Centre Operations Manager

Landsec; Oxford; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

25 days annual leave

Enhanced pension

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Share plans

Volunteer days

Job summary

Landsec is seeking a Centre Operations Manager based at Westgate Oxford. You will lead Elevate Service Partners, ensure health, safety and security compliance, and drive environmental targets alongside property projects and events.

Qualifications emphasize decision making, project management, budgeting, and strong stakeholder management across internal teams and partners. Weekend duties and travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Experience leading centre operations and facilities.
• Strong planning, budgeting and reporting abilities.
• Ability to manage internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead operations teams to deliver high and exacting standards.
• Be Responsible Person for health, safety and security reporting.
• Drive delivery of environmental targets and ESG objectives.
• Oversee delivery of planned property projects and events.
• Maintain guest experience and brand standards.
• Forecast and manage hard/soft service charge budgets.
• Coordinate event delivery with One Best Way procedures.
• Ensure marketing and partnerships deliver best-in-class promotions.
• Procure goods and services per company guidelines.
• Stay aligned with corporate strategy and reporting requirements.

Skills

Decision making

Project management

People management

Budgeting

Health & safety

ESG

Contract management

Job description

We are Landsec
We identify and shape places that create opportunity, enhance quality of life, and bring joy to the people connected to them.

This is how we’ve created the UK’s leading portfolio of urban places and one of the largest real estate companies in Europe.

Our £10 billion portfolio is built around premium workplaces, the country’s pre-eminent retail platform, and a residential pipeline that will redefine urban life.

We’ve honed this ability over 80 years. Spotting the opportunities, building the partnerships, and continually adapting to shape the places that meet the needs of a changing world.

Places where life happens. Where businesses grow. And where cities are defined.

Location

The role will be based at Westgate Oxford. There will be the need for occasional travel to other sites around the country and London Victoria as and when required.

The role
A member of the Centre Leadership Team, the Centre Operations Manager is responsible for Internal and external Operational excellence delivered through clear planning and with the support of the Hard and Soft Service Elevate Partners. Building strong internal and external relationships to ensure that that operational requirements and contract KPIs are fully met.

The Centre Operations Manager will lead and be the Responsible Person for the centre’s Health, Safety, Security and Compliance, working with the Victoria-based Health and Safety and Security teams.

In addition the Centre Operations Manager takes the lead in delivering environmental objectives and planning and successful implementation of property related projects

Setting and delivering Hard and Soft budgets in the Service Charge and supporting the delivery of the Annual Asset Plan. Success will be measured by guest feedback (NPS+), impact on providing value for money, project delivery, and support for events and promotions driving footfall, dwell time and spend.

The Centre Operations Manager will be a brand ambassador for the centre, leading excellent standards of guest service through strong and respected relationships with others.

The Team

The role has indirect management responsibility for our Elevate Service Partner teams.

Principle Accountabilities

• Lead operations teams to deliver high and exacting standards
• Lead and be the Responsible Person for centre Health, Safety and Security reporting and actions
• Lead of the delivery of Environmental targets
• Lead on the delivery of planned property related projects
• Drive guest experience and strive for quality as an ambassador and leader of the brand
• Assist the Centre Director and Deputy Centre Director in the forecasting and management of the hard and soft service charge budgets
• Help organise and manage the delivery of events in accordance with One Best Way procedures
• Ensure that marketing and commercial partnership-led events and promotions are delivered ‘best in class’, and establish and maintain this as an acknowledged point of difference
• Assist in the procurement and delivery of all goods and services in accordance with company guidelines
• Have a full understanding and appreciation of the corporate strategy and its implementation onsite
• Develop a close and positive relationship with Elevate Service Partners to address operational issues and build awareness of processes and procedures operated by the centre. This includes soft and technical services, sustainability, health and safety and emergency procedures
• Be fully conversant with the company rules and regulations, including HR, health and safety, environment, fire emergency, bomb and continuity plans. This includes liaison with statutory authorities such as Building Control, Environmental Health, Rating and emergency services
• Develop and deliver ESG targets for the centre
• Be a leader in contract management and contract performance analysis
• Assist with the delivery of our purpose of Connecting Communities
• Be fully conversant with reports and report writing — delivering presentations, spreadsheets and updates as necessary
• Willingness to work weekends (on Duty Manager rota) and attend meetings in London and around the UK
• In addition to the responsibilities and duties listed above, the job holder is required to undertake any other tasks or duties as may be required by the Centre Director from time to time, considered relevant to the general function of the department
• Given the requirement to provide a 24 hour operation to retail and leisure partners, flexibility is required and it may be necessary for you to work additional hours outside of normal office hours to meet the needs of your role.

Essential Criteria

• Decision quality / timely decision-making
• Perspective
• Project management
• Developing self / direct reports
• Priority setting
• Tenacity / drive for results
• Accountability and ownership
• Customer focus
• Integrity and trust
• Relationship building
• Motivating others
• Teamwork
• Managerial courage
• Problem-solving

Life and Benefits at Landsec

We have a great benefits package, there to support you with your work-life balance and in moments that matter. We offer fantastic Learning and Development opportunities to help you grow and reach your potential and we also play our part in supporting the communities where we live and work.

Below are some of our core benefits, make sure to visit our My Total Reward page for more information.

• Performance based annual bonus plan

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) rising to 27 days after 2 years and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days each year. Enjoy an additional three-day December festive break on top of your leave and a special ‘My Day’ to take off for whatever you choose.

• Enhanced pension contributions – Landsec will contribute up to 10.5% subject to your contribution.

• Private medical insurance, Health Cash Plan, Life assurance and income protection.

• Enhanced maternity, adoption, shared parental leave policies (view our Family policies page for more details)

• Two different share plans enabling you to share in the success you will help to build

• Up to 4 working days to volunteer per year and ‘Give As You Earn’ programmes allowing you to donate to charities straight out of your pay and we top up by 20%

And when it comes to your health and wellbeing you will also have access to other benefits: our employee assistance programme, digital GP, cycle to work scheme, a mindfulness app and a health app supporting fertility and menopause

Diversity and Inclusion

At Landsec, we value diversity & inclusion. We work to better reflect the diversity of the communities we work within and empower everyone who works at Landsec to realise their potential.

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