Facilities Team Lead Salary and grade: £56,821 - £62,445 per year, Grade 8 Contract Type: Permanent Hours per week: 37 Location: Hybrid / Abbey House Abingdon Closing Date: 19th May 2025 Interview Date : w/c 26th May 2025 About the role and what were looking for The Councils are seeking a professional Facilities Manager to take responsibility for facilities requirements to the main Council buildings and lead the in-house teams that provide direct labour for both planned and reactive works and cleaning services including corporate and public buildings and public toilet facilities; two direct reports managing circa. 20 staff The Property Assets Team provide Property and Facilities services across both Councils for the public and for internal customer departments, using a Corporate Landlord model approach. About you Your essential skills, knowledge and experience Experienced leadership of regional mobile maintenance staff, conducting 1-1s, objective setting, recruitment, learning and development, and resource allocation. Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation related to building services, lone working and operational issues, to minimum IOSH managing safely standard. IT literate, experienced in using Microsoft office (Excel, Team, SharePoint and Outlook), Experience of bespoke finance and CAFM systems. Possess a senior level experience of facilities management across both hard and soft FM disciplines (ideally multi-site management), fire safety, workplace health and safety arrangements and statutory compliance knowledge. Contractor Management, managing vendor performance for cleaning, security, repair and maintenance, and other essential services. Strategic planning, developing long-term strategies for improving workplace efficiency and reducing costs. Analytical thinking and problem solving, taking ownership to ensure customer satisfaction. Maintaining strong relationships with tenants, external contractors, clients, and key stakeholders. Overseeing maintenance, repairs, and minor works to ensure buildings remain safe and functional. Experience in managing revenue and capital budgets assigned to projects/facilities management, and the procurement of works and services. You are competent to write and approve risk assessments, method statements, and permits-to-work. You hold a full driving license and have your own transport to travel between sites. You are experienced in undertaking surveys and identifying works required to maintain buildings in good order. Your essential qualifications IWFM Level 3 diploma or equivalent, and you possess a high level of facilities management, fire safety and statutory compliance knowledge, and can demonstrate at least five-years experience in a similar role. Membership of a Facilities or Property related professional body such as IWFM, RICS. If you have the following experience or qualifications its a bonus NEBOSH general certificate Health and Safety qualification Social housing experience & public conveniences. Fire Risk Assessor qualification, or knowledge or requirements Experience of working in a Local Authority Government procurement experience Water Hygiene First Aid Asbestos management Fire warden The benefits we offer A basic 25 days annual leave per annum, rising to 30 days after five years. You also have all the bank holidays to look forward to and time off between Christmas and New Year. Flexible working and annualised hours a flexible approach to work that our employees love! Salary pay awards most jobs give scope for a pay increase after six months or the following April (depending on your start date) and we also review salaries each April. A generous career average pension scheme which includes life insurance of three times your salary The opportunity to purchase a bike through Cyclescheme (cheaper than directly through a store) so that you can cycle to work! Various schemes to keep you healthy (reduced gym membership, free swims, free eye tests for DSE users and more) We give you two days per year to volunteer within the local community. A range of resources, support, and activities to help you maintain your wellbeing including a monthly wellbeing hour in addition to annualised hours (the ability to work flexibly as long as, over the course of the year, you complete your contracted hours) and annual leave. You may also have experience in the following: Facilities Coordinator, Facilities Co-ordinator, Facilities Manager, FM Services, Facilities Management, Building Services, Office Manager, Hard Services, Soft Services, etc. REF-221 233 ADZN1_UKTJ