Assistant Facilities Manager

ISS Facility Services; Thirsk; Presencial; GBP 32.000 - 45.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

ISS Facility Services is recruiting an Assistant Facilities Manager to support Hard and Soft FM delivery across government buildings in the North East, including Newcastle and Thirsk. You will work with a regional team to ensure high standards of compliance, performance and service delivery across multiple sites.

The role requires experience in Hard FM, statutory compliance and PPM, with responsibility for supervising site teams and coordinating with contractors to meet SLAs and KPIs.

Formación

• Experience in Facilities Management or Assistant Facilities Management.
• Strong knowledge of Hard FM services and statutory compliance.
• Experience supervising teams and working across multiple sites.
• Full UK driving licence - essential; IOSH Managing Safely desirable.

Responsabilidades

• Support the Contract Manager with day-to-day delivery of Hard and Soft FM services across Newcastle and Thirsk.
• Oversee statutory, regulatory and contractual compliance across both sites.
• Supervise and support site-based engineers, cleaning, catering and security services.
• Monitor CAFM and Helpdesk activity; ensure timely recording and progression of jobs.
• Maintain strong client, stakeholder and supplier relationships.
• Assist with health & safety, risk assessments and contract administration.

Conocimientos

Facilities Management

Team supervision

Hard FM

Statutory compliance

PPM

CAFM systems

Helpdesk

Driving licence

Educación

IOSH Managing Safely (desirable)

Herramientas

CAFM software

Helpdesk software

Descripción del empleo

We are recruiting an experienced Assistant Facilities Manager to support the delivery of a national Hard and Soft FM contract across a portfolio of government buildings in the North East. Working as part of a wider regional team, you will play an important role in maintaining high standards of compliance, performance and service delivery across 2 client sites., The contract covers a broad range of facilities services, including engineering, planned and reactive maintenance, cleaning, catering and security, giving the successful candidate exposure to both Hard and Soft FM operations. You will need a strong understanding of statutory compliance, PPM, reactive maintenance and engineering service delivery, ensuring that works are completed safely, correctly and within the required standards. You will also support the management of site-based teams and suppliers, with previous experience supervising or managing people highly desirable.

• Support the Contract Manager with the day-to-day delivery of Hard and Soft FM services across Newcastle and Thirsk.
• Take an active role in ensuring statutory, regulatory and contractual compliance across both sites.
• Oversee the delivery of planned preventative and reactive maintenance, ensuring works are completed within agreed SLAs and KPIs.
• Monitor Hard FM compliance documentation, maintenance records, statutory inspections and remedial actions.
• Coordinate and support site-based engineering, cleaning, catering and security services.
• Provide day-to-day supervision and support to employees, contractors and subcontractors.
• Monitor CAFM and Helpdesk activity, ensuring jobs are accurately recorded and progressed through to completion.
• Identify service delivery issues and take proactive action to resolve them.
• Work closely with clients, site stakeholders and suppliers to maintain strong working relationships.
• Support regular contract meetings, audits, inspections and performance reviews.
• Assist with health & safety, risk assessments, compliance reporting and wider contract administration.
• Previous experience within a Facilities Management / Assistant Facilities Management role.
• Strong knowledge of Hard FM services, engineering maintenance and statutory compliance - this is essential.
• Experience of working across multiple sites or within a complex FM environment.
• Previous experience supervising or managing teams, ideally within cleaning, Soft FM or facilities operations.
• Good understanding of PPM, reactive maintenance, CAFM systems and Helpdesk processes.
• Confident working with contractors, subcontractors and service providers.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• IOSH Managing Safely or equivalent qualification is desirable.
• Full UK driving licence - essential.

ISS is a world-leading workplace and facility management company, connecting people and places to make the world work better. Working with customers day by day, side by side, we understand every aspect of the user experience. Through a unique combination of intelligent solutions, high standards and people who care, to help our customers achieve their purpose, whether it's hospitals healing patients, businesses producing the next great innovation, or airports bringing passengers home to their families. ISS is committed to doing business the right way, taking its corporate responsibility very seriously. Our passion is people. We offer you a challenging and exciting career in an organisation with people at its heart. In ISS, everyone has the opportunity to develop, grow and make a difference. #Becomewhoyouwant, #Bepartofsomethingbigger, #aplacetobeyou, #facilitiesmanagement

ISS is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer.

ISS welcomes all applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity or gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race (which includes race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin and caste), religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation or educational background.

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Our passion for inclusivity and diversity makes ISS a more creative, productive and happy place to work.