Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an
inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
We are looking for a General Manager to join our Building Services at Northwood.
Leading and supporting FM growth, work winning and mobilisation. In the initial phases of employment this will be by leading the strategic continuous improvement of the management and delivery of existing term projects and programmes alongside the existing Skanska Building Services portfolio leads, as well as specific projects to ensure the development of FM technology and systems, supply chain partnerships, productivity and procedures as necessary.
What you'll do:
* Full profit and accountability for projects. Responsible for the delivery of Hard and potentially Soft Services as well as an overview of project works.
* Lead and develop operations, technical compliance, Health & Safety, Quality and Environmental management.
* Leverage experience of: Hard FM; productivity; profitability improvement; small works; lifecycle works; cultural improvement and change; management information and data rationalisation; soft and full mobilisation - to improve contract delivery in support of incumbent teams and deliver work winning.
* To fully understand the contract operationally and commercially and set commensurate targets. Accurately report progress each month, including key activities linked to compliance and H&S. To take a proactive approach to prevent losses and maximise profitability.
What you'll bring to the role:
* A strong leader, operationally, commercially and financially astute, with the ability to form positive leadership and clear direction to a wide-ranging team.
* An experienced operations background with experience managing contract P&L, projects service delivery, and with experience of significant FM contract mobilisations.
* Likely to hold a further professional qualification.
* Experience of a breadth of FM sectors and markets.
* Holding, having previously held, or able to hold SC security status.
This role requires a minimum level of security clearance and may also require a higher level of National Security Vetting. You should be aware that certain levels of clearance or specific projects and/or sites have UK residency requirements; and any dual or multiple nationalities must be declared. Any persons who do not fulfil these residency requirements may be unable to obtain the required level of clearance and would not be eligible to undertake this role.
Equal opportunities
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using recruitment@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
More information about the role
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: recruitment@skanska.co.uk
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.
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