Area General Manager

Biological Consulting Europe Ltd; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is seeking an Area General Manager in London to oversee commercial properties and ensure high customer service standards. The ideal candidate will have a hard services background, strong financial skills, and managerial experience in the commercial maintenance industry. The role offers a competitive salary of up to £95K, a car allowance, bonuses, and other benefits.

Benefits

£5000 car allowance

20% Bonus

Pension

Healthcare

Qualifications

• Hard services background with managerial experience in commercial maintenance.
• Proven track record in commercial portfolio management.
• Strong financial understanding.

Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance team and manage client contracts effectively.
• Develop financial plans for revenue and profit delivery.
• Ensure customer focus within operational activities.

Skills

Excellent influencing and negotiation skills

Strong financial skills

Ability to manage conflict and crisis situations

Excellent motivational and influencing skills

Ability to communicate with staff and clients

Education

Recognised electrical or mechanical qualifications

Job description

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Area General Manager Hard FM Service Provider London - up to 95K+package/bonus

Are you an experienced senior manager looking for a new challenge?

Or are you an Account Director or Operations Manager looking for the next step in your career?

Do you have experience managing multi-site maintenance contracts?

One of the established names in the commercial building maintenance industry is looking to recruit an Area General Manager to look after a collection of commercial properties in and around Central London.

They are looking for an individual who will be able to provide a first class customer service and be able to organise, manage and motivate their maintenance team.

The role will also be reporting directly to the Business Unit Leader and will be responsible for managing a number of commercial buildings in London. There is an excellent mix of contracts including commercial properties and higher education and all have permanent maintenance teams on site which are headed up by Account Directors.

The value of the contracts total at around the £12 million mark with lots of potential to grow the business unit. Time will be spent based on each of the locations with the option to work from their city based head office when needed.

The hours of work are Monday to Friday, 8-5 and the main duties of the role are as follows:

• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills.
• Strong financial skills.
• Ability to manage conflict and crisis situations effectively.
• Provide leadership, and ensure the planned development of a portfolio of contracts to ensure that contractual commitments are met and exceeded.
• Ensure that opportunities for the strategic development of contracts are explored to deliver increased turnover and profitability.
• Ensuring business policies and processes are effectively communicated, and implemented within contracts.
• Ensure additional services and projects are added, and contracts are re-won on re-tender.
• Development of financial plans for revenue and profit delivery, reduction of WIP, debt, cost reduction and contract growth.
• Ensure appropriate contract review, audit and control systems to ensure statutory, policy and contractual commitments are met.
• Ensuring a customer focus within all areas of operational activities, and that effective relationships are maintained with key client contacts.
• Accountable day-to-day to the relevant client contacts.
• Line management responsibility for a small team of Account Directors.
• Financial responsibility for the delivery of plan commitments for the contract portfolio.
• The development and review of teams, appraisal, and the application of effective people management practice.

The Package On Offer Includes

• Up to £95000
• £5000 car allowance
• 20% Bonus
• Pension
• Healthcare

Applicants Must Be Able To Meet The Following Criteria

• Hard services background, ideally with recognised electrical or mechanical qualifications.
• Managerial experience at Account Director or above within a hard services environment is essential.
• Proven experience within the commercial maintenance industry.
• Excellent motivational and influencing skills, with high levels of personal integrity.
• A proven track record in commercial portfolio management.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with all levels of staff and clients.
• Ability to manage and prioritise a demanding and varying workload.
• Strong financial understanding.