreciates and values the experiences and skills brought by each person to benefit our organisation and work hard to ensure that all people, whatever their race, colour, sex, gender identity  disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age, social class, educational background, employment status, working pattern, are welcome to and included within our organisation.  

We’re a Disability Confident Leader employer. We’re committed to changing attitudes towards disability, and making sure disabled people have the chance to fulfil their aspirations. 

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process.