Head of Interim Facilities – Civic Campus (Hard FM Lead)
Location: Hammersmith (brand new Civic Campus)
Rate: £500 per day (Umbrella)
Duration: 6 months
Pattern: Full time, 4 days on-site / 1 day remote, c.100 staff, 3 direct reports
Take technical ownership of a brand new, high-spec Civic Campus, acting as the senior Hard FM lead across building services, critical plant, and complex multi-use spaces. This role targets a seasoned technical Facilities Manager who can combine deep engineering competence with operational leadership and stakeholder management
Core technical remit
Lead the safe, compliant and efficient operation of all Hard FM services, including mechanical, electrical, HVAC, BMS and associated plant and infrastructure.
Own PPM and reactive maintenance regimes, ensuring statutory compliance, optimised asset performance and data-driven decision making across the estate.
Oversee technical interfaces for events and tenant operations, ensuring building systems, capacities and risk controls are aligned with occupancy and usage profiles.
Challenge and manage supply chain performance (FM provider(s), specialist contractors), driving SLA/KPI delivery, root-cause analysis and continuous improvement.
Input into life cycle planning, asset registers and technical risk assessments, supporting long-term resilience and value for moneyLeadership and stakeholder scope
Provide day-to-day leadership to a team of approximately 100 staff on site, including direct line management of 3 reports (supervisors/managers), setting clear technical and behavioural standards.
Act as the primary technical point of contact for senior stakeholders, tenants and event organisers, translating engineering risk and constraints into clear, actionable options.
Drive a culture of safety, compliance and continuous improvement, embedding robust permits-to-work, RAMS, and change control processes.
Support the ongoing mobilisation and optimisation of the new Civic Campus, refining procedures, playbooks and reporting as the building moves into steady-state operation.Ideal profile
Strong technical background (e.g. time-served engineer or building services/MEP bias) with significant Hard FM leadership experience in complex, multi-tenant or campus environments.
Demonstrable track record of managing large teams, driving contractor performance and owning KPIs across compliance, uptime, energy and customer experience.
Comfortable operating as the senior technical authority on site, making informed decisions at pace and communicating clearly with both engineers and senior non-technical stakeholders.
Highly organised, data-literate and commercially aware, with the ability to balance operational risk, user experience and budgetary constraints