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Facilities Manager (Cleaning, Maintenance, Waste Management)

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

This is a fantastic opportunity to further your facilities management career. We require an experienced soft services Facilities Manager to oversee the delivery of FM services for a group of 4 Schools in Swindon. The building of client relationships is key to this role and would suit engaging managers with a strong customer focus.

This is an excellent opportunity to showcase your management skills and develop within a growing IFM business.

 

Role Responsibility

  • Act as the interface between the client and Contract Director, ensuring the efficient and compliant delivery of services on site – Services include cleaning, general maintenance (Caretaking) and waste management.
  • Oversee the day to day management of soft services across 4 schools, one secondary and 3 special educational needs schools.
  • Lead and develop a team of 2 direct reports and workforce of approx. 35 to deliver operational excellence across all Sodexo services
  • Management of the operational procedures and maintenance activities ensuring that all Statutory and Non Statutory planned activities are undertaken within agreed timescales
  • Ensure that work is carried out in accordance with legislation, codes of practice, manufacturer’s recommendations, HSE recommendations and meets prescribed standards in the contract
  • Ensure the highest levels of Health and Safety are achieved across the site

 

The Ideal Candidate

  • Experience of managing soft services (cleaning, maintenance, waste) plus a knowledge of hard services
  • Experience of managing and developing a diverse team within a similar environment
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Exemplary attention to detail
  • Analytical mind, able to interrogate and interpret data
  • Self-motivated, enthusiastic and professional
  • An understanding of FM contracts (ideally within a PFI context), key performance indicators and deliverables
  • Commercial awareness
  • The proven ability to work under pressure and deal with challenging situations.
  • Exceptional customer service skills
  • The ability to communicate technical issues at all levels, including to a non technical audience.
  • The ability to make decisions, take ownership and use own initiative to resolve problems
     

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.

Sodexo and our clients are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults within a regulated activity. Certain roles will require applicants to undergo screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and/ or Disclosure Scotland.

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