Assistant Facilities Manager

Job Introduction

If you’re looking for a new opportunity within Facilities Management then this could be the role for you.

We are recruiting for as Assistant Facilities Manager to support the delivery of all facilities services at our Atkins corporate site in Epsom.

Role Responsibility

• Reporting to the Site Facilities Manager, the Assistant FM will primarily be responsible for assisting the Site FM In the front line management of the day to day delivery of FM services to the client. This will encompass the management of site based in-house and outsourced resources to deliver both hard and soft services. This includes the effective delivery and monitoring of planned preventative maintenance programs and responding to the ‘reactive’ needs of the customers.
• As well as being responsible for the day to day operation of the property, the Assistant FM will cover the duties of the Site FM when necessary and ensure statutory compliance, co-chair user group meetings as well as implementing process and policy as prescribed by the Site FM and Regional Facilities Manager. The Assistant FM will also make recommendations on innovative ways in which service delivery can be improved.
• Managing and motivating site based teams to achieve operational excellence through team performance
• Developing successful relationships with suppliers, landlords agents, customer representatives to deliver results as measured against established KPI’s
• Quality and performance management of all services including monthly performance reporting and maintenance of the site document registry
• Maintain FM management systems for site based operations to ensure that they are appropriately logged and reported

The Ideal Candidate

• Sufficient and relevant previous experience in a corporate facilities management delivery environment as either the client or service provider.
• Knowledge, understanding and interest in the principles of facilities management.
• Demonstrable experience of interfacing with suppliers and landlords agents to deliver results as measured against established KPI’s or issue resolution.
• Experience and knowledge of the management of purchasing and invoicing processes
• Demonstrable knowledge of existing Health and Safety legislation and regulations and their applicability to facilities management
• Experience and knowledge of conducting risk assessments and ensuring relevant precautions are implemented to ensure statutory compliance and best practice
• Experience and knowledge of managing delivery performance of in-house and out-sourced services to agreed service levels
• Knowledge and capability to report on and analyse performance results, creating and implementing corrective action plans where required

About the Company

In the UK and Ireland, Sodexo employs some 35,000 employees to deliver integrated facilities management services to clients at over 2,000 locations in the corporate, healthcare, education, leisure, defence and justice sectors. With an annual turnover of over £1bn, we provide everything from catering, cleaning and reception to security, laboratory and grounds maintenance services, enabling our clients to focus on their core business.

We are building on our support to the Armed Forces community through the development of specific pathways within our recruitment process to  support ex-forces personnel and reservists, those applying for jobs with us who meet the ideal candidate criteria for the role advertised are guaranteed to progress to the selection process