Your newpany
You will be working for a public sector organisation looking for a head of facilities management to join them. This is a 6-month contract initially. Your role will be:
1. To ensure that the organisation provides an effective and efficient Facilities Management (FM) Service, including centralised helpdesk, statutory FMpliance and testing for all buildings and facilities, effective contract procurement and leading the centralised Facilities Management Team.
2. Strategically move the organisation from reactive maintenance to a proactive and forward planned regime for repairs and maintenance and ensure that associated centralised budgets provide the best value for money and ensure whole-life cost decisions.
3. To manage an effective Administrative Buildings function and contribute to the long-term strategic direction of the whole operational estate, administrative buildings, asset management plan and wider asset management across the business
4. Establish and manage corporate FM systems, including an effective digital platform for managing centralised FM, control of capital minor works, centralised repairs budgets, digitally smart buildings and effective energy management systems.
5. Design, implement and manageprehensive and robust strategies and systems for FM statutorypliance and testing, including asset audits, building surveys,pliance certification, specifications, qualitypliance andpliance monitoring.
6. To lead and manage significant change within the FM Service in adapting to the changing requirements of buildings, facilities and service customers.
7. To take the lead in decarbonising the estate and ensuring the health, safety and wellbeing of staff and customers
8. To promote and implement organisational change, ensuring the appropriate systems of performance and development,munications, equality measures, monitoring and review are in place.
9. To formulate and implementmercially focused FM strategies and business plans that will enhance all aspects of the service and be customer-led.
10. Within agreed budgets, to develop policies, plans and priorities for service provision.
11. Develop and implement strategies and plans that support the climate and carbon management plans, including the GM clean air plan, carbon efficient assets and effective energy management systems.
12. Develop proposals and rmendations to existing and potential clients in response to building projects, tenders and new business opportunities.
13. To ensure all assetsply with Health and Safety regulations and statutory requirements
14. To be responsible for the effective day-to-day management of the Corporate FM service, including centralised FM helpdesk, Hard FM Team,pliance Team, Energy Management Service, and responding toplaints as required.
15. To establish and maintain quality systems for the delivery of an effective FM, Property and Major Projects service.
Ensureplaints and requests for service are managed in line with policy and procedures.
16. To ensure that systems are in place to manage, develop, monitor, evaluate and review performance and deliver services against agreed targets, service standards, performance indicators and budgets
17. To lead, motivate and develop the performance of staff within the Facilities Management Service.
18. Provide effective centralised control of all Admin Buildings and FM related budgets for buildings and facilities, including management of capital, revenue, operational and project budgets.
What you'll need to succeed
19. Qualified to degree level or equivalent in FM related service, buildings management, surveying or other relevant discipline or equivalent experience
20. Substantial Facility Management experience and operational experience in managingplex repairs and maintenance regimes
21. Proven track record of effective management of the buildings and facilities' environment as well as a high level ofmercial awareness
22. Experience of leading and managing professional teams
23. Experience of developing, implementing and managing business plans, strategies and growth development as well as budget management
24. Knowledge and experience of health and safety legislation and building statutorypliance
What you'll get in return
This is a fantastic opportunity, offering up to £450 per day inside ir35. Hybrid working and lots of flexibility within the role.