Area General Manager

CBW Staffing Solutions Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hard facilities management company is seeking an Area General Manager to oversee commercial properties in Central London. The ideal candidate will have a hard services background and managerial experience. Responsibilities include providing leadership, managing budgets for contracts, and maintaining client relationships. This role offers a competitive salary up to £90,000, a £5,000 car allowance, and a 20% bonus, along with pension and healthcare benefits.

Benefits

Car allowance

20% Bonus

Pension

Healthcare

Qualifications

• Managerial experience at Account Director level within a hard services environment is essential.
• Proven experience within the commercial maintenance industry.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff and clients.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and ensure the planned development of a portfolio of contracts.
• Ensure that opportunities for the strategic development of contracts are explored.
• Accountable day-to-day to the relevant client contacts.

Skills

Influencing and negotiation skills

Financial skills

Conflict management

Customer focus

People management

Education

Recognized electrical or mechanical qualifications

Job description

Area General Manager – Hard FM Service Provider – London - up to 90K+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 £90000
• £5000 car allowance
• 20% Bonus
• Pension
• Healthcare

Requirements:

• 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.