As our Facilities Manager, you will head up the Facilities function of our business, to include Front of House. You will lead, design, advise upon and implement working a working environment which accommodates business growth, supporting employee wellbeing and engagement.
As our Facilities Manager, you will be responsible for:
• Responsibility for waste management across COOMBES offices - introducing/implementing measures/strategies to progress the company’s position with environmental sustainability and waste
- Acting as nominated person for pesticide/chemical storage, including leading BASIS audit and responsible for ensuring compliance
- Proactively supporting COOMBES sustainability strategy, taking responsibility for introducing schemes that have a positive effect on the environment and our carbon footprint, particularly in energy, waste and procurement
• Establishing and creating internal processes for raising/managing maintenance and facilities issues – including the end-to-end process for planned and reactive works:
- Managing multi-site security, including CCTV provision
- Coordinating the ongoing compliance of PAT testing across all facilities.
- Monitoring/reacting to pest control whilst working with landlords/external parties to solve such problems
• Leading, coaching and development of the Reception and Facilities team
- Overseeing the purchasing of office equipment & furnishing, etc.
- Ensuring the provision of H&S and industry compliant PPE and company uniform across the business and to sub-contractors where required
- Taking overall responsibility for management of Stores (machinery, equipment, consumables, sundries)
- Organising and facilitating needs for staff parking, company machinery and articulated lorries
• Managing and negotiating office leases and potential freeholds
- Maintaining/building relationships and contracts with suppliers, landlords, insurers, utility providers, etc.
- Coordinating ongoing contracts with third party cleaners and other office amenity suppliers
- Traveling to offices to ensure standards are upheld and that there is consistency in practice and quality
• Being an emergency Key Holder, responding to emergency calls or facilities needs when required
To be successful as our Facilities Manager, we would ideally like you to have the following skills/experience:
• NEBOSH/IOSH - or to be working towards/willing to obtain
• BASIS Storekeeper Certificate of Competence - or to be working towards/willing to obtain
• Process/policy design and implementation experience
As this is a mult-site role, a full, UK driving license is essential.
Competitive basic salary (reviewed annually)
· Annual bonus (based on company performance)
· Company pension scheme
· Training opportunities and support with personal/professional development
· Employee Assistance Programme – to support mental/physical health and provide legal/financial advice if required
· Access to online GP service for you/your family 24/7
· Rewards & discounts for retail/leisure & more
· Regular social events like our Summer Family Day & The COOMBESmas (Christmas) party
· Length of service awards to celebrate significant milestones
· Opportunities to support COOMBES Social Value objectives (community volunteering/fundraising, etc.)
COOMBES UK are a leading Arboricultural and Forestry Contractor, with over 20 years’ experience and expertise in the Forestry sector. COOMBES play a key role within the Rail industry, providing a whole manner of off-track solutions, and minor civils works, in partnership with Network Rail and other major contractors.
Following recent, significant growth, we currently have some exciting projects underway in woodland management, timber harvesting, rail and civils works across the UK. Operating with transparency and integrity in all that we do, we take responsibility for our actions, empowering and supporting each other to be the best, most authentic version of ourselves consistently.
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