Role: Facilities Manager
Pay: £23.69 Per hour PAYE Incl Holiday | £30.24 per hour LTD Umbrella
Contract: Temporary
Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Staines - Onsite 5 days per week
Are you an experienced Facilities Manager currently looking for a new position with a reputable organisation?
Service Care Solutions are currently working with a client who require a Facilities Manager to join on a Temporary basis.
Role Overview
As a Facilities Manager, you will take ownership of facilities services across the main office in Staines. You will ensure that all workplaces are safe, compliant, cost-effective, and welcoming, providing the right environment for staff, visitors, and contractors.
This is a varied role where no two days are the same. From managing health and safety compliance and overseeing hard and soft facilities contracts, to leading office fit-outs, relocations, and flexible working arrangements, you will play a key part in creating an efficient, high-quality workplace. You will also lead and support a small facilities team, ensuring excellent service delivery and a strong customer focus.
Key Responsibilities
Responsible for managing and overseeing the operational delivery of the facilities service within the main office/region. To manage a range of hard and soft facilities services within the building
Take accountability for compliance with Health and Safety, and Statutory and Mandatory legislation within the office environment including fire risk and office risk assessments, fire drills and evacuations, first aiders, workstation assessments and legislation relating to building management and control for example legionella, water temperature etc
Ensure reception services within the main office is managed, open and staffed between 8.30am to 5pm, and that staff are able to receive and deal with a range of clients, customers and visitors
To manage the cost-effective distribution of post and parcels within the main office using Royal Mail, UK mail or the DX systems as appropriate
Manage contracts for office supplies, consumables, cleaning services, waste and recycling, and security, ensuring value for money and agreed service standards are met
To manage the hard facilities within the Staines office. This will include establishing repair and maintenance contracts for lift maintenance, air conditioning, intruder alarms, panic alarms, fob entry systems, lighting systems, water dispensers, electrical power supply systems and water supply systems
To manage the flexible office working policy within the main office including review of policy compliance, office and meeting room usage and resolution of issues through liaison with senior management within the business
To ensure storage facilities within the office are managed, allocating space as necessary and managing the movement of files etc. to offsite arching facility in accordance with the Groups archiving Policy
To manage various building projects within the main office, which could be from the creation of additional workspaces, meeting rooms or involvement in the building of a new office
Manage and support a facilities team, providing direction, development, and cover as neededMore About You
Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent) in Maths and English (Grades A*–C)
Accredited IOSH Managing Safely qualification
Strong knowledge of health and safety legislation as it applies to offices and facilities management
Proven experience in staff management
Comprehensive understanding of facilities management and building operations
Experience of office fit-outs and relocations
Knowledge of leases and lease obligations is desirable
Experience of budget responsibility up to £250,000
Skilled in tendering and managing third-party supplier contracts
Proficiency in Microsoft applications
Able to influence and build strong relationships with stakeholders, contractors and staff, and communicate complex issues clearly
Engage professionally and positively with others, creating a welcoming and customer-focused environment
Maintain a strong performance focus, staying organised and commercially aware to deliver efficient, cost effective services
Following successful application and onboarding, an immediate start is available.
For more details on this position, and to register your interest, contact Prakash today by calling (phone number removed) or emailing (url removed)