Job Description

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We are seeking a National Facilities Manager to provide specialist advice, assistance, and leadership in any area associated with the procurement, provision, delivery, maintenance in the area of Facilities Management.
Devise operational strategies for Facilities and life-cycle strategies for portfolio assets
Provide ongoing Operational Services and Building Services specialist advice and support to Centre management, staff and relevant stakeholders on:

• Decisions relating to Operational Services and Building Services matters

• New technologies and trends in the market

• Smarter ways of working

• Project specifications

• SLA management and awarding of contracts in the adjudication process

• Capex, abnormal, day-to-day maintenance and operations budgets

• Scoping of Capex items

• 3-year rolling maintenance plan

• High Risk issues

• HR matters; qualifications and skills for Operational Services and Building Services staff, succession planning, recruitment and selection, performance management, competency related training and job descriptions and specifications

• Legislative requirements

• Sustainability projects

• Budgeting and Financial Review of Spend

• Utility Management

• Act as the custodian of Operational Services and Building Services policies, procedures and service level agreements and ensure that they are regularly updated.

Act as the custodian of Operational Services and Building Services standards, ensuring that these are regularly updated and that Centre management and staff:

• Are trained

• Provide input into the drafting of the standards

• Compliance with the standards by undertaking regular Audits.

• Identify, vet and recommend Operational Services and Building Services vendors in consultation with Centre management.

• Manage projects initiated by core and act as oversight for projects run by Centers.

• Meet with Centre management and staff on a regular basis and ensure that best practice information is shared across the portfolio.

• Represent the Operational Services and Building Services teams in respect of developments, refurbishments and extensions.

Provide leadership to the core competency Operational Services and Building Services teams through:

• Performance Management

• Training and Development

• Manage own departmental operational costs

Requirements

• Degree in mechanical or electrical engineering (BSc or BTech)

• Between 8 - 10 years of relevant experience in facilities or operations management

• Must be willing to travel nationally

Skills Required