Account Manager

WPS; Chiswick; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

WPS in London’s Chiswick area is seeking an exceptional Account Manager (Technical FM) to lead the delivery of Facilities Management services for the Warner Bros. Discovery contract.

This is a non-traditional FM leadership role demanding a technically accomplished leader with experience in critical environments and high-availability media facilities. You will manage both directly employed teams and specialist partners, ensuring uptime, safety, compliance and excellent stakeholder satisfaction

Qualifications

• Significant experience in a senior Facilities Management, Engineering Management or Account Management role.
• Strong technical background within Building Services, Electrical, Mechanical or Critical Engineering environments.
• Proven experience managing live broadcasting facilities, media campuses, studios, data centres, mission-critical facilities or similar high-availability environments.
• Understanding of critical infrastructure including power distribution, UPS, standby gen, cooling, BMS and resilience strategies.
• Experience leading technical teams within a complex FM contract environment.
• Strong commercial and financial management capability.
• Excellent knowledge of statutory compliance, health & safety legislation and engineering best practice.
• Outstanding client relationship and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and management of the Warner Bros. Discovery FM account.
• Ensure the safe and efficient operation of critical building services and technical infrastructure across the estate.
• Lead the delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, lifecycle planning and project works.
• Manage critical systems and business continuity processes to minimise operational risk and downtime.
• Develop strong relationships with Warner Bros. Discovery stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and escalation point.
• Lead contract performance, ensuring all KPIs, SLAs and compliance requirements are achieved or exceeded.
• Manage operational budgets, forecasting, reporting and commercial performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, resilience, sustainability and customer experience.
• Oversee specialist contractors and ensure the highest standards of health, safety and statutory compliance.
• Lead, coach and develop a multi-disciplinary technical team, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
• Support technical investigations, incident management and root cause analysis within critical operational environments.

Skills

Senior FM/Engineering Mgmt

Live broadcasting facilities

Critical environments

Stakeholder management

Budget & financial mgmt

Education

Engineering or Building Services degree

IWFM/CIBSE membership

Job description

The Vacancy

We are looking to appoint an exceptional

Account Manager (Technical FM)

Location: Chiswick, London

Company: WPS

Client: Warner Bros. Discovery

We are looking to appoint an exceptional Account Manager to lead the delivery of Facilities Management services across our prestigious Warner Bros. Discovery contract in Chiswick.

This is not a traditional FM management role. We are seeking a technically accomplished leader with a strong background in critical environments, live broadcasting facilities, and complex technical infrastructure. You will be responsible for ensuring the highest levels of operational performance, resilience, compliance and customer satisfaction across a dynamic and high-profile media environment where uptime is paramount.

The successful candidate will combine strong engineering knowledge with outstanding stakeholder management skills, leading both directly employed teams and specialist supply partners to deliver a safe, compliant and world-class FM service.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and management of the Warner Bros. Discovery FM account.
• Ensure the safe and efficient operation of critical building services and technical infrastructure across the estate.
• Lead the delivery of Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), reactive maintenance, lifecycle planning and project works.
• Manage critical systems and business continuity processes to minimise operational risk and downtime.
• Develop strong relationships with Warner Bros. Discovery stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor and escalation point.
• Lead contract performance, ensuring all KPIs, SLAs and compliance requirements are achieved or exceeded.
• Manage operational budgets, forecasting, reporting and commercial performance.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on reliability, resilience, sustainability and customer experience.
• Oversee specialist contractors and ensure the highest standards of health, safety and statutory compliance.
• Lead, coach and develop a multi-disciplinary technical team, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.
• Support technical investigations, incident management and root cause analysis within critical operational environments.

Essential

What We're Looking For

• Significant experience in a senior Facilities Management, Engineering Management or Account Management role.
• Strong technical background within Building Services, Electrical, Mechanical or Critical Engineering environments.
• Proven experience managing live broadcasting facilities, media campuses, studios, data centres, mission-critical facilities or similar high-availability environments.
• Demonstrable understanding of critical infrastructure including power distribution, UPS systems, standby generation, cooling systems, BMS and technical resilience strategies.
• Experience leading technical teams within a complex FM contract environment.
• Strong commercial and financial management capability.
• Excellent knowledge of statutory compliance, health & safety legislation and engineering best practice.
• Outstanding client relationship and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

• Degree, HNC/HND or equivalent qualification in Engineering or Building Services.
• IWFM, CIBSE or relevant industry membership.
• Experience managing FM services within media, broadcasting, entertainment or technology sectors.
• Understanding of broadcasting operations and the impact of facilities services on production continuity.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.