Facilities Manager (Inside IR35)

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Our Client are looking for an experiences Facilities Manager to take ownership of the operational management and delivery of all facilities management and project services delivered within their region.

This includes the management of the business function interface within a designated area of the UK estate and having a high profile in the day-to-day running of the sites. You'll have a strong link with stakeholders, guaranteeing appropriate and responsive reaction to address any concerns.

This is an active and visible role requiring excellent relationship and supplier management skills. Working as part of the wider UK EHS and Facilities team within the UK, the Facilities Manager will be expected to positively contribute to the performance of the department and function with excellent service within the organisation.

Main Duties will include:

- Accountable for specific areas of responsibility, deliverables and risk management

- Delivers activities to support operational objectives for specific functional unit, contract, project or specialism

- Inputs to planning activities with horizons of typically 6 months to one year

- Operates within agreed operational and/or management guidelines

- Interacts with programme leadership or users around specific work efforts and deliverables

- Supports delivery of Environmental, Health and Safety policy and standards

- Manages the activities of others to meet deadlines and quality standards taking account of impact outside area of responsibility

- Delivers against defined targets but performs a range of tasks from complex to straightforward

- Financial Accountabilities - typically manages cost centre budget (first line budgetary accountability), identifies ways to reduce cost and improve service and manages project / variable costs

- High profile role in the day-to-day running of the sites, and provision of a consistently strong link with stakeholders, guaranteeing appropriate and responsive reaction to address any concerns.

- To support the function develop opportunities to maximise the profitable growth of the business through understanding functional needs, maximizing the space utilisation, services delivered and championing excellent customer care.

- Where appropriate to lead, recruit, develop and retain staff to deliver services in the most efficient and effective manner.

- To manager outsource vendor partners to achieve the most cost effective service solutions.

- To ensure that a continuous improvement process is an integral part of service delivery increasingly adding value to both the wider team and functional business unit.

- As a member of the Facilities Management Team, to be an ambassador and leader of the wider team.

Candidate Requirements - Essential:

- Have achieved a degree or a minimum of HND in an Engineering discipline

- Thorough working knowledge of one functional area through significant job experience & training e.g. but not limited to Building Services Engineering, Structural or Civil Engineering and or Construction Program Management

- Experience of supporting a business contract and/or providing support to a professional function

- Will have proven business experience and ideally fully qualified professional or intermediate level qualifications.

- Have a sound working knowledge of all UK facilities biased statute

- Member of a relevant recognised Industry professional body (e.g. BIFM, CIBSE etc)

- You'll require some specialised knowledge/skills gained through 'on the job' experience and or formal qualifications.

LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, for security cleared jobs or non-clearance vacancies, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.