Senior Facilities Manager - Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom - GerrardWhite

GerrardWhite

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Tunbridge Wells, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Join us as a Senior Facilities Manager

Our client, a
rapidly expanding property management firm, is looking for an experienced Facilities Manager to join the expanding Facilities Management team.

As Senior Facilities Manager, you'll be responsible for line management of 4 RegionalFacilities Managers (RFMs) in addition to managing your own small property portfolio in Kent and London, although additional travel to offices wider in the UK is required at times.

About our client

They're a rapidly expanding property management firm whose history stems from being a service provider for a large UK multi-brand company.

They're at an incredibly exciting time where they're upscaling and expanding, hence needing a facilities expert tojoin the team. If you'd like to work in an exciting, fast-paced environment with great like-minded people, you'll fit right in

Competitive Salary and benefits package, based on experience

Full-time, permanent position - the office typically work 7am-3pm; car allowance provided

Key tasks will include but not limited to:

Deputise for the Head of Facilities Management
Manage a small property portfolio in the Tunbridge Wells, Kent and London region
Manage four Regional Facilities Managers (RFMs)
Responsible for the Service Charge Budget process from the FM department perspective and, manage and monitor the RFM team to ensure they meet Service Charge processes
Ensuring the company strategy through property maintenance, internal governance, and adherence to legislation at all times.
Managing relationships with regional contractors/internal maintenance team for both planned preventative maintenance and reactive tasks from the initial tendering process and contracting, to ongoing performance management and benchmarking.
Point of escalation for issues raised by the RFMs
Liaising regularly with tenants and ensuring any issues raised are resolved in a timely manner. Also, to support the RFMs with this function
Managing repairs and ordering systems, following our operating and finance procedures.
Monitoring and ensuring regional compliance with statutory safety regulations.
Carrying out regular, thorough property inspections to monitor the condition and upkeep of our existing portfolio.
Managing maintenance reporting, as well as ordering and invoicing procedures.
Controlling regional maintenance costs and budget planning relating to your allocated portfolio of properties.
Supporting Head of FM and Executive team with Business Development
Look for cost efficiencies with streamlining service provision
Manage and maintain the relationship with all service partners
SWOT analysis on current service provision and recommend accordingly to Management
Minimum 5 years in Facilities or Property Management
IOSH Managing Safety accreditation or equivalent
Experience of leading and managing a team
Project Management experience
Management Experience
Experienced negotiator
IT literate with knowledge of standard CAFM (Computer Aided Facilities Management) Systems
Passionate about delivering excellent customer service