Project Manager - Facilities Management

Job Introduction

A great opportunity has become available for an experienced Projects Manager to support our key corporate client.

We are looking for someone with a history of complex project management with a hands-on approach and excellent communication skills. You will review and manage client expectations and ensure that each project is delivered to a high standard meeting our contractual agreement.

This is a great opportunity for a customer focused individual to join a world leading food and facilities management company, which can offer unrivalled opportunities for career progression.

You will report directly to our Cluster Technical Services and Project Manager on a flagship Head Office site and 4 other sites in the South of UK supporting this top global organisation. You will be responsible for managing projects and service development across the portfolio, driving service excellence through service delivery and innovation whilst maintaining compliance within health, safety and sustainability activities.

This role offers you the opportunity to work alongside a supportive and encouraging team. If you’re a pro-active Project Manager with great time-management and negotiation skills, and a keen eye for detail, this could be the role for you! We are looking for someone with a technical background within an engineering discipline You will have experience working across small- and large-scale projects ensuring regulations and internal processes are adhered to at all times.

You will be an expert at building and maintaining relationships at all levels.

Role Responsibility

What you’ll do:

• Development of operational processes and documentation that supports the definition and deployment of service offers to drive service standardisation, cost reduction and excellent customer service.
• To develop an effective network of key contacts within the business and within the Facilities Management industry in order to drive innovation in the development of service solutions aligned to business requirements
• Support the business in their delivery and alignment of performance management reporting to ensure that adequate and reliable performance data is available to the operational Service Delivery Management teams
• Analyse service performance, commercial performance and service utilisation data in order to benchmark the effectiveness of services delivered and proactively identify areas of opportunity for future development
• To ensure that effective communication channels are in place between the Facilities Management function, the business and our Supply Partner community to enhance the effectiveness of the overall function
• Provide a conduit for the wider UK best practice network for Facilities Management to deliver service improvements that have a greater benefit for the business and support a more effective service delivery and integration platform for our function 

For a full list of responsibilities please view the attached job description

The Ideal Candidate

• Demonstrable track record of developing successful operational strategies across a broad portfolio of projects
• Exceptional client relationship management skills
• Considerable experience in project service delivery 
• Proven track record of initiating and leading demanding business change programmes
• Proven experience in identifying new business
• Proven track record of leading and managing experienced operators and large numbers of employees
• Excellent communication, influencing and facilitation skills.
• High standards of numeracy and written communication
• Strong technical skills, proven project management experience, and an understanding of business issues.
• Experience of working in an outsourced IFM environment preferable.

Package Description

£55,000pa - £60,000pa + excellent bonus & benefits package

Location: London/South East (travel required)

Permanent

Work Pattern – 40 hrs pw Monday to Friday

What we offer:

Working with Sodexo is more than a job; it’s a chance to be part of something greater. You’ll belong in a company and team that values you for you; you’ll act with purpose and have an impact through your everyday actions; and you’ll be able to thrive in your own way. In addition, we offer:

• Flexible and dynamic work environment
• Competitive compensation
• Access to ongoing training and development programs
• Countless opportunities to grow within the company
• Full training

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 around 30,000 people, and partners with clients in many sectors across business and industry; schools and universities; sports and leisure; energy and resources; government and agencies; healthcare; justice and defence.

Sodexo’s connected; people-centric approach brings together a diverse range of expertise. The breadth of services it offers ranges from food and hospitality; cleaning; reception; concierge (Circles); security; property management and technical services through to data driven workplace strategy and design (Wx); employee engagement and recognition services (Sodexo Engage) and personal home services through Prestige Nursing + Care and the Good Care Group.

Vital Spaces is Sodexo’s value proposition that puts people at the heart of everything we do, bringing together services and solutions and focusing on the productivity and wellbeing of people wherever they are.

Sodexo is committed to being an inclusive employer; we welcome and encourage applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

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