Associate Director of Facilities

Cobalt Recruitment. Careers; City Of London; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property management business in London seeks an Associate Director to oversee the facilities management delivery across a diverse portfolio. This senior leadership position requires a proven track record in team management, operational consistency, and compliance. The role offers an opportunity to shape the facilities management strategy while managing relationships with internal teams and clients.

Qualifications

• Experience in facilities management leadership.
• Proven track record in managing high-performing teams.
• Strong relationship builder with clients and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of facilities management across commercial assets.
• Manage a high-performing team of Facilities Managers.
• Ensure health and safety compliance across properties.
• Act as the senior escalation point for FM delivery.

Skills

Strong leadership

Operational consistency

Compliance management

Service excellence

Job description

Cobalt is working with a leading property management business to appoint an Associate Director to help lead the delivery of facilities management across a regional portfolio of commercial assets.

This is a senior leadership role where you'll support the Head of FM in managing a high-performing team while driving operational consistency, compliance, and service excellence across a varied estate. With line management responsibility for several direct reports and visibility across all core service areas, this is an ideal opportunity for someone who combines strong leadership with hands‑on operational credibility.

You'll play a key role in ensuring performance across a wide range of properties, acting as a trusted point of contact for internal teams, occupiers, and clients, and helping shape and deliver the wider FM strategy.

Key responsibilities include

• Acting as the senior point of escalation for FM delivery across a regional portfolio
• Leading a team of Facilities Managers and supporting their development, performance, and succession
• Overseeing health and safety compliance across multiple properties, including reporting and audits
• Supporting budget pr...