Facilities Manager

Sewell Group; Leeds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job description

Location: Leeds, Stockton-on-Tees, Elland, York

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8.30am-5.00pm, 1 hour lunch

Salary: Competitive, dependant on experience

Bonus opportunity: Up to 20% of annual salary, measurement based on company and personal performance

Requirements

Reporting to the Operational Team Lead, the Facilities Manager will be part of a team responsible for ensuring seamless facilities management services are provided to all clients and customers, as well as supporting the day-to-day business of the organisation.

Key Responsibilities

1. Acting as the key account holder for designated clients and contracts
2. Coordination and management of both Soft and Hard Service contracts
3. Oversee and ensure delivery of Planned Maintenance Schedules and Reactive Maintenance in line with SLA's
4. Reviewing, creating and issuing Risk and Method Statements and Permits
5. Outline safe operational procedures which identify and consider all relevant hazards
6. Ensure working practices are safe and comply with legislation
7. Liaising with our safety, environment and compliance (SEC) team to ensure all works are delivered safely, compliantly, and with the environment in mind
8. Liaising and working with clients to maintain 100% compliance on our sites at all times
9. Supporting the production and provision of reports
10. Working with the wider FM Team to provide an exemplary service
11. Keep the CAFM system updated ensuring tasks are closed out correctly and site information is maintained
12. Assist with preparation and coordination of future lifecycle plans and costs
13. Formulating quotations for remedial works and new installations, including being responsible for all quotations sent for the LIFT estate
14. Sub-contractor performance management, issuing new contracts and selecting new sub-contractors

Skills and Attributes

As well as exhibiting the Sewell Behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Team and Customer Focused, with a mentality of Doing the Right Thing, the successful person will have the following:

Essential:

1. At least three years experience working as a Facilities Manager or similar role
2. A strong understanding of buildings and compliance requirements
3. A satisfactory Enhanced DBS (criminal background) check
4. Full Driving License, valid in the UK
5. Knowledge and understanding of budgeting, quoting and ordering
6. Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a variety of tasks
7. Good knowledge of Health and Safety practices and processes
8. Excellent levels of computer literacy and be comfortable with Microsoft packages (in particular Outlook, Word & Excel)
9. Excellent communications skills and the ability to liaise with user groups and subcontractors
10. The ability to work as a team member in a busy and fast paced working environment

Desirable:

1. Hold IWFM or Facilities Management relevant academic qualifications, or hold Business or Management formal qualifications
2. Hold NEBOSH General Certificate or similar equivalent
3. Previous experience in managing a team
4. Previous experience in organising and planning works

Benefits

1. Competitive Salary, Dependent on experience
2. Annual Bonus opportunity
3. 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days
4. Being a Co-Owner of Sewell Estates, learn more here: Employee Ownership - Sewell Group (sewell-group.co.uk)
5. Auto Enrolment pension
6. Staff discounts
7. High Street & Retail discount schemes
8. Bike 2 Work Scheme
9. Technology Scheme
10. Paid Parental Leave and Sickness Absence schemes

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