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Waltham Forest; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A local education provider is looking for an Operations Technical Manager to lead the operational management of school facilities in London. This role involves ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and managing technical support across sites. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in Facilities Management and relevant Health and Safety qualifications. The position offers remote work with occasional office travel.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Facilities Management (Hard / Soft FM), ideally in a PFI environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills.
• Technical proficiency in building maintenance and operational oversight.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational management of school facilities.
• Act as the Hard FM Technical Manager, providing expert technical support.
• Ensure compliance with Planned Preventative Maintenance schedules.

Skills

Facilities Management

Health and Safety compliance

Leadership

Communication

Technical proficiency

Education

Health and Safety qualification (CITB SMSTS, IOSH, or NEBOSH)

Job description

Overview

We're looking for an Operations Technical Manager to join our Waltham Forest Schools PFI team based in Waltham Forest. Location: Waltham Forest, London – remote working available, with occasional travel to the office required. Hours: 40 hours per week – 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities

• Leading the operational management of school facilities, ensuring buildings are maintained to contract standards, statutory requirements, and Kier policies.
• Acting as the Hard FM Technical Manager, providing expert technical support across sites and managing subcontractors and site teams.
• Overseeing reactive helpdesk tasks and ensuring compliance with Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) schedules and Service Level Agreements (SLAs).
• Managing lifecycle works, budgets, and Authority Notices of Change (ANCs), including subcontractor tenders and quotations for works over £5K.
• Ensuring robust compliance with Health & Safety regulations, including NOVADE reporting, Fire and Waterlog books, and Premises Manager registers.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Facilities Management (Hard / Soft FM), ideally within a PFI environment.
• Health and Safety qualification (CITB SMSTS, IOSH, or NEBOSH) with capability to manage compliance and risk.
• Strong leadership, communication, and influencing skills, with a track record of mentoring and developing service teams.
• Technical proficiency in building maintenance and operational oversight, with ability to manage contracts, budgets, and lifecycle programmes.

Disability Confident

Disability Confident A Disability Confident employer will offer an interview to applicants who declare a disability and meet the minimum criteria for the role, in line with our policies. This applies to the recruitment process as applicable.