Assistant Facilities Manager
Sub Division: Defence
Location: Woolwich
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time - 40 hours - Monday to Friday
Creating and maintaining great places to live and work delivered by excellent people who care…
Purpose of Role
We are seeking an experienced Assistant Facilities Manager to join our Defence business area. This is a fantastic opportunity to play a key role in delivering high-quality facilities management services across our sites in Woolwich and Central London.
Job Description
As an Assistant Facilities Manager, you will support the Facilities Manager in implementing effective management strategies for the account. You will be responsible for ensuring operational excellence through planned and reactive maintenance regimes, health and safety compliance, and supplier management. This role requires strong coordination skills to align internal functions with customer and supplier requirements.
Responsibilities
1. Establish and administer working processes for maintenance and health & safety.
2. Ensure CAFM systems are in place to manage planned and reactive works efficiently.
3. Work with Facilities Managers to develop resource plans and implement changes where needed.
4. Actively manage suppliers to deliver best value.
5. Support the Account Manager and Commercial teams with financial management and compliance.
6. Ensure adherence to client budget requirements and mitigate financial risk.
7. Assist in developing quotes and business cases for additional works.
Essential Qualifications/Skills
8. Proven experience as an Assistant Facilities Manager.
9. Strong understanding of facilities management processes and systems.
10. Excellent organisational and communication skills.
11. Ability to manage suppliers and support financial processes.
In return for your hard work we offer additional training and development, 26 days holiday (+ bank holidays), generous pension contribution, life assurance and much more.
We are VINCI Facilities – experts in the built environment. VINCI Facilities is a Facilities Management and Building Solutions provider, delivering cost-effective and sustainable bespoke solutions to customers in the public and private sectors. We are committed to working towards a lower carbon society, focusing on sustainable and innovative methods to exceed our partners' goals and add value for all stakeholders – and we were named the top-ranked FM service provider in the Sustainable FM Index for 2020. We put our people first. Always working as a team and collaborating from start to finish. We are the trusted expert in the built environment because we listen to our team and create a workplace that maximises their potential.
Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Facilities is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
VINCI recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.