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Facilities Manager/General Services Manager

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Job Introduction

Sodexo are currently recruiting for brand new opportunities in our Corporate Services segment. Sodexo is the 19th largest employer worldwide, operating in 80 countries and employing 427,000 employees worldwide, we are the leader in Quality of Life services. Sodexo is not only a growth company; it is also a people-oriented company that places quality of life of its 100 million consumers at the center of its mission. Join our teams and experience their passion and the unique Sodexo spirit!

At Sodexo we are always looking to engage with talented individuals. If you are an experienced Facilities Manager/General Services Manager in the Facilities Management industry and looking for your next opportunity then we may be just the organisation for you.

Sodexo are looking for dynamic, forward thinking individuals that live and breathe our Quality of Life value proposition and behaviours. If you are based in South of England and are looking for a Facilities Manager/General Services Manager opportunity within our business, then please apply today. This is an excellent opportunity to connect with a large global organisation, offering a diverse scope of development opportunities within the Corporate services segment. Ideally, we would welcome a Facilities Manager/General Services Manager who will have experience of looking after a corporate client previously and strong experience in a Facilities Management role. People Management is key to this role and you will lead and support a team. You will have responsibility for service lines including Cleaning, Security, Catering and M&E on site etc.; a working knowledge of technical services would be advantageous.

Our Facilities Manager/General Services Manager would attract a competitive salary including benefits, annual leave, pension, retailer discounts and more.

 

Role Responsibility

Your responsibilities:

  • Support the director (or equivalent) in the development of business strategy in line with current and emerging client needs
  • Add value to the client and build long term relationships and trust
  • Have a strong understanding of all service offers on the account and support with delivery of new services and projects
  • Be the Operational lead for the site and the support between client and director
  • Manage and develop your teams to deliver the agreed service standards, as well as managing the client
  • Increase the profitability of the contract and manage costs effectively
  • Support with continuous improvement of people, systems, processes and services, innovation on site for the business and client and employee engagement
  • Identify further opportunities to maximise profit and growth

The Ideal Candidate

What we are looking for:

Essential

  • Experienced in using Microsoft Office
  • Previous experience of operational management in a similar environment
  • People management experience
  • Ability to interpret and utilise financial and commercial information
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Achieve set, standards and operate to performance criteria; for example health and safety, hygiene
  • Manage multiple workloads and shifting priorities
  • Positive approach to learning in role and identifying own training needs as appropriate
  • Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative within a team environment
  • Experience of delivering training

 

Desirable

  • IOSH managing safely qualification
  • Experience of managing conflicting expectations of the client and consumer within one business area

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

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