Facilities Manager

Job Introduction

We are currently looking to recruit a Facilities Manager to manage the onsite contract and daily operations, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of designated services for 2 PFI contract sites within the Fire and Rescue Service.

You will manage a team delivering multiple services at the sites such as; Catering, Cleaning, Grounds Maintenance, General Maintenance and Mechanical and Electrical Services. Therefore, the successful candidate will have a strong understanding and knowledge of all of the services delivered within the contract.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to showcase your compliance, commercial and financial awareness whilst utilising your strong relationship management skills and authentic leadership.

Role Responsibility

• Manage all services offered within the PFI Contract, maximizing the profitability of the contract
• Manage all in house personnel & subcontractors assigned to work in the Facilities Department, ensuring that all works are carried out in accordance with the company quality assurance system
• Maintain regular contact with clients or their representatives and to attend review meetings as appropriate
• Take adequate steps to ensure the security of Company and Client property and monies under your control
• Compile and agree an annual business plan with your line manager, and to be responsible for achieving all actions
• Ensure that all written communication represents a professional image to customers, clients and staff
• Comply with all Sodexo Company policies/procedures and client site rules and regulations
• Provide the client with such information and reports as may be reasonably required for the overall monitoring, planning and control of the contract or for other management purposes

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven management of hard and soft FM services
• Effective client/stakeholder management
• Proven leadership skills and people management experience 
• Good numerical, interpersonal and communication skills
• Management knowledge of health & safety and food safety
• Able to demonstrate attention to detail and adherence to standards
• Previous Budget responsibility - P&L
• Health and Safety qualification equivalent to IOSH managing safely
  
  Desirable
   
• Previous experience in effectively managing in a similar contract / service provider role, ideally within Government contract
• Food safety qualification equivalent to CIEH level 3

Package Description

As part of our commitment to improving the quality of life for our employees, Sodexo offers a Flexible Benefits Scheme, allowing you to tailor a reward package to suit your needs but includes a technology scheme, private dental insurance, travel insurance, gym membership, Gourmet card, private medical insurance and the ability to purchase or sell annual leave. We also have a Sodexo Discount scheme, which offers employees and their friends and family the opportunity to benefit from over 1,200 discounts from top retailers both online and in-store.

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.

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.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.