Facilities Manager (PFI)
Job Introduction
This is an exciting opportunity for a facilities professional who wants the opportunity to progress their career with Sodexo. As the Facilities Manager you will be responsible for the front line management of the day-to-day delivery of FM services to a PFI Contract, comprising one Secondary School and one Primary School
Role Responsibility
- Lead a team responsible for the front line management of the day-to-day delivery of FM services to a PFI Contract.
- All aspects of FM included within the agreed SLAs including the management of in-house and outsourced resources to deliver both hard and soft services.
- Line management responsibility for Site Manager, Facilities Supervisor, grounds maintenance and cleaning and catering team.
- Establish key relationships with Contract Representatives from the Local Authority and Schools.
- Attend meetings with Stakeholders to monitor and improve service delivery.
- Ensure the Site Team remember that they represent Sodexo and their manner must be courteous and professional at all times.
- Ensure the contract is delivered to agreed budgetary parameters and manage monthly financial commitment, and maximise revenues and optimise overall expenditure across the contract.
- Ensure that all aspects of service outputs are delivered to comply with the Operating Contract, Statutory legislation and good working practice at all times to ensure that H&S management obligations are not compromised in respect of the delivery of all FM services
The Ideal Candidate
- Previous experience within the PFI arena, especially education sector
- Previous experience of management of FM Contracts and the delivery of soft services on site.
- Have experience in coaching and influence teams
- Services management experience of people and commercial issues
- Good communication skills with the mental agility to ‘think on feet’ and provide convincing practical solutions
- Good “people-management” skills
- Strong analytical skills with a strong bias towards P&L financial management
- Intelligent approach to performance monitoring including relevant experience
- Proficient IT skills, including Excel, Word & Microsoft office
- Experience of working to ISO 9001 or similar quality system
- Available to respond to out of normal hours emergency situations
- Hold a current IOSH or equivalent certification
Package Description
Access to a variety of Sodexo benefits
About the Company
In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the 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.